Holly Cairns told she needs a 'good hobby' as she will lose her seat in the Dáil 

The Social Democrats leader said she is 'still facing that establishment thinking' in politics 

Holly Cairns said that as leader of the Social Democrats, she is keen for the party to elect more women. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said she was told she needs to have a “good hobby”, because she isn’t going to get re-elected to the Dáil.

Ms Cairns was speaking at the 'Women for Election Count Her In' conference in Cork on Friday, and said the comment was made to her by someone “in the Leinster House bubble” after she featured on a radio show panel.