Cork councillor and Owenacurra campaigner Liam Quaide to join Social Democrats 

Councillor Liam Quaide with Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns. Picture: Liam Quaide

Cork councillor and Owenacurra campaigner Liam Quaide is set to run as a Social Democrat in next year's local elections, having quit the Green Party in dramatic fashion earlier this year.

Mr Quaide, a clinical psychologist and one of the most consistent advocates for the Midleton mental health facility, said the Social Democrats share his “concerns about Ireland’s under-resourced mental health and disability services for children and adults”. Owenacurra was slated for closure by the HSE in June 2021.