North Cork Fianna Fáil councillor William O'Leary resigns from party

Fianna Fáil county councillor William O’Leary claimed Fianna Fáil has "abandoned many core values that I would have held dear".

William O'Leary said that Fianna Fáil has failed "to listen to the ordinary people on the everyday issues".

A Fianna Fáil county councillor has resigned from the party, claiming it is "failing to listen to the ordinary people on everyday issues” and has “abandoned its core values”. 

William O’Leary, 33, from Rathcormac in North Cork, made his resignation public on his Facebook page, adding that he is going to run as an independent candidate in the summer’s local elections.