Former Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle member to contest election as independent

Natalie Treacy said the 'decision on whether the people want me to continue to represent them will be made by the people themselves'

Natalie Treacy is leaving the party to 'continue to represent' the people of her area. File picture 

A former Sinn Féin councillor and member of the party's Ard Chomhairle, who ran in the 2024 local elections in Mary Lou McDonald's backyard, will contest the general as an independent, she has announced.

Natalie Treacy became the party's first-ever councillor in the Castleknock ward of Fingal in 2014 and retained her seat despite the party losing almost half of its council seats.