Joan Burton ‘will not address role until government formed’
The Labour party has hemorrhaged elected representatives with high-profile members including ministers Kathleen Lynch, Ged Nash, Alex White, Joe Costello, and Kevin Humphreys and banking inquiry chairman Ciarán Lynch all losing their seats.
The party has plummeted from a historic high of 37 seats after the 2011. Last night, it was still battling to elect seven members — the quota needed to obtain speaking rights in the Dáil.
