Departures unlikely to signal any major policy change in the party given they both stepped down as co-leaders last year
Social Democrats will find it hard to fill vacuum left by departure of Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall
With nearly 50 years of Dáil experience between them, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall will depart the political stage at the next election and leave in their wake a vacuum which the Social Democrats will find hard to fill. Some party figures, asked on Tuesday for their view about who should replace her in Dublin North West, were genuinely at a loss to do so. One name mentioned is councillor Mary Callaghan, who was re-elected in Ballymun-Finglas in last month’s local elections.
Beyond the tricky task of filling the shoes of two experienced female politicians the question will be asked about what will change for the Social Democrats when the pair bow out at the next general election.
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