Two simple truths have been forgotten in the rush to write Sinn Féin off

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald. Since the 2019 local elections, Sinn Féin has increased its pool of councillors by 21, bringing its total up to 102.

Tax-free allowances for Michael McGrath’s seven children will bring EU pay package to €443,000 a yearThe party itself seems to be in disarray, struggling with its loss of momentum, and pundits both inside and outside the tent have been openly questioning the viability of’s leadership.

By and large, Irish people choose their councillors on the understanding that they will manage local affairs, overseeing their area’s road maintenance, business grants, planning permissions and parking fines. National party politics is, almost by definition, beside the point at the level of the local election. This is a definitive difference: local candidates can succeed even as their parliamentary colleagues fall away, and vice versa.

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