Sinn Fein has confirmed it will support the independent unionist Ian Marshall in the forthcoming Irish Seanad by-elections.
Ian Marshall – a former president of the Ulster Farmer’s Union – was previously elected to the Irish Senate in 2018, before losing his seat in the 2020 election. He has been nominated as the preferred candidate for a seat on the Agricultural panel.
The Armagh man was the first unionist elected to the republic s upper chamber in 2018 after he was nominated by then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Read More
The upcoming by-election for the two vacant seats in the Seanad is due to be held on April 21, with the candidates decided by TDs and Senators in the Irish Dail during a secret ballot.