Brian Stanley's wife resigns from Sinn Fein saying party in Laois is 'not a safe place to be'
Brian Stanley resigned from Sinn Féin in October following an investigation into allegations and counter allegations
Brian Stanley’s wife has resigned from Sinn Féin with “immediate effect” as she claimed the party organisation in Laois is “not a safe place to be”.
In a lengthy post on Facebook, Caroline Dwane-Stanley, a councillor in Laois, suggested there had been “outright attacks” on her and her family.
Brian Stanley resigned from Sinn Féin in October following an investigation into allegations and counter allegations.
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The matter was referred to the gardaí, with Mr Stanley likening the internal Sinn Féin investigation to a “kangaroo court”. He welcomed the referral to gardai.
He was re-elected as an independent TD for Laois in November’s general election.
In a post on Facebook, Ms Dwane Stanley, confirmed she had resigned from Sinn Féin with “immediate effect” after 27 years in the party.
She said: “I have come to the conclusion that Laois Sinn Féin is not a safe place to be.
“I had hoped that the party at leadership level would have made the effort to engage with me directly and give some support and assistance to me to try and deal with these matters.
“However, no contact has been made by the leadership with me over the past five months.
“While the party has always prided itself on the values of equality and in particular supports for women in politics, in my case this has proven to be a fallacy.
“With this in mind I have decided that the time is right for me to draw a line on 2024 and resign, look to the future and embrace what I hope will be a better political future in the time ahead.”
A Sinn Féin spokesperson said: “Cllr Caroline Dwane-Stanley this evening tendered her resignation from the party. This decision was not unexpected.”
In October, Ms Stanley was appointed to the EU Committee of the Regions for a five year term, which was due to start next month.
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