Senator Lynn Boylan is increasingly likely to be named as Sinn Féin’s candidate in the upcoming Dublin Bay South byelection after she won the support of a key local branch of the party. The constituency’s sitting Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews announced on social media that Ms Boylan has received a nomination from the party’s Inner City Cumann. Ms Boylan told The Irish Times that she was delighted to have been nominated to be a candidate by Cllr Daniel Keating and seconded by Mr Andrews. “My focus is on campaigning for Lynn Boylan, who I believe can win this election,” he said. A Sinn Féin source said it is still possible that someone else will seek nomination, but at this point it’s viewed as “unlikely”.

Source: The Irish Times June 01, 2021 21:32 UTC