Holly Cairns has "big shoes to fill" as the new leader of the Social Democrats - but she can rely on her former leaders for support.
That's according to one of the women she is replacing, Roisin Shortall, who was today during the launch of "Better Ballymun Day" at Ballymun Trinity Comprehensive School. Ms Cairns, 33, took over as leader just a couple of days ago, after Ms Shortall and Catherine Murphy announced their departure as party leaders.
Ms Shortall told Dublin Live: “The party is very well established now, we’ve certainly made a name for ourselves, and we thought this was a good time for us to step aside and pass over the reins to the next generation. And we’re very conscious of that, the need to think about the future, and the need to ensure that the next generation is to find their voice now in politics, because too many young people feel like they’ve been excluded.”
