New Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said that "people’s trust with the Labour Party has been broken" as she insisted that her party’s future "does not include a merger".
The Cork South-West TD, 33, is now the youngest opposition leader in the Dáil after becoming leader at noon today.
During her first press conference as leader, Ms Cairns was asked if her party would merge with Labour. Former leader Róisín Shortall set up the Social Democrats after she left the Labour Party along with Catherine Murphy and Stephen Donnelly.
