Politics

Eoin Hayes to remain a member of Social Democrats despite ‘blackface’ controversy

Indications of unrest as two Dublin activists have left the party, in part, citing Dublin Bay South TD’s fresh controversy

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns at the party's pre-Dáil think-in at the Irish Architectural Archive, Merrion Square, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns at the party's pre-Dáil think-in at the Irish Architectural Archive, Merrion Square, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Cormac McQuinn
Tue Sept 16 2025 - 16:12

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