More than half of the candidates being put forward by the Social Democrats in the local elections will be women.
The party is today holding a rally in Dublin to mark the launching of its first ever local election campaign.
58 candidates from all over the country are being put forward - 31 of which are women.
Tonight and every night we're out around the country sharing our vision for sustainable communities, better local services, affordable housing and green local government. Find you #SocDems candidate for May's local elections here #LE19 👉https://t.co/PGlm6TgxtA pic.twitter.com/y2hwETOc2l
— Social Democrats (@SocDems) April 5, 2019
