McCafferty suspended from Sinn Féin

SINN Féín this week confirmed that its only elected representative in Clare, Shannon Town Councillor Cathy McCafferty, has been suspended from the party.
While attempts to contact Councillor McCafferty proved unsuccessful, a spokesman at the Sinn Féin press office confirmed she has been suspended. He said it is an internal matter and party procedures are being gone through. The spokesman declined to comment on the status of Councillor McCafferty’s husband, Eugene (who has also been active in Sinn Féin), within the party.
Councillor McCafferty is a native of Derry and in 2004 she came within a whisker of taking a seat on Shannon Town Council, only being eliminated on the final count.
In 2009, she took the seventh seat in the town council election, winning Sinn Féín’s only seat in Clare.
Councillor McCafferty has been involved in Sinn Féin for decades and she campaigned with Martin McGuinness prior to the presidential election.