Reeling from a bad election, Jonathan O'Brien TD said it’s time for Sinn Féin to return to focusing on working-class issues

Sinn Fein TD Jonathan O’Brien said the party has made mistakes, but now ‘the gloves are off’. Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins
AS Sinn Féin reels from devastating losses in the local and European elections, senior TDs like Cork North Central’s Jonathan O’Brien will be under pressure to build the party back up in the coming months.

He said the party should have acted on some of the weaknesses picked up in a review of its under-performance in the presidential election last year, but won’t be making the same mistake twice if it implements the recommendations of a more thorough review following the recent elections.