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Longford Fianna Fáil Senator launches scathing attack on former party colleague

May 20, 2026 17:15
By Shannonside News
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Longford Fianna Fáil Senator launches scathing attack on former party colleague

The clash erupted during a debate on women's rights and political representation.

A local Fianna Fáil senator has launched a scathing attack on a former party colleague.

The clash erupted during a debate on women's rights and political representation.

Longford-based senator Joe Flaherty branded now Independent Sharon Keoghan "an insult to women".

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Senator Flaherty claimed Keoghan's views were more closely aligned with Donald Trump than mainstream Irish politics:

He spoke of his delight that Senator Keoghan was no longer part of Fianna Fáil:

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