Politics

Bríd Smith to stand down in next general election

People Before Profit TD says it is time to make way for ‘new generation’ in the Dáil

Bríd Smith, People Before Profit TD, was first elected to the Dáil in 2016. Picture: Bryan Meade

Bríd Smith, People Before Profit (PBP) TD, has announced she will give up her seat in the next general election.

Hazel De Nortúin, a PBP councillor for Ballyfermot/Drimnagh, has been selected to stand for the party in the Dublin South-Central constituency in Smith’s place.

Smith, who was first elected to the Dáil in 2016, said she does not intend to resign and will stay on until the end of the Dáil term. Prior to her ...