Social Democrats leader and Cork South West TD Holly Cairns is to miss her party's think-in today and the start of the new Dáil term this Wednesday following medical advice from her doctors.
Ms Cairns is in the third trimester of her second pregnancy and is due to give birth to her second child at the start of November. She has been advised by her doctors to rest for several weeks.
In a statement, the party said: “Social Democrats party leader Holly Cairns, who is expecting her second child in early November, will not be in attendance having received medical advice to rest at home and not to travel for a number of weeks.”
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Deputy Cairns and her partner Barry Looney announced her pregnancy in June and she is due to take maternity leave next month ahead of the birth of her second child. They had their first child, a baby girl in November 2024.
The Social Democrats are holding their one day think-in at the Royal Institute of the Architects in Dublin today while Cian O'Callaghan will again act as deputy leader while Deputy Cairns is on maternity leave.
