Brian Stanley (born January 1961) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2011 general election, after the 7th count. He serves as Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Environment, Community and Local Government. He had contested the seat unsuccessfully at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.
Sinn Féin has had what can only be described nightmare for the party in recent weeks ... READ MORE. Sinn Féin-BrianStanley row comes after nightmare couple of weeks for party. .
Sinn Féin row with BrianStanley deepens over referral of claims to Garda. Sinn Féin says it told Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley in September to go to the Garda with concerns he raised during a party ...
Sinn Féin's Director of ElectionsMatt Carthy has said that before Saturday he did not know that BrianStanley would not be standing as a general election candidate for the party ... Brian Stanley has resigned from Sinn Féin.
Minister for ChildrenRoderic O'Gorman has said Sinn Féin needs to explain why the party referred a complaint about BrianStanley, and a counter allegation, to gardaí now and not when it was made aware of them.
Sinn Féin's Director of ElectionsMatt Carthy said that before Saturday he did not know that BrianStanley would not be standing as a general election candidate for the party ... against Brian Stanley.
Senior members of the Government have sought to ramp up pressure on Sinn Féin over child protection issues and the controversy over the resignation of TD BrianStanley from the party ... READ MORE. Tony Cantwell ... .
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said matters relating to a party inquiry into TD BrianStanley were referred to gardaí on Sunday afternoon following his resignation due to “an abundance of caution” ... Brian Stanley inquiry.
A Sinn Féin internal inquiry into allegations against TD BrianStanley had reached a preliminary conclusion of gross misconduct against him before he resigned from the party on Saturday night.