Michael Carey stepped down as chair of the enterprise body and the Housing Agency in June after his company East Coast Bakehouse failed to file its accounts on time.

The wife of former party TD Brian Stanley who is now an Independent, released a statement on her official Facebook page on Friday evening.

There were 55 resignations within five years of joining in the first 11 months of 2024

His resignation comes days after Kildare South TD Patricia Ryan announced she had left the party.

Leo Varadkar announced his decision to resign as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee confirmed Gerard O'Brien conveyed his resignation on Saturday

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) she said: "As of today I have resigned from the Sinn Féin party. I will continue my next few weeks as an independent with Cork county council.