Talking Politics: Carol Nolan on her political rise, Sinn Féin and defying the odds

<p>This week's guest on the LaoisToday Talking Politics Podcast is Laois-Offaly Independent TD Carol Nolan. </p> <p>From Cadamstown in Offaly, just across the Laois border, she enjoyed her first political success in 2014 when she was elected to Offaly County Council for Sinn Féin. </p> <p>She then became a TD less than two years later in the 2016 General Election but  parted ways with the party in 2018 after voting against them in the Dáil on the 8th amendment. </p> <p>In this interview, she explains why she has no regrets over that decision, how she has linked up with the Healy-Raes and Marrie McGrath and how she manages a busy workload across two counties. </p> <p>She also chats about being written off prior to the 2020 General Election and what it was like to win her seat back against all the odds. </p>