From the 2011 General Election campaign in Dublin Central…
The sender (many thanks) notes….
A Sinn Féin leaflet for Dublin Central Candidate Mary Lou McDonald
Ex-SF Councillor Nicky Kehoe expresses his support for the party.
Nicky was an incredibly popular local councillor and came within 80 votes of taking a seat in 2002. (He actually came third in first preference votes!)
He retired from politics in 2008 and many speculated that he had fell out with the party, however he has remained a vocal supporter.
Irish Election Literature 
[…] Starting off with the news that Nicky Kehoe Supports Mary Lou […]
To what extent has Kehoe remained “a vocal supporter” of SF? This is the first time to my knowledge that he has spoken publicly for the party since he quit.