Fianna Fail party selects four candidates for local elections in Sligo
The Fianna Fail party in County Sligo has now finalised its list of candidates to run in next year’s local elections. Last night, it picked its candidates to run in the Ballymote/Tubbercurry/West Sligo area. At a selection convention last night in Tubbercurry, Fianna Fail selected four candidates to run in…
Former Bundoran cllr seeks nomination for EU elections
Former Bundoran town councillor and LGBT activist Tiernan Brady’s is to seek a nomination to run in the European Elections. Mr Brady is up against competition from former Fianna Fail ministers Mary Hanafin, Barry Andrews and Conor Lenihan for the nomination. Fianna Fail deputy leader Dara Calleary and the party’s…
Fianna Fail targetting more votes, seats in Sligo local elections
The Fianna Fail party is hoping it will take an extra council seat in the 10-seat Sligo Municipal District in next year’s local elections. Last night, it choose five candidates to run in the area, two from the Sligo/Strandhill area and three in the Sligo/Drumcliffe area. The two nominated to…
Fianna Fail selecting its local election candidates in Sligo
Fianna Fail in Sligo is to select four of its candidates to run in the local elections next year. The party will hold a selection convention tomorrow (Thursday) night in the Southern Hotel, with voting taking place between 8 and 9 o’clock. Tomorrow night’s Fianna Fail convention will select candidates…
Peter Casey says he’ll setup a ‘New Fianna Fail’ if Fianna Fail don’t want him
Presidential runner up, Peter Casey says that if Fianna Fail won’t have him, then he’ll setup a ‘New Fianna Fail’. Mr. Casey said over the weekend that he intends to join Fianna Fail and run as a candidate for Donegal in the next general election. This was quickly stamped out…
‘Fine Gael and Fianna Fail need to go!’ in the interests of rural Ireland says Donegal TD
A Donegal Independent TD says the only way to resolve the post office crisis is to get Fine Gael and Fianna Fail out of government. Killybegs-based TD Thomas Pringle was at the Oireachtas Communications Committee meeting this week and said it was ironic to see Fianna Fail criticise Fine Gael…
Exodus from Leitrim to find work crippling the county
A Leitrim Councillor says the exodus of people from the county to find work is crippling the county economically. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock is calling for the county to get a special designated status under the new National Planning Framework. He says that if this happened it would open…