Two candidates have been selected in Cavan/Monaghan at the Fine Gael Convention that was held in Cavan last night.
Cllr David Maxwell and Cllr TP O’Reilly have been chosen by the members of Fine Gael that voted in the contest to see who would run in the upcoming General Election.
Senator Joe O’’Reilly missed out as he was the other person that had his name in the race following the withdrawal of Cllr Aidan Campbell from contesting at the convention.
TP O’Reilly received 138 votes, Senator Joe O’Reilly got 94 and Cllr David Maxwell got 71, but Cllr Maxwell was the only Monaghan based candidate so he was deemed to be on the ticket.
Minister Heather Humphreys announced her plans to step away from politics over the weekend leaving a sure Fine Gael seat in this constituency up for grabs.
Northern Sound FM understands Fine Gael are considering putting a third candidate on the ticket in the Cavan Monaghan region. It’s understood they are on the lookout for a female candidate in the region to represent the party.
It’s understood that will be Cllr Carmel Brady from Cootehill, she has yet to confirm her position in relation to the Dáil bid for Fine Gael.
