Sarah O'Reilly selected by Aontú to contest the General Election in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency.
Indeed, the current councillor for the Bailieborough-Cootehill district topped the poll for the area in the most recent local elections.
Additionally, she believes her experience on the council has given her the grounding she needs to run for a seat in Dáil Éireann.
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Sarah has been speaking to Jack Cunnane about her reasoning for running.