Sinn Féin choose first three native election candidates

Cllr Gerry McMonagle, Sandra Haughey and Maria Doherty have been chosen as Sinn Féin candidates in subsequent 12 months’s native elections. 

Cllr McMonagle and Sandra Haughey had been chosen for the Letterkenny electoral space following a conference in Dillons Resort.

Maria Doherty was nominated by the Carrigart cumann contest within the Milford space election.

Padraig Mac Lochainn TD, who attended each conventions, mentioned {that a} robust Sinn Féin group in Donegal County Council would begin the method of “individuals first” in Donegal.

“2024 will probably be a giant 12 months with Native, European and possibly a Dáil election too,” he mentioned.

“Sinn Féin are decided to face a powerful group of candidates in all of those elections to ship the optimistic change that our individuals want.”

Sinn Féin choose first two Native Election Candidates for the Letterkenny Electoral Space – Cllr Gerry McMonagle and Sandra Haughey

The Get together Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, talking in Letterkenny, praised the lengthy standing arduous work of Cllr McMonagle and his dedication to the individuals of Letterkenny, whereas highlighting the trojan work accomplished by Sandra Haughey in her group.

In his acceptance speech, Cllr McMonagle mentioned: “I’m very proud and extremely honoured to be chosen by Sinn Féin as soon as once more to be their commonplace bearer in Letterkenny.

“I’ve labored tirelessly these final twenty years for the individuals of Letterkenny and I’m extraordinarily happy with this group and what it has achieved.

“My most important goal will probably be to proceed to construct on the success of the previous. We are going to want robust public representatives who will characterize the rising wants of Letterkenny. I firmly imagine with the expertise and might do perspective I possess I can ship on these wants.

“We should deal with our Housing, Well being and infrastructure deficits. Points that I’ve been campaigning on since being elected.

“I make one promise right here tonight and that’s to proceed to work on behalf of the individuals of Letterkenny and to deliver your issues to the desk the place they must be heard, be that at Nationwide or Native stage.”

Accepting her nomination, Sandra Haughey mentioned she was honoured and that it was a privilege to have been nominated by her native Cumann, Gallagher/Mc Fadden/Ashe.

She mentioned that she was trying ahead to persevering with her work throughout the group and bringing the issues and problems with the individuals of the realm to the forefront of the political narrative within the Council.

She added: “If elected, I’ll look ahead to working with our native and nationwide Sinn Féin groups in representing the pursuits of the individuals within the Letterkenny space and particularly these employees and households left behind by Authorities insurance policies “

Sinn Féin choose first three native election candidates was final modified: October twenty fourth, 2023 by Workers Author