Dermot Mc Guckin from Fossa has announced that he is running in the Killarney local electoral area as an independent.
The Dublin native is a tour guide and taxi driver in Killarney.
He says his top three priorities are housing, transport and business.
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He says he hopes to bring better conditions and a fairer society for the working class of Killarney.
He also says he is a long-time member of Sinn Féin and that his decision to run an independent is "in no way a reflection on the Sinn Fein Party".
