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Fine Gael says party will prioritise Kerry despite not having TD in the constituency

Jan 16, 2025 13:11 By radiokerrynews
Fine Gael says party will prioritise Kerry despite not having TD in the constituency
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A member of the Fine Gael team, which negotiated the Programme for Government, says the party will prioritise Kerry despite not having a TD in the constituency.

Minister of State Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill says Fine Gael intends to win back a Dáil seat in the constituency.

The party failed to retain Deputy Brendan Griffin's seat in November's general election, after his retirement from politics.

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It’s the first general election in which no Fine Gael TD was returned from Kerry since 1948.

Minister Carroll-MacNeill says Fine Gael councillor Mike Kennelly would be a strong voice for Kerry on the national stage if he were to win a Seanad seat in the upcoming upper house election.

She says having so many government TDs in the constituency gives Kerry a lot of influence in the development of government policy:

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