Wicklow Fine Gael Selection Convention For Next Election To Chose Running Mate For Simon Harris

Thursday, 12 September 2024 08:44

By Breffni Clack

Friday the 13th is the day that Taoiseach Simon Harris’s running mate for Wicklow will be decided at Fine Gael's Selection Convention.

The Wicklow constituency has been reduced from 5 seats to 4 seats going into the next general election, so at least one sitting TD will lose out.

West Wicklow's Edward Timmins and East Wicklow's Shay Cullen will battle it out to have their name on the ballot alongside the Taoiseach.

Shay Cullen, who served as a councillor for Wicklow for 10 years, says that his campaign has been subject to misinformation:

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