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48 candidates from Shannonside region to contest General Election

Nov 16, 2024 13:39 By Shannonside News
48 candidates from Shannonside region to contest General Election
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The deadline for final nominations was at 12 noon today.

Just over 40% of general election candidates from across the Shannonside region are female.
The deadline for final nominations was at 12 noon today.
A total of 48 local candidates will be vying for a seat in the Dáil, as the election date of November 29th approaches.
Longford-Westmeath has the highest amount of candidates than any other constituency in the region, at 20, nine of which are women.

Meanwhile, in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, 17 are running in the elections this year, which include seven female candidates.
11 candidates are running in the Roscommon-Galway constituency, among which four are women.
Of the total figure of confirmed general election candidates, 20 are female and 28 are male.
Female candidates account for 41.6% of the final confirmed nominations across the three constituencies.
Those selected have until Monday at 12 noon to withdraw their candidacy.

See below for list of nominated candidates per constituency:

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Roscommon-Galway (in no particular order)

Martin Daly (Fianna Fáil)
Andrew Mannion (People Before Profit)
Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent Ireland)
Martina O'Connor (Green Party)
Eugene Murphy (Non-Party)
Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin)
Cormac Ó Corcoráin (Aontú)
Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael)
Dympna Daly-Finn (Fine Gael)
Vincent Beirne (Non-Party)
Alan Sweeney (The Irish People)

Sligo-Leitrim (in no particular order)

Michael Clarke (Independent Ireland)
Graham Monaghan (Aontú)
Molly Candon (Party for Animal Welfare)
Des Guckian (Non-Party)
Bláithín Gallagher (Green Party)
Martin Kenny (Sinn Féin)
Chris MacManus (Sinn Féin)
Michael Kelly (Irish Freedom Party)
Marian Harkin (Non-Party)
Nessa Cosgrove (The Labour Party)
Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)
Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fáil)
Edel McSharry (Fianna Fáil)
Paddy O'Rourke (Fianna Fáil)
Gino O'Boyle (People Before Profit)
Marie Casserly (Non-Party)
Caroline Corcoran (Independent Ireland)

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Longford-Westmeath (in no particular order)

Sorca Clarke (Sinn Féin)
Dympna Cunniffe (Fianna Fáil)
Barry Campion (Sinn Féin)
Fidelma Bennett (The Labour Party)
Robert Troy (Fianna Fáil)
Joe Flaherty (Fianna Fáil)
Kevin Boxer Moran (Non-Party)
Charlotte Keenan (Non-Party)
Donal Jackson (Non-Party)
Laura O'Neill (Aontú)
Gerry Warnock (Non-Party)
Peter Burke (Fine Gael)
Tanya Cannon (Fine Gael)
Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael)
Dave Smyth (People Before Profit)
Carol Okeke (Green Party)
Paul Bradley (Non-Party)
Louise Heavin (Non-Party)
Paul Hogan (Independent Ireland)
Margaret Alacoque Maguire (Ireland First)

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