Gender quota may rule Senator Eugene Murphy out of the running for Fianna Fáil in the forthcoming General Election. Fianna Fáil are currently struggling to reach the requirement of 40% female representation in constituencies nationwide. Fianna Fáil party leader and Tánaiste Micheál Martin highlighted this in an interview on the Joe Finnegan Show this morning.
A local political analyst says this may result in a female candidate being chosen to run alongside Dr Martin Daly in Roscommon-Galway. Former Roscommon Cathaoirleach Ivan Connaughton says this could be bad news for Senator Murphy, who lost out to Daly by eight votes in last night's selection convention. Speaking to Shannonside News, Ivan said external factors will determine the party's strategy in this constituency:
