Fine Gael held the selection conventions for the local elections for all three of the Galway City Wards last weekend in the Menlo Park Hotel Galway.
The convention was chaired by Senator Martin Conway and was attended by Minister Hildegarde Naughton, Senator Sean Kyne as well as Mayor of Galway City Cllr Eddie Hoare, Cllr Clodagh Higgins and Cllr Frank Fahy. Former Galway West Fine Gael TD’s Padraic McCormack and Brian Walsh were also in attendance.
In Galway City Centre Ward, Mayor of Galway City Cllr Eddie Hoare and former Mayor Cllr Frank Fahy were both selected to run again next summer.
In Galway City Centre West Ward, former Mayor Cllr Clodagh Higgins was selected to contest the elections where she will be joined by Asraf Chowdhury who has been living in Galway for the past twenty years and is a prominent member of the Bangladeshi community.This is a historic first as he is the first member of the Bangladeshi community to stand for Fine Gael in Galway City.
In the Galway City Centre East Ward, Shane Forde and Aisling Keogh who are both well-known active community workers, including strong involvement with St. James’ GAA club and Connacht Hockey respectively, were both selected to run.
In conclusion, Senator Martin Conway complimented the organisation in Galway and said that it was great to see a buzz in the room and a full house with such excellent candidates, and he added that he expected that Fine Gael will have stronger representation on Galway City Council after the next local elections.
