Fine Gael select Catherine Callaghan to contest General Election for Fine Gael
Catherine who narrowly missed out on a seat on the Carlow County Council earlier this year
Fine Gael have selected their candidates to contest the general election for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency.
Catherine Callaghan who was involved in the dramatic local elections 2024, where she missed out on the final seat in the Tullow Municipal District.
The other candidates selected to contest the general elections (which a date has not been set for yet) include sitting Councillors in Kilkenny David Fitzgerald and Michael Doyle.
Cllr David Fitzgerald served two terms as Mayor of Kilkenny, in 2011 and 2022, and also a term as Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council. He was first elected to Kilkenny Borough Council on his first attempt in 2009. Most recently (2024), he was elected on the first count,with 1,231 votes. He previously ran in the 2016 General Election and 2015 By-Election, garnering a solid vote but missing out on both occasions.
Cllr Michael Doyle will be contesting a General Election for the first time. He recently held his seat in the 2024 local elections in the Callan-Thomastown area. He previously served as Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, municipal district chairman in the Callan Thomastown area, and Mayor of Kilkenny on one occasion.