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John Brassil TD.
Fianna Fáil TD for the Kerry constituency, John Brassil, was selected to run for the party in the next General Election by party delegates last night at the convention in Ballygarry House Hotel.
He received 465 first preference votes from Fianna Fáil delegates, which saw him elected on the third count when he exceeded the quota of 506.
Cllr Thomas McEllistrim was in second place with 256 votes, while Cllr Michael Cahill was next with 119 first preferences. Cllr Norma Moriarty received 104 votes and Cllr Michael O’Shea got 66.
