MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has been endorsed by Fianna Fáil members in Kerry as their chosen general election candidate.

Hundreds of delegates attended the Fianna Fáil Kerry selection convention last night at the Brandon hotel in Tralee. There was representation from Fianna Fáil members from north, south, east and west Kerry.

Minister Foley  received 282 votes, nearly 100 above the quota. Two other party members were seeking the nomination —  and Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Mikey Sheehy who received 32 votes and  Cllr Michael Cahill who got 53 votes.

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It’s expected another candidate will be added to the ticket before the General Election.

The convention was chaired by Fianna Fáil Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher. It was also attended by newly elected Fianna Fáil Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Senator Mark Daly, Senator Ned O’Sullivan and all Fianna Fáil councillors in Kerry.

Speaking after the convention, Minister Foley said: “I am proud and grateful in equal measure to have received such a comprehensive mandate from the Fianna Fáil party. It’s a singular honour for me to represent my county, whether on the town council, the county council, as mayor and now as a TD and a minister at cabinet. The first step in doing that is to have the confidence of your party. I am honoured to have received a mandate from them. I continue to work every single day to best serve and shape our county of Kerry and our country.”

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