On Sunday I was in Borris in Carlow where the Labour branch was selecting the person to replace Michael Meany as the local Labour Councillor. Borris has always been a traditional Labour strong hold and Michael's passing has been a big loss to us all.
The meeting was very well attended and chaired by Jack Wall TD, who explained the procedure's and voting to the members. The two candidates seeking the nomination were William Quinn and Seamus Hayes both of the Borris branch. In a very tight race, William came out the winner by just one vote. Fair play to Seamus as he was the first to congratulate William and offer his full support going forward. William Quinn is a 49 self employed contractor and small farmer from Spahill and continues on the long tradition of small farmers in the Carlow Kilkenny Labour Party. William was widely involved coaching juvenile hurling and football and was a founder member of Borris Community Games.
Well done William and I look forward to working with you in the coming busy months.
4 comments:
Well done William welcome to the club
Congratulations, William. You'll make a nice contrast to "Lady Killedmond". Buy your self a good pair of boots, 'cos O'Brien will have you tramping Mount Leinster and the rest of it until the election.
Sorry. Lady Killedmond=Mary White.
Well done
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