Dundalk Leader 10th February 2016
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Race begins for Louth’s five Dail seats
From Page 1 finishing line in first place having topped the poll last time taking over 15,000 first preference votes and securing election at the first count. This
time around Gerry will be quietly confident of leading home his Drogheda running mate Imelda Munster to give his party two seats in Louth. Fine Gael will also
have an eye on claiming two seats with Fergus O’Dowd and Peter Fitzpatrick saddling up once again to try and retain the seats they won five years ago. O’Dowd will be con-
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fident of retaining his seeat but running mate Peter Fitzpatrick will hope to join him but it could well come down to a sprint down the finishing straight between himself, one of the Fianna Fail candidates or an independent for the final seat. With Seamus Kirk retiring, Fianna Fail will be hoping either Declan Breathnach or Emma Coffey can maintain their presence in Louth. Breathnach is based in Knockbridge the same village as the outgoing Seamus Kirk and he will be hopeful that this may be enough to secure him one of the five seats on offer. Drogheda based solicitor Emma Coffey is from Dundalk and she is hoping she may prove to be a dark horse and secure votes from both towns in what will be her first General Election. Labour have been struggling in the polls lately but they have two runners in this race with sitting TD Ged Nash along with Senator Mary Moran putting their names forward. Mark Dearey will put himself forward for a third time under the Green Party banner and the well known Dundalk publican
and County Councillor will be hoping it will be third time lucky as he aims to get elected. Independents have been well supported in recent years and there are plenty of them under starters orders for this year’s General Election in Louth. Both Maeve Yore and Kevin Callan have decided to join Shane Ross’s Independent Alliance. Maeve polled very well in the 2014 local elections and is well known for her work with SNAP (Special Needs Active Parents) while Kevin made a bit of a stir last year when he resigned from the Fine Gael party over the water charges issue. Garrett Weldon, a youth and community development worker based in Louth village, is running under the Anti Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit banner. This is his first campaign and he is hopeful that people’s appetite for a new voice can see him get in. Direct Democracy Ireland, which has teamed up with the National Citizens Movement for this election, is running two candidates in this constituency – party leader Pat Greene and Anthony Connor.
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Weekly Quiz
1/ Pop and Rock Which group founded the Apple record label in 1968? 2/ English HistoryWho was the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers during the coal strike of the 1980’s? 3/ Cartoons & ComicsWho had nephews called Huey, Dewey and Louie? 4/ Local- Before moving to it’s present site on the Dublin Road where it was renamed, in what street was the old Dundalk Vocational School? 5/ Literature- ‘Jude the Obscure’ was the last novel written by what English writer? 6/ Science- What is measured on the Beauford Scale? 7/ Light Opera- Which of Gilbert + Sullivans is set in Venice? 8/ America- Which
major city in the USA is nicknamed ‘Crescent City’? 9/ GAA- Who managed Donegal when they won the All Ireland Senior Football Title in 1992? 10/ Saints- Who is the patron saint of throat diseases? The Stinker- In the book and movie ‘The Shining’, what is the name of the building in which both are set?
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You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone
Unusually there will be two brothers facing off against each other as Michael O’Dowd under the Renua party banner will go up against his brother Fergus who currently owns one of the five seats on offer. Last but not least is David Bradley who has put himself forward as a Christian Candidate. Full list of candidates: Sinn Fein- Gerry Adams, Imelda Munster; Fine Gael- Fergus O’Dowd, Peter Fitzpatrick; Fianna Fail- Declan Breathnach, Emma Coffey; LabourGed Nash, Mary Moran; Green PartyMark Dearey; Independent Alliance- Maeve Yore, Kevin Callan, People Before Profit- Gareth Weldon; Direct DemocracyAnthony Connor, Pat Greene; Renua- Michael O’Dowd; IndependentDavid Bradley.
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