Archive for the 'Sligo Leitrim North' Category
Extra TD to vote in FF leadership ballot after Jimmy Devins rejoins party
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Link to Original ArticleAN ADDITIONAL TD will be eligibleto vote in the Fianna Fil leadership ballot later today after Jimmy Devins TD for Sligo-North Leitrim- rejoined the parliamentary party last night. Devins announced his intentionnot to run in the next general election earlier this month. He hadresigned the party whip in August 2009 in protest [...]
Blow to party as glut of left candidates join fight
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Link to Original ArticleA CATFIGHT between former and running Labour candidates has dealt a major blow to the party’s plans to pick up a single seat in a hotly contested constituency. Left-leaning voters in Sligo/North Leitrim are spoiled for choice. As of yesterday, there were no less than five former or current members of the [...]
A roundup of the rest of the day’s election news
Monday, January 31st, 2011Link to Original ArticleA roundup of the rest of the day’s election news SMITH SELECTED Minister for Agriculture and Food Brendan Smith was last night unanimously selected as a Fianna Fil candidate for the five-seat Cavan Monaghan constituency, with outgoing deputy Margaret Conlon. The party has held a third seat in the constituency during the [...]
