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Councillor Seamus Walsh and Gerry King selected to contest Connemara North local election for Fianna Fáil

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Councillor Seamus Walsh and Gerry King selected to contest Connemara North local election for Fianna Fáil

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Councillor Séamus Walsh and farmer Gerry King have been selected to contest the local election in Connemara North for Fianna Fáil.

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At a selection convention in Maam Cross last night, Councillor Séamus Walsh was automatically chosen for the ticket without a vote.

A close contest took place for the second position on the ticket between Mannin businessman Josie Conneely and farmer Gerry King from Errislannan.

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Around 200 members of the party voted and Gerry King, who works in the fish farm industry was selected to join Councillor Séamus Walsh on the ticket.

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