CONNEMARA US SENATOR TO VISIT GALWAY NEXT WEEK

Date Published: 05-Nov-2008

A Connemara woman, who has just been elected as Senator to the state parliament in the US state of Maine, is due in Galway next week to visit her family home.Margaret Craven, formerly Connolly, originally from Letterard in Carna, was voted in last night as one of 35 senators in the Maine State Government.Margaret Craven was elected in one of the many elections across the United States on an historic night when Barack Obama won the presidency.Speaking to Galway Bay Fm News from her home in Maine in the United States, Senator Craven says she's excited about her new role.Senator Craven will return to her roots in Connemara next week and says she always remains connected to home.