FARMING IS TOP PRIORITY FOR FINE GAEL TUAM AREA CANDIDATE

Date Published: 21-Jan-2009

Abbeyknockmoy native Peter Roche, says farming will be a big issue for him, when he contests the local election in the Tuam electoral area.Mr. Roche was added to the ticket by the Fine Gael Party's Executive Council and will join Tom McHugh and Tiernan Walsh on the ticket, replacing Sinéad Connaughton.Michael Carey from Headford will now also join the Fine Gael Tuam area ticket due to the boundary changes.Councillor Carey was co-opted to the Council to replace Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames in the Oranmore area, but will now move constituency.Fine Gael has not held its convention to select candidates to contest the election in the Oranmore area.