Athlone councillor Aengus O’Rourke has pulled out of the general election race in Longford-Westmeath.
Fianna Fáil sought nominations recently for upcoming selection conventions in the constituency – one for each county.
The party’s current TDs in the area, Longford town’s Joe Flaherty and Ballynacargy’s Robert Troy, are both seeking to retain their seats.
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O’Rourke was also nominated and was hoping the party would run three candidates.
But he says he has now withdrawn because Fianna Fáil has decided to run only two.
