A former general election candidate has been put forward to contest a Seanad seat.
Following Seán Kyne's election to the Dáil, members of Fine Gael are on the lookout for candidates to contest the upcoming Senate election.
Thomas Walsh, a councillor on Sligo County Council previously contested the 2020 general election, picking up 4,760 first preference votes.
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He'll now go forward to represent the Sligo-Leitrim constituency for a spot in the upper house.
He says he's honoured to be in the mix:
