Fine Gael is taking a single-candidate strategy in the Milford area for the local elections this year, adding local schoolteacher Aaron Sweeney to the ticket.
Sweeney stood uncontested at Fine Gael’s selection convention on Monday night in Logues of Cranford.
In his campaign, Sweeney said he would be seeking complete redress for defective block homeowners.
“It’s essential to intensify our efforts for full Redress within Fine Gael here in Donegal, to ensure the top leaders in Dublin hear our message,” he said.
Sweeney’s ambitions for the area also include pushing for rate decreases for local businesses at budget time and pushing for funding increases for local sports teams. In particular, he wants to see more funding made available to youth and ladies teams as well as more funding for smaller groups such as local walking and running clubs and golf societies as these groups help to improve the well-being of both young and old and create a sense of pride in the community.
Speaking at the selection convention, he said:” Folks the journey, my journey, our journey, to delivering a Fine Gael Councillor in the Milford area begins tonight. Let me be the voice for the community, the voice for our young people, the voice for the back roads, our main roads and our local business and sports clubs. A voice for you. Enough of the same old names. Give Sweeney a chance.”
The event was chaired by Sligo-South Donegal TD, Frank Feighan who told members in attendance that it was great to see such a youthful and enthusiastic candidate selected.
The Fine Gael party in the Milford area held their selection convention for this year’s local election on Monday night in Logues of Cranford
Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, Aaron Sweeney and Frank Feighan TD
Proposing Aaron Sweeney was former candidate Eimer Friel who in her address told the crowd that “Aaron is young and energetic, enthusiastic and passionate; passionate about what he believes in, what can help make people’s lives easier and better and how to make this possible. And he’s not afraid to tackle hard-hitting issues.”
Seconding the nomination Milford based local businessman Shane Mc Bride had this to say: “As a young person in business, it is getting more and more obvious why we need a person such as Aaron in our local council to ensure businesses like our own family business can grow and thrive. Aaron can be described as dogmatic as he holds himself to a certain set of standards which is a great characteristic to have in the post he is looking to take up.”
