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Wednesday, 27th November, 2024. Vol. 17, Issue 48 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
ALL TO PLAY FOR!
Five TD’s will be chosen to represent Louth in the 34th Dáil this weekend By Paul Byrne
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THE pavements have been pounded, doors have been knocked, policies explained and now the 24 candidates must wait and see who the people of Louth choose to represent them in the 34th Dáil. In two days time polling stations will open and votes will be cast before the arduous process of counting the vote begins in Colaiste Chu Chulainn, Marshes Lower in Dundalk. A record 24 candidates have been brave enough to put their names forward with eighteen men and six women on the ballot sheet this Friday. Those 24 candidates will be fighting it out for five seats and while nothing is certain what we do know is that we will see at least three new faces elected given the fact Peter Fitzpatrick, TD, Fergus O’Dowd TD
and Imelda Munster TD will not be seeking re-election. Drogheda are well represented with no less than ten candidates living in the town while Dundalk have six candidates who have put their name forward. There are two apiece from Ardee, North Louth and Mid-Louth while the remaining two candidates hail from Derry and Dublin. So who is most likely to fill the five seats up for grabs? If you were to believe the bookmakers, it would seem that Sinn Fein candidates Joanna Byrne and Ruairí Ó Murchú are all but assured of filling the first two seats. Labour’s Ged Nash looks likely to retain his seat despite the boundary change which has seen some areas of Louth transferred to East Meath following a constituency review by the Electoral Padraic Agnew from 124th Inf Battalion is welcomed home by his proud mother Marie at Commission last year. Dublin Airport after completing a tour of duty in Lebanon. Continued on Page 2