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Greencastle woman set to stand for
Fianna Fáil
10.12.13
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GREENCASTLE woman Mary
McCauley looks set to be a local election candidate
for Fianna Fáil after a recent meeting of its Foyle
area cumainn unanimously chose her as their
representative to go forward to the party's upcoming
Inishowen Candidate Selection Convention. |
A mother of five, Mary
is married to estate agent Leo McCauley. Fianna Fáil
said the well known local woman would "bring a
wealth of experience to the campaign".
She is a board member of North East Inishowen
Tourist Development Co Ltd (NEITDC) a local
community development organisation dedicated to the
promotion of tourist and economic growth in our
local area. NEITDC have developed and built Moville
Business Park and have run 20 successive FAS CE
Schemes which |
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Mary McCauley. |
- often in association
with Donegal County Council - have improved the look
and well-being of the whole area.
Mary has also served on Greencastle Playgroup
committee and is currently a member of Moville
Community College Action Group which is campaigning
for much-needed Phase 2 building works to begin.
She was a board member of the Northern Ireland
Community Relations Council for five years as well
as being an original member of the City Partnership
Board which laid the foundation for Derry’s current
regeneration.
A graduate of Magee university with a degree in
Business Studies, Mary is also an experienced event
manager and has organised and co-ordinated numerous
conferences, festivals and events.
She described Foyle cumainn's decision to choose her
as "a great honour".
"I think being a working mother with five children -
including two sets of twins - helps me to understand
the stresses and strains on local families, small
businesses, the sick and the elderly and hopefully I
can use this experience to benefit the whole
community," she said.
"It is a great honour for me to be chosen to go
forward for selection and I give my assurance to all
those who are putting their faith in me that I will
give my utmost effort to be a strong and effective
voice for our area." |
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