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Doherty bids for Seanad
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16.07.07
Buncrana-based
Councillor Padraig MacLochlainn was among Sinn Féin
councillors from throughout the country at Leinster House
last week to vote for their Seanad candidate, Cllr.
Pearse Doherty.
If the Gweedore-based councillor is elected, he will
become the first Sinn Féin senator in contemporary
politics.
It would also mean that Sinn Féin becomes the only
party on the island to be represented on every
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Chairperson of Donegal
Sinn Féin, Mick Quinn said: "We are very proud that
a Donegal man could soon become the first Sinn Féin
senator in recent times.
"Pearse has proven himself to be an outstanding
public representative for Sinn Féin in Donegal and
if he is successful in this Senate campaign, I |
am sure that he will be
an excellent representative nationally."
Mr. Quinn said the party's backing for Doherty was
"a huge vote of confidence in Donegal Sinn Féin".
"While we were obviously disappointed not to have
won seats in the recent Dáil election, we have made
huge strides in terms of support and we will
redouble our efforts to elect more councillors in
the local elections only two years away and then to
elect two Sinn Féin TDs in Donegal North East and
Donegal South West at the next general election," he
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