Glenties Electoral Area Sinn Féin conevention
18 January, 2009
onegal Sinn Féin to hold convention for the Glenties Electoral area this Sunday. -Two candidates to be selected
Donegal Sinn Féin have confirmed that the convention to select their candidates for the Glenties Electoral Area of Donegal County Council will take place next Sunday 18th of January at 3pm in Ionad Naomh Padraig, Dore, in Gweedore.
The Party intends to select two candidates to contest the upcoming elections and add to their sitting councillor, Marie Therese Gallagher, who was co-opted on to the council following the election of Pearse Doherty to the Seanad.
Speaking ahead of the event, Sinn Féin Senator, Pearse Doherty said:
"Our party look forward to the convention with a sense of determination. While this ward reduces in size from a six seater to a five seater Sinn Féin is ambitious of the gains we can achieve. We intend to select two candidates to contest the next council election. It is expected that sitting Rosses based councillor, Marie Therese Gallagher, who has made a real impact since her co-option, will be joined by John Sheamais Ó Féarraigh from Gweedore.
"This is a very strong team and we are determined that it will be a successful one. Each time we have contested an election in recent times more and more people have endorsed our vision and our vote has increased. I hope that this time it will be no different. These two candidates offer the type of Fresh Leadership that is missing from much of Irish Politics and are an asset to any community.
"Once our candidates are formally selected next Sunday, our campaign commences. We will be taking that campaign to every street and townland in the area. We will present an alternative vision for our county, to the economic mismanagement and the neglect that the people here have experienced, particularly in recent times and we will offer them the solutions." ENDS
Biography of John Sheamais and Marie Therese
John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh lives in Brinalack, Gweedore, and is a native Irish Speaker. Sean is married to Bernadette and has three children, Carl 18, Leonie 16, and Keely 13.
One of a family of six boys, one brother is living on Arranmore Island, with the remaining four residing in Glasgow. Sean is the son of the late Joe and Maggie Ferry Brinalack Cross.
Educated in Meenacladdy National School and Pobail Scoil Gaoth Dobhair, John was employed in Dia-Norm on the Derrybeg Industrial Estate for 13 years.
He then worked in FAS Aís Oibre Job Club in Gweedore as a co-ordinator for youth services with MFG Partnership Board promoting culture and language in the Gaeltacht areas of Donegal.
John then went on to manage the Ballina Resource Centre in Falcarragh for two and a half years. He set up meals on wheels service for the elderly, and organised various activities for the youth in the area. He also helped secure funding for the children's playground in Ballina through the Peace 11 project.
He is presently employed with Óige na Gaeltachta a youth agency promoting Irish language and culture, providing equipment, training and various activities for the youth of the Gaeltacht.
John also works as a volunteer in the local community with various groups such as Chernobyl Children, Cnoc fola Youth, Cnocfola Bingo, Naoinraí Chnocfola, CLG Dobhair bingo and is involved in fund raising for different charity organisations nationally and internationally.
His Hobbies are Refereeing, Fishing and Football.
Marie Therese
28 year old, Donegal County Councillor, Marie Therese Gallagher is one of Sinn Féin's candidates for the Glenties Electoral Area in the upcoming Donegal County Council election. She is a member of the Sinn Féin team on Donegal County Council.
Prior to commencing her current full time role as a public representative, Marie Therese worked in the hotel business in her local town Dungloe.
Marie Therese has lived in west Donegal all her life, while growing up she witnessed the neglect of rural towns and villages and the demise of sustainable employment which rural populations relied on to survive, these factors along with many others inspired Marie Therese to join the Sinn Féin party in 2002.
Co-opted to the seat vacated by Senator Pearse Doherty to represent the people of West-Donegal in September 2007, Marie Therese has relished her position with pride and has continually been vocal on local issues concerning the electorate.
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