Fine Gael to run four candidates in five-seater Mayo constituency in upcoming general election [Video]

FINE GAEL HAS confirmed that it will run four candidates in Mayo in the next general election, following a meeting of the party’s Executive Council on Thursday night.

Minister of State Alan Dillon, as well as Mark Duffy, Keira Keogh and Martina Jennings will all vie for seats in the constituency, now a five-seater since the boundary changes last year.

Outgoing Fine Gael TD Michael Ring announced that he will not contest the next general election in June, after 30 years as a TD in Mayo.

He’s one of 17 Fine Gael TDs around the country who have bowed out of the upcoming race.

Fine Gael currently holds two seats in the Mayo constituency. The party expects Minister of State Alan Dillon to hold his seat.

Keira Keogh will contest the general election after failing to secure a council seat.

Hopeful John O’Hara, a councillor in Ballina, unexpectedly decided last minute he would not be running.

Duffy, an Independent councillor in Ballina, has …