First-time local election candidate Adam O’Ceallaigh said he’s running because his constituency wants someone “young” and “green”.
At the age of 22, Mr O’Ceallaigh is a Green Party candidate for Ballinamore, Leitrim, the youngest Leitrim candidate and the first Green Party candidate for Ballinamore.
“I’m 22, I just finished Trinity, when I go knock on the doors, people do see that I have the ability to bring change.”Another first-time candidate is Ali Morris, running for the Social Democrats in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. “If you want to get things done in your local area, you have to throw your hat in the ring,” she said.Fianna Fáil candidate Lynda Prendergast will not be the first candidate from her party in Tallaght but is also in her first local election run.“I have the time now – I'm a mother, my children are a bit older, I have the time that I can give to this now.”Discussing the most relevant issues in elections, Ms Morris said people have a lot of local concerns – but also personal concerns.
“For me personally... I work in the arts, we have a lot of amazing creatives living in Mongolia, but not that many art spaces.”
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