Brother of former minister Denis Naughten had been due to contend the next General Election for the party
Brother of former minister Denis Naughten had been due to contend the next general election for the partyMr Naughten, a brother of the Independent TD Denis Naughten, was elected to Roscommon County Council in June’s local elections, exceeding the quota on the first count.
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“John was a passionate farmer and a tireless advocate for the people of Roscommon. We have lost a talented politician, but much more tragically, a close and wonderful family have lost a loved husband and father. Our hearts are broken.” “I am so sorry for his wife Breda, his daughters Emma, Leah and Orlaith, his mother Mary and his siblings, in particular his brother Denis, who is our much respected colleague in Dáil Éireann.”
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