Fianna Fáil has selected a 25-year-old first-time councillor to run for the party in the upcoming Galway West by-election.
Cillian Keane was selected by delegates at a party convention in the Salthill Hotel this evening.
He was first elected to Galway County Council in the 2024 local elections, for the Oranmore- Baile Átha an Rí (Athenry) area.
He is from the Maree Oranmore area on the eastern fringe of the constituency.
Cllr Keane is a UCD graduate with a degree in Food and Agribusiness.
The contest to fill the seat vacated by Catherine Connolly on her election as President, is expected to be held in late May.
Cllr Keane’s inclusion in the race brings to…