Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced his 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann. Among them is Fine Gael councillor Gareth Scahill from Castlrea. Scahill secured 1,625 votes in last summer’s Local Elections. The first-time candidate regained a seat for Fine Gael in the Roscommon Local Electoral Area and will likely be the party’s presumptive nominee for the Dáil at the next General Election.
The Taoiseach intends to advise the President to convene the first meeting of the new Seanad on Wednesday the 12th of February.
Former Fianna Fáil TDs Anne Rabbitte (Galway East) and Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath), both of whom failed to retain their seats in last year’s Dáil Elections, have also been successful in securing nominations.
The 11 newly appointed Senators are:
- Dee Ryan
- Alison Comyn
- Anne Rabbitte
- Lorrainne Clifford Lee
- Imelda Goldsboro
- Joe Flaherty
- Nikki Bradley
- Manus Boyle
- Noel O’Donovan
- Gareth Scahill
- Evanne Ní Chuilinn
