Independent Councillor John O’Heney, elected for the first time this year to the Tipperary Cahir Cashel Municipal District Council is to host his General Election Campaign launch in Ballykisteen Great National Hotel this evening.
The Councillor secured 2,534 votes in the local election and is attempting to similarly win a Dáil seat on his first attempt. South Tipperary will return 3 TDs and as there are currently only two sitting TDs, Deputy Martin Browne Sinn Fein and Rural Independent Mattie McGrath most candidates may feel they have a genuine chance of success.
Cllr O’Heney will have a number of guest speakers at tonight’s event based around work he has been involved in to date with including the Cross Border Healthcare project, Special Education needs and issues affecting local business operators. Tonight’s event begins at 8.30pm. Cllr O’Heney is one of 10 candidates in the South Tipperary Constituency to date – nominations will formally open at 10am on Thursday November 14th and close at noon November 16th according to James Seymour, the Returning Officer for both the North and South Tipperary Constituencies.
