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Cllr Peter Cleere meets Tanaiste Micheal Martin on his recent visit to Kilkenny
Local councillor Peter 'Chap' Cleere has been officially nominated by Fianna Fáil to run in the next general election, joining sitting TDs John McGuinness and Jennifer Murnane O'Connor on the ticket.
A selection convention took place yesterday (Monday) evening. During a recent visit to Kilkenny, Tanáiste Micheál Martin said he was confident that Fianna Fáil will poll well in Kilkenny in the upcoming general election after enjoying ‘a stunning performance’ in the local elections in June.
“We got 37% of the vote in the last general election. We had a very good local election result. We had a stunning performance with 11 councillors elected. We are in a robust position,” he said.
The Tánaiste also remarked that that Cllr Chap Cleere is ‘a strong candidate’ in the upcoming elections and that Deputy John McGuinness is ‘an outstanding TD’.
Congratulations to @JMcGuinnessTD and Cllr @ChapCleere on being selected at the Kilkenny General Election Convention tonight.
— Fianna Fáil (@fiannafailparty) October 7, 2024
They will join @JenMurnaneOConn, completing the ticket for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency. pic.twitter.com/1C8VZPFLDo
Cllr Cleere was re-elected at June's local elections, once again topping the poll in the Callan-Thomastown Municipal District. He received 2,057 first preferences in the Callan Thomastown local electoral area, more than 600 votes above the quota. He has been a county councillor for the past 10 years, having served as council chairman and mayor - and is currently vice chairman of Kilkenny County Council. He hopes to win back the seat previously held by Bobby Aylward in South Kilkenny.
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