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Leonora Carey has been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Clare constituency at the next General Election. Party members ratified Ms Carey at the Clare Fine Fael Dáil Selection Convention, which was held in the West County Hotel in Ennis on Friday night. Senator Martin Conway and Ms Carey were the two candidates put forward for the Clare Fine Gael Dáil ticket at the close of nominations last month after former Deputy Joe Carey resigned his seat and from political life due on health grounds. However, Senator Conway decided to withdraw his name before the convention. Unless another candidate is added, Clare Fine Gael has given up on the prospect of winning two Dáil seats in the county in the next General Election. In the 2016 General Election, Fine Gael ran three candidates – Pat Breen, Joe Carey and Mary Howard, with Breen and Carey winning two seats in the four-seater when the …
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