Sam Brooks with Claire Kerrane and his grandparents Vincent and Mary Jennings at the election count in the Hyde Centre last Sunday morning. Brooks “devastated” and “crushed” after narrowly missing outSam Brooks (18) failed to secure the final seat in the Athlone electoral area of Roscommon, narrowly missing out to Fine Gael's Domnick Connolly. The Sinn Féin candidate said that he was “beyond devastated” and “absolutely crushed” that he lost out on the seat, less than 40 votes behind Connolly. Despite this, Mr Brooks said that was “absolutely delighted” with how his campaign went and “proud” of his result. Mr Brooks thanked his parents Ollie and Paula for their “extraordinary” support over the past few months and said that he has been inundated with messages of support from family, friends and the local community.

Source: Irish Independent June 12, 2024 22:48 UTC