Over 1,970 candidates will run in this year's local elections, battling it out for the 949 seats available across the country. Over 1,970 candidates will run in this year's local elections, battling it out for the 949 seats available across the country. I think at a young age you have the ambition for your area and you have a lot of ideas. "I think that for our local authority and councils they really need younger voices, and we are very disproportionately underrepresented at that level. Healy-Rae Jr has spent time attending Kerry County Council meetings with his father, and has gained valuable experience around local politics in Kerry.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2019 01:30 UTC