Feeney gets the Labour nod for North Kildare constituency

The Labour Party has selected Cllr Angela Feeney as the party's candidate for Kildare North in the next general election.

Members, supporters and representatives gathered in a packed Straffan Community Hall on Tuesday evening last (23 July) as more over 50 people turned out to for Senator Mark Wall and national organiser Aideen Blackwood to conduct the formalities.

Cllr Feeney’s nomination was proposed and seconded by councillors Ann Breen and Rupert Heather, appropriately the only two other elected Labour representatives left after the recent local elections.

Cllr Feeney is from Maynooth is a two-time councillor, and began in politics as a community activist fighting for playgrounds in North Kildare.

Angela is tri-lingual, speaking also Irish and French, and lectured in the latter at Maynooth University.

For her efforts in this discipline shas been awarded Chevalier des Palmes Académiques by the French Government for promotion of language links between our two countries, and has also completed a PhD on Student Retention in Higher Education with a particular focus on students entering from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

On being selected, Cllr. Feeney said, “I am delighted to accept the party's nomination as the Labour candidate for North Kildare in the General Election”.

“I have successfully contested two elections to Kildare County Council and during my time on the Council I have worked tirelessly to support the community and resolve the issues that impact people here.

“This has included lobbying the government to improve childcare provision, seeking solutions to address the unacceptable waiting lists for health facilities, keeping pressure on the developer to address key issues in Mullen Park and fighting for key amenities".