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Sandra Quinn, 30 Aug
AT A party selection convention chaired by MEP Billy Kelleher last
night, sitting TD Niall Collins and councillor for the Adare-Rathkeale
area, Bridie Collins, were both selected to represent Limerick for
Fianna Fáil in the upcoming general election.
Deputy Niall Collins was first elected to Limerick City and County
Council for the Bruff area in 2004.
He became a TD when elected to Dáil Éireann three years later in 2007.
The Patrickswell man worked as an accountant before entering politics.
Deputy Collins is the Minister of State at the Department of Further
and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and is also the
spokesperson for justice and equality for Fianna Fáil.
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Cllr Bridie Collins was first elected to the Adare-Rathkeale area in
2019.
Originally from Donegal, the councillor who lives in Adare has been
heavily involved in the tidy town group in the town.
In this year's local elections, Cllr Collins retained her seat on the
sixth count after being just two counts away in the previous count.