Mayo man appointed FG director of elections
The Castlebar native will oversee Fine Gael's presidential bid.
Mayo man Darragh Loftus has been appointed as Fine Gael's director of elections for the upcoming Presidential election.
The Castlebar native served as the party's director of elections in the county for last year's the local, Europeans, general and seanad elections.
The former vice-president of the European Parliament, Mairéad McGuinness' name will go forward for ratification as the party's candidate in September.
"First of all its a huge privilege for me to be once again trusted by the National Fine Gael Executive Council to lead the team in Mayo for the presidential election," said Mr Loftus.
"Regarding next November's election, my thoughts immediately go towards planning.
"And while we have not yet officially ratified Mairead McGuinness, my work will start next week when I sit down with the constituency chair Jim Higgins when we will look to forming my team on the ground in Mayo.
"The party is fully behind Mairead who has has had exceptional career in TV, media and rural affairs.
"Mairead also represented Ireland as an MEP and was instrumental in the key negotiations of the Common Agricultural Agreement. Mairead was also a formidable EU Commissioner for Financial Services under President Ursula Von Der Leyden," he added.
Ms McGuinness is the early front-runner for the 2025 race for the Áras, coming through the Fine Gael selection process unopposed.
She came to public prominence as a journalist and RTÉ presenter.
