Westport woman for Fine Gael election ticket
Westport woman Keira Keogh has been put forward by the Fine Gael branch in Westport for the party's local election convention later this month.
Westport's Keira Keogh has been nominated alongside sitting councillor Peter Flynn by the Westport branch of Fine Gael to go forward to the Fine Gael selection convention on November 9 for next year's local elections in Mayo.
Keira is hoping to contest the elections in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District. She feels that her background as a self-employed behaviour consultant working with neurodiverse children, alongside her long standing membership in Junior Chamber International (JCI) has prepared her greatly for the role. Keira's family run The Helm, a popular tourism business situated at Westport's Quay.
"With my experience, passion and dedication to the service of others, I believe I can be a fresh energetic voice for our community," she said.
Keira is especially interested in equality of opportunity and inclusion and said she is already appreciating the discussions she is having with local people and groups around the issues they are facing from insufficient facilities in playgrounds and childcare availability to farmers struggling with new legislation on nitrates. The struggle for affordable housing and challenges facing the business community, such as rising rates, have also come up.
Keira thanked Deputy Michael Ring and Cllr Peter Flynn for the guidance and support thus far.
Deputy Ring remarked: "It's great to see new energy coming into the party and I think Keira will make a great representative for the area and with Peter's strong reputation and work ethic, we'll hopefully have these two great people on the Fine Gael ticket for 2024."
