MEP joins local FF candidates on county election trail

FIANNA FAIL’s Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher hit the campaign trail with some of his party’s candidates in Co Limerick.

Mr Kelleher, who was educated at Pallaskenry, was on the canvass with Adare councillor Bridie Collins, fellow election hopeful

Trina O’Dea, and the party’s candidate for the role of directly elected mayor, the former Limerick Chamber boss Dee Ryan.

He visited Adare, Croom and Rathkeale.

He joined Cllr Collins at the premises of Adare agricultural manufacturing firm Samco, headed by brothers Sam and Robert Shine. He also witnessed the village’s recreation and community complex.

The MEP, who is standing for re-election on June 7, then headed to Croom to meet with representatives of the town’s civic centre and its family resource centre (FRC).

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“In the FRC, I had the chance to meet with a group of amazing local women who knit clothing for premature and neonatal babies,” said Mr Kelleher.

Then it was over to Rathkeale to visit The Butterfly Club in Rathkeale, a social club for children and teenagers with special educational needs.

“Visiting these areas is one of the most enjoyable parts of being a member of the European Union. In every town I visit, I can see how Europe matters to the businesses, the community organisations and the farming community,” he said.