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Our General Election Candidate for Meath East

Dear Brian Thank you for your letter in relation to Meath East, asking for my views on who should be the Labour Party Candidate for the next General Election. You have asked for responses by Friday 12th of January. Firstly can I say that it was a tremendous honour to represent the people of Meath and the Labour Party in this constituency, initially as a Councillor, then as a Senator and finally as a TD. It was a wonderful experience and one that will provide me with hugely enjoyable memories for the remainder of my life. It is now two years since the General Election. In that time I have had the opportunity to reflect on the type of representation required by the people of Meath, the needs of the local Party members, national party considerations and of course, my own wishes. I have concluded that all of these items would be best served if I step aside as the party candidate and allow another person to enter the fray and lead the fight for the Party. I believe that it