LOCAL businesswoman and healthcare professional, Bernie Moran, has been selected as a Fine Gael candidate for the Letterkenny area in May’s county council elections.
Bernie Moran, of Loughnagin, Letterkenny (43), will join sitting councillor Jimmy Kavanagh on the Fine Gael ticket after a party meeting in Letterkenny last night.
She says she will be a strong voice on Donegal County Council committed to delivering positive changes that will help the lives of individuals, families and communities in the Letterkenny electoral area.
“I believe my background in healthcare and in education provision gives me a real understanding of the challenges facing families in Donegal on a daily basis. This is why I have decided to stand in the local elections on May 24th as a Fine Gael candidate”.
“Women are hugely under represented on Donegal County Council, comprising just ten per cent of sitting councillors. Women and men bring a different perspective to the table and a fairer gender balance will better reflect the views and needs of our community.
“If elected I will serve the whole community and represent the interests of the entire electoral area, urban and rural, individuals and families, business and the farming community. My experience as a nurse, as a mother in the home, as an employer and provider of preschool educational services, gives me a real understanding of the challenges facing families in Donegal on a daily basis.
“Work-life balance, access to affordable childcare, healthcare services, education and disability supports and are issues I am passionate about. This is why I have decided to run in the local elections.”
Ms Moran was revealed as one of four female candidates that will run for the party in May at the launch in the Radisson Hotel last night. The other female candidates are Michelle McKenna who will run in the Buncrana area, Fanad’s Eimer Friel will run in the Milford area, and Evelyn Sweeney from Gaoth Dobhair will run in the Glenties area. See Friday’s Donegal News for full coverage of the launch.
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