John McNulty appointment: A Stroke in Art

The appointment to a State board of a little known Donegal politician who failed to be elected in the local elections has creative cronyism written all over it, writes Political Editor Mary Regan

WHEN John McNulty was added to the ticket to contest a seat on Donegal County Council a few weeks out from polling day, Fine Gael’s secretary general, Tom Curran, described him to local media as an “excellent” candidate.

The 37-year-old ran a local Mace store in the small town of Stranorlar in the east of the county and managed the Kilcar senior and U21 football teams.