FF-FG stranglehold under intense pressure

WITH more than 20 years experience of campaigning on rural issues, noted community activist Brigid O’Connor is determined to break the FF-FG stranglehold on council seats in the Dingle area.

Her candidacy is one of the main talking points in the three-seater where the mother-of-three is hoping, at a third attempt, to be elected as an Independent to Kerry County Council.

A sheep farmer, Brigid O’Connor was edged out of a seat by only 62 votes five years ago. In the meantime, she has raised her profile and, locally, she is seen as having an improved chance of securing a seat.