Four fresh faces on hustings

FOUR fresh faces, five seats and a multitude of reasons to run – Ronan Sheehan, Tom Barry, John Paul O’Shea and Willie O’Regan have joined the mad gallop to represent Mallow at Cork County Council level.

Ronan Sheehan, running for Labour, came late to the ticket after initially declaring for Mallow Town Council elections; however, having captained the Cork Junior footballers to All Ireland glory in 1993, he is a ready-made household name.

He is under no illusions about what can be achieved as a county councillor, but he believes he can make headway on the “bread and butter issues”, such as lobbying for inward investment and selling Mallow as a good location for jobs. “I’m interested in real representation, not posturing; in listening without pretence. I have plenty of experience in this regard – I was shop steward with Electrical and Pump Services in Mallow for 10 years,” says the 40-year-old father-of-four.