Hillery willing to take €100k wage cut for Dáil seat

THE son of former president Dr Patrick Hillery, Dr John Hillery, said yesterday he is willing to take a €100,000 hit in income if his hopes of being elected to the next Dáil are realised.

Yesterday, Fianna Fáil’s chances of retaining the party’s two seats in Clare received a major boost when consultant psychiatrist Dr Hillery announced his intention to put his name forward for a selection convention this weekend at the West County Hotel in Ennis.

Dr Hillery’s entry into the race puts him in pole position to feature on the Fianna Fáil ticket for the four-seat constituency following the decision of Minister for Defence Tony Killeen to step down from politics for health reasons.