O’Keeffe in the zone but it’s not comfortable

A MART should normally provide a comfort zone for a canvassing Fianna Fáil candidate from a rural constituency.

But it certainly didn’t prove plain sailing for Cllr Kevin O’Keeffe, who is seeking to retain the seat that his father, Ned, held for 28 years in the Cork East constituency before announcing his retirement.

Kevin, a farmer, hadn’t stepped through the door of the mart in Fermoy when he was attacked by an FF supporter who didn’t like the outcome of the party’s recent constituency selection convention.