Kerrywoman launches US Congress bid

AN UPSTATE New Yorker from Kerry has launched her campaign to become the first Irish-born Congresswoman in the US House of Representatives.

Syracuse lawyer, Brianne Murphy, 31, who emigrated with her family when she was four, will challenge former Representative Dan Maffei in a primary next year as the Democrats attempt to take back the 25th Congressional District seat next November.

Maffei lost out narrowly by 648 votes to Ann Marie Buerkle after a tense campaign just over a year ago and Murphy’s inexperience is sure to make it an uphill battle.