Fianna Fáil offers Hall opportunity to run for Europe

Fianna Fáil has asked a leading mortgage arrears campaigner to consider running for the party in Dublin in the European elections.

Irish Mortgage Holders Association director David Hall confirmed he has been asked by members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to contest next May’s elections for an MEP seat in Dublin.

Senior party figures say Mr Hall would appeal to many voters because of his work with struggling mortgage-holders. He is also a former Fianna Fáil member.