Labour launches local elections campaign

The Labour Party has officially launched its campaign for the June 11 local elections.

The party is running 304 candidates for local authority seats across the country, including 110 who are seeking election for the first time.

The party’s candidates also include 62 women and nine people aged 26 or under, while one candidate, Seamus Rogers, is seeking to retain the seat that he has held in Donegal south-west since 1961.

Labour currently has 147 city, town and county councillors, but is hoping to increase this figure on June 11.