Former Independent TD to fight poll on FF ticket

Former Independent TD Niall Blaney is to stand alongside his old political rivals Jim McDaid and Cecelia Keaveney on the Fianna Fáil ticket in Donegal at the next election, it emerged today.

After the 35-year split between the Blaney faction and the party was ended in the summer, the trio have been selected to fight side by side for total control of the tough north east constituency.