Cork mother who paved the way for medicinal cannabis treatment to stand for election

A crusading mother who helped open the door to medicinal cannabis treatment in Ireland plans to stand for election as a Fine Gael candidate in West Cork in next year’s local elections.

Yvonne Cahalane, from Dunmanway, in Co Cork, whose young son Tristan became the first person in Ireland to be licensed to import medical cannabis, confirmed that her name will be put forward at the party’s selection convention for the West Cork municipal district next week. She is expected to be added to the ticket.