Willie O'Dea dismisses claims he was not fully behind running mate

Perennial poll topper Willie O'Dea has dismissed claims in local media that he was not fully behind his running mate on the Fianna Fáil ticket, Cllr James Collins.

"That's absolutely false. We are a strong united team and out to win two of the seats here. We are going out to get out as many votes for Fianna Fáil as we can with a strong united campaign.