Man with Down syndrome ‘thrilled’ at election to senior position in Fianna Fáil

Fintan Bray was voted into Fianna Fail’s National Executive or Committee of 15 at the party’s Ard Fheis on Saturday.

A young man from Co Westmeath has said he is “overwhelmed” and “overjoyed” at becoming the first person with Down syndrome to be elected to a senior position in a political party in Ireland.

Fintan Bray was voted into Fianna Fáil's National Executive or Committee of 15 at the party’s Ard Fheis on Saturday.