Sinn Féin selects candidates to run in four electoral areas in June's local elections

Tipperary Sinn Féin has selected four candidates to run in next June's local elections for the Nenagh, Roscrea-Templemore, Newport and Thurles Local Electoral Areas.

Those selected include Thurles Sinn Féin representative Dan Harty, Newport Sinn Féin representative Gavin Ryan, Nenagh representative Damian O’Donoghue, and Roscrea-Templemore Sinn Féin Representative Breandán Ó Conchúir.

Dan Harty is from Ballyvoneen in the parish of Holycross. He works in retail and is also involved in the family business as well as a small family farm with his father.

Gavin Ryan is a 27-year-old History, Geography and Special Education secondary school teacher in Limerick city. He has been involved in Sinn Féin since turning 18, and has served as local area representative since the Treacy / Cooney Cumann was founded in Newport in 2021.

Gavin’s community work has included the Newport Drama Group, the Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee, Newport Festive Lights committee, and the local Foróige Youth Club.

Damian O'Donoghue has been the Sinn Féin representative for the Nenagh Electoral Area for the past six years.

From Nenagh, he has been active within the community in the areas of housing, health, mental health and disability services. His community volunteerism has included the local food bank, Pieta House, the Nenagh Needs its A&E campaign and Tipperary Cost of Living Coalition. He also founded and ran the North Tipperary Voluntary Covid Response Group during the pandemic delivering food and supplies to families.

Breandán Ó Conchúir has been a member of Sinn Féin for over a decade. Originally from Donohill in west Tipperary, he lives in Drom with his wife and two daughters. He currently works in the Cashel constituency office of Martin Browne TD, and helps run a small market garden with his mother.