Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

Presidential hopefuls looking for nominations from Galway City Council and Galway County Council needn’t even bother asking Fine Gael.

The party’s four city councillors – Frank Fahy, Eddie Hoare, Clodagh Higgins and Shane Forde – have agreed they will not support anyone other than their party’s own candidate.

Not only will they not vote for non-party candidates who seek nominations to get on the ballot paper, they will actively vote against them.

The councillors said they agreed this among themselves, in consultation with their supporters. They have insisted that they were not ‘whipped’ or instructed by party headquarters to block candidates other than their........

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