Election Fever with Claremorris Community Radio

**Back row, left to right:** Sean Forkin, independent; Anthony McNicholas, Claremorris Community Radio; Gráinne de Barra, independent; Stephen Manning, independent; Pat Keane, Claremorris Community Radio. **Front row, left to right:** Gerry Loftus, independent; Saoirse McHugh, Green Party; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin; Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael; Pat O Rourke, Chair; Paul Lawless, Aontú. Lisa Chambers of Fianna Fáil also took part but is not pictured here. **Photo credit:** John Corless.

Yesterday evening, under the Chairmanship of Pat O’Rourke, nine of the 15 candidates contesting the February 8th General Election put their cases before an audience in a Town Hall-style meeting organised by Claremorris Community Radio at the Town Hall Claremorris. You can listen to the debate below.

Hear lively contributions from:

Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fáil; Gerry Loftus, non-party; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin; Saoirse McHugh, Green Party; Paul Lawless, Aontú; Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael; Sean Forkin, non-Party; Gráinne De Barra, non-party; Stephen Manning, non-party.

The following candidates were not present for the debate but are running in the election: Dara Calleary, Fianna Fáil; Michael Ring, Fine Gael; Alan Dillon, Fine Gael; Daithí Ó Fallamháin, Irish Freedom Party; Kamal Uddin, Labour.

The debate will also be broadcast this week on Claremorris Community Radio:

Tuesday 4th, 7 – 9 pm
Wednesday 5th, 7 – 9 pm
Thursday 6th, 11 am – 1 pm
Friday 7th, 11 am – 1 pm

Feel the heat of the debate and listen in to Claremorris Community Radio, on 94.6 FM and online.