Adrian Kavanagh, 1st July 2013
Just like Fianna Fail, Fine Gael has its own group of Local Area Representatives – mainly unelected party members that act as representatives of the party in their local area with such areas usually coinciding with parts of the country in which the number of party elected representatives are relatively low. As opposed to Fianna Fail however (and even allowing for the errors on that party’s website), the Fine Gael party website does not contain a listing of these party Local Area Representatives so I have tried to find out information on these from other online sources. As the following table suggests, I have not been very successful in these endeavours!!!
Fine Gael Local Area Representatives
Carlow
Carlow
10
Muinebeag
8
Cavan
Bailieborough-Cootehill
6
Ballyjamesduff
6
Cavan-Belturbert
6
Clare
Ennis
8
Killaloe
6
Shannon
6
West Clare
8
Cork County
Ballincollig-Carrigaline
10
Bandon-Kinsale
6
Blarney-Macrooom
6
Cobh
7
East Cork
6
Fermoy
6
Kanturk-Mallow
6
West Cork
8
Cork City
Cork City North Central
5
Cork City North East
4
Sue-Ellen Carroll
Cork City North West
4
Cork City South Central
5
Cork City South East
7
Cork City South West
6
Donegal
Donegal
6
Glenties
6
Letterkenny
9
Jimmy Kavanagh TC (LAR Letterkenny Town)
Inishowen
10
Stranorlar
6
Dublin City
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
7
Paul Campbell (LAR Drimnagh)
Ballymun
7
Noel Rock (LAR Ballymun)
Beaumont-Donaghmede
9
Cabra-Finglas
7
Clontarf
6
Teresa Keegan (LAR Finglas)
Crumlin-Kimmage
6
Edel James (LAR Crumlin-Kimmage)
North Inner City
7
Pembroke-South Dock
8
Rathgar-Rathmines
6
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Blackrock
6
Dun Laoghaire
8
Dundrum
7
Glencullen-Sandyford
7
Killiney-Shankill
6
Stillorgan
6
Fingal County
Balbriggan
8
Jean Fay Brady (LAR Balbriggan West)
Castleknock
7
Howth-Malahide
8
Mulhuddart
8
Swords
9
Bob Dowling (LAR Donabate)
South Dublin County
Clondalkin
8
Lucan
8
Lucan
Tallaght Central
6
Tallaght South
6
Templeogue Terenure
6
Samatha Long (LAR Terenure)
Rathfarnham
6
Galway City
Galway City Central
6
Galway City East
6
Galway City West
6
Galway County
Athenry-Oranmore
7
Ballinasloe
6
Conamara
9
Loughrea
8
Tuam
9
Kerry
Killarney
8
Listowel
7
South and West Kerry
9
Tralee
9
Kildare
Athy
6
Celbridge-Leixlip
7
Maynooth
9
Kildare-Newbridge
9
Naas
9
Kilkenny
Castlecomer
6
Kilkenny City-East
6
Kilkenny City-West
6
Piltown
6
Laois
Borris in Ossory-Mountmellick
6
Graiguecullen-Portarlington
6
Portlaoise
7
Leitrim
Ballinamore
6
Carrick-on-Shannon
6
Manorhamilton
6
Limerick
Limerick City East
8
Limerick City North
6
Limerick City West
7
Adare-Rathkeale
6
Cappamore-Kilmallock
7
Newcastle West
6
Longford
Ballymahon
6
Granard
6
Longford
6
Louth
Ardee
6
Drogheda
10
Dundalk-Carlingford
6
Dundalk-South
7
Mayo
Ballina
8
Castlebar
8
Claremorris
7
West Mayo
7
Meath
Ashbourne
6
Kells
7
Laytown-Bettystown
7
Navan
7
Ratoath
7
Trim
6
Monaghan
Ballybay-Clones
6
Carrickmacross-Castleblaney
6
Monaghan
6
Offaly
Birr
6
Edenderry
6
Tullamore
7
Roscommon
Athlone (Roscommon)
6
Boyle
6
Roscommon
6
Sligo
Ballymote-Tubbercurry
8
Sligo
10
Tipperary
Carrick-on-Suir
6
Cashel-Tipperary
7
Clonmel
9
Nenagh
9
Templemore-Thurles
9
Waterford
Waterford City East
6
Waterford City South
6
Tramore-Waterford City West
6
Comeragh
6
Dungarvan-Lismore
8
Westmeath
Athlone (Westmeath)
7
Mullingar-Coole
7
Mullingar-Kilbeggan
6
Wexford
Gorey
8
Enniscorthy
8
New Ross
8
Wexford
10
Wicklow
Arklow
6
Baltinglass
6
Bray
8
Greystones
6
Wicklow
6
As this table shows, to date I have only identified nine Fine Gael Local Area Representatives (I am of course excluding all local elected representatives here (City/County and Borough/Town Councillors), most of whom are based in the Dublin region and the majority of whom are female. (Thanks to Noel Rock for filling in a good number of the gaps here.)
As has already transpired in the case of Sue-Ellen Carroll in Cork City North East, there is a strong likelihood that most of these Local Area Representatives will be candidates in next May’s local elections.
Filed under: Dublin, local elections, Local Elections 2014 Tagged: Fine Gael, Local Area Representatives 
