Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD has been selected to represent Fine Gael in the constituency of Dun Laoghaire in the next General Election.

Deputy Mitchell O’Connor received the endorsement of Fine Gael members at the party’s convention held yesterday evening (Monday) in the Killiney Castle Hotel.

Mary Mitchell O’Connor was elected to the Dáil in February 2011. Prior to that, she served on Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, having been elected on her first attempt in June 2004 and subsequently re-elected in June 2009.

Deputy Mitchell O’Connor  was school principal in The Harold School Glasthule before being elected. Her commitment to the delivery of high quality education from pre-school level onwards remains steadfast, as is her support to local business and enterprise in Dun Laoghaire.

“I am honoured to have been selected by my Fine Gael colleagues to represent the party in the forthcoming General Election for Dun Laoghaire constituency,” Deputy Mitchell O’Connor stated. “The next General Election presents a challenge for Fine Gael to continue rebuilding our economy, reducing unemployment and educating our children to compete on the world stage”.  

Deputy Mitchell O’Connor added that, ”As we prepare to fight the next general election, our focus must be on an Ireland that tolerates diversity, respects age, nurtures its children, provides for the marginalised and sick and encourages the business leaders of the future”.