Fine Gael selects An Taoiseach Simon Harris and Councillor Edward Timmins to contest Wicklow constituency in General Election

An Taoiseach Simon Harris and Councillor Edward Timmins have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Wicklow constituency at the next General Election.

Party members selected An Taoiseach Simon Harris and Councillor Edward Timmins in a convention held in the Glenview Hotel, Greystones, which was chaired by Deputy Leo Varadkar.

Fine Gael have now chosen 50 General Election candidates in 32 constituencies.

An Taoiseach Simon Harris said: “It has been my honour to represent you in Dáil Éireann since 2011 and I have never taken the support of members for granted.

“Each and every day I strive to represent the people of Wicklow to the best of my ability.

“No matter what role I have held or hold in Government, I never forget it is only because the people of county Wicklow gave me the job of being their TD.

“I have worked day and night to better the lives of the people of Wicklow through my work in government – delivering at both local and national level for individuals and families.

“I know that the people of Wicklow, like people all over this country, want to see hard work and delivery on the issues that matter to them.

“To make sure we keep delivering for our people, we need Fine Gael to lead the next Government and I want to lead the next Government.

“I want to thank the members for putting their trust in me once again, I promise I will continue to work tirelessly week in and week out to improve the lives of families and communities in Wicklow and across the country.

Councillor Edward Timmins said: “It’s been an enormous privilege to be selected here this evening and I want to thank all those members who participated here tonight.

“Their support means a lot to me.

“I very much look forward to working with our Taoiseach Simon Harris to win two seats for Fine Gael in Wicklow.”