Fine Gael selects Cllr Michael Murphy as General Election candidate in Tipperary South

Councillor Michael Murphy has been selected as the General Election candidate by Fine Gael for the Tipperary South constituency.

Cllr Murphy was selected last night at a convention held in Cashel, Co Tipperary, which was chaired by Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke.

Cllr Murphy represents the Clonmel electoral area on Tipperary County Council. He contested and won his first local election in 2009 and went on to hold his seat at the subsequent 2014 and 2019 local elections – topping the poll at the last attempt and helping to secure two Fine Gael seats at in the Clonmel electoral area.

“I am absolutely honoured to have been selected by the Fine Gael members to be their candidate for the next General Election,” Cllr Murphy said.

“I’m extremely grateful to the Fine Gael grassroots for putting confidence in me for being their standard bearer for the new constituency.

“We know that the General Election will take place by next March and I will be steadfast in my commitment and work to win a seat for Fine Gael in the new constituency.

“My current focus is securing two seats in the Clonmel electoral area. Fine Gael council candidates across Tipperary are on the ground and working to resolve issues that concern people in their everyday lives.

“We have done a lot of work for the public who elect us here and are determined to continue to serve the electorate and the people who put us into public office in the best possible fashion.

“I hope my track record of effective representation and delivery, tangible achievements will serve me well in the campaign ahead,” Cllr Murphy.