Formerly independent county councillor for Ballinasloe Aisling Dolan has joined Fine Gael and will be standing for them in the next general election.
Counillor Dolan will be contesting the Roscommon-Galway constituency, which her council district of Ballinasloe straddles, for Fine Gael alongside Senator Maura Hopkins when a general election comes around.
Aisling Dolan is a first time county councillor who was elected to her seat as an independent candidate in the Local Elections last May.
She said that as a candidate for Fine Gael she will focus on healthcare, including investment in Portiuncula hospital, increasing investment in the region, protecting the environment, and “making this a place really a place to live for our families, or community, and the next generation”.
Councillor Dolan added that she is delighted to have the chance to go and represent this area at a national level.
