Fine Gael TDs Keira Keogh and Alan Dillon put their names behind their preference.
Mayo Fine Gael TDs Alan Dillon and Keira Keogh have announced their support for Minister Heather Humphreys as she seeks the party’s nomination to contest the upcoming presidential election.
There has been growing speculation in recent days and weeks on who Minister Dillon and Minister Keogh's party would put forward to contest the race to be the tenth occupant of Áras an Uachtaráin.
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The withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness due to medical grounds left a vacuum, with MEP Sean Kelly also signalling his desire to represent the party on the ballot paper.
However, both Mayo representatives have thrown their weight behind the senior figure in the party.
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