Michael McGrath says brother is "anxious" to run in general election
Michael McGrath (left) and his brother Councillor Seamus McGrath (right) at Cork City Hall during the count for the local elections.
Former Finance Minister Michael McGrath has confirmed that his brother will seek the party nomination to run for the Dáil seat he is vacating.
Michael McGrath has been named as the nominee to be Ireland's next European commissioner, meaning he will not be running in the next general election.
He told reporters on Monday, “there will be a lot of changes in the Cork South Central constituency – not just in personnel but it’s going to become a five-seater, which is very good news.
“I’ll be going through a ratification process for my new role as a member of the European Commission so I won’t be standing in the election in Cork South Central.
“There will be a nomination process that my party will undergo in the weeks ahead, I anticipate that the conventions will mainly be held by September.
“My brother Seamus has indicated that he’s anxious to run, I think he’d be a fantastic candidate but there’s a process to go through and others may well put up their hand and seek to run for the party as well.”
Seamus received the highest number of first preference votes in the country last month when he was re-elected to represent the Carrigaline local electorate area with 5,191 first preferences - smashing the quota of 2,057 votes.
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