Cllr Cathy Bennett added to Sinn Féin ticket in Cavan Monaghan

Convention held at the weekend in Monaghan.

Cllr Cathy Bennett has been added to the Sinn Féin ticket for the upcoming General Election following a second party convention at the weekend.

Cllr Bennett now follows in the footsteps of Deputy Matt Carthy and Deputy Pauline Tully who were selected to run for the party in September.

Meanwhile, Cllr Bennett is the current Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council and was first elected to the local authority in 2012.

During the selection convention at the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan, the party’s Leader, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald said the newly selected candidate was a “formidable, feisty, no-nonsense Monaghan woman”. She added: “There is always room for new, strong and fresh leadership and representation, particularly for women.”