A Sinn Féin convention to fill the party’s vacant Clare County Council seat is expected to be held in the coming days.
The party will come together, under supervision from a representative from main headquarters, to decide who will replace the late Mike McKee.
Councillor McKee passed away in November following a battle with cancer, having retained his council seat in the local elections last May.
Vice Chair of the Shannon Cumann of Sinn Féin Gary Fitzgibbon says they’re likely to choose another Shannon candidate to take up the seat:
