议员埃迪·菲茨帕特里克被菲尔党忽视,选择在大选中独立竞选. Councillor Eddie Fitzpatrick, overlooked by Fianna Fáil, chooses to run independently in the general election.

议员埃迪·菲茨帕特里克决定在即将举行的大选中作为独立候选人竞选, Councillor Eddie Fitzpatrick has decided to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming general election after being overlooked by Fianna Fáil for their ticket. 该党选定Cllr Tony McCormack和Cllr Claire Murray,他们声称Fitzpatrick没有参加甄选过程。 The party selected Cllr Tony McCormack and Cllr Claire Murray, who Fitzpatrick claims did not participate in the selection process. Fitzpatrick 在奥法利县议会工作了 20 多年，在上一次地方选举中获得了近 2,000 张选票，他的目标是独立代表北奥法利。 With over 20 years on Offaly County Council and nearly 2,000 votes in the last local election, Fitzpatrick aims to represent North Offaly independently.