My Fianna Fáil Story

I write this blog as I attend my first ever Fianna Fáil  Ard Fheis this coming weekend. I look forward to taking part in both the discussion and debates that will take place over the weekend.

I joined Ógra Fianna Fáil in September 2012 at the I.T Carlow Clubs and Societies day .In September 2012 the party was still reeling after the bruising election of February 2011, with a family tradition stepped in Fianna Fáil there was only one path I was ever going to take. Similarly too many other young people at that time I asked myself does Fianna Fáil  have a future in Irish politics? In March 2013 I got involved in my local cumann Ballytarsna, where I cut my political teeth through canvassing for party Cllrs Arthur Mc Donald and Fintan Phelan. My late grandfather Dan Jordan who joined the Carlow Fianna Fáil organisation in 1926 when the party was founded must have had similar doubts.  As result of the parties good showing in 2014 local elections those doubts are now a distant memory. Since that time I have joined my local senior party cumann, took part in party’s local election and By- elections campaigns, and attended two National Youth Conferences.  I also intend to campaign hard to get Bobby Alyward the Fianna Fáil Carlow/Kilkenny by- election candidate across the line in May.