Sean Drew withdraws from June election

Kells Fianna Fail councillor, Sean Drew has announced he will not be seeking re-election in the forthcoming local elections in June.

After 22 years as a public representative, the former Meath County Council Cathaoirleach has confirmed he will not be seeking re-election, as he believes he can no longer give the role the 100 per cent commitment it deserves.

Cllr Drew was nominated late last year, along with fellow councillors, Mike Bray and Paul McCabe, to contest the election in the Kells area, but at the Kells Fianna Fáil Cumann meeting last week, he informed members of his plans to stand down and has notified head office.

Cllr Drew was a member of Kells town Council from 2002 until it was abolished in 2014 and was Cathaoirleach of that body in 2003. He increased his vote at every election topping the poll when he first contested Meath County Council election in 2014 and and again in 2019. He also held the position of Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council .

The Fianna Fail party in the Kells area is now preparing to nominate another candidate to replace him.