This article is from page 17 of the 2012-04-03 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 17 JPG
LEONORA Carey said she was thrilled to be re-elected to Fine Gael’s Executive Council during the party’s Ard Fheis this weekend.
The Clarecastle woman is no stranger to the world of politics. Not only is she from the Carey family that has produced two Clare TDs to date, she has a vast experience in the world of party politics having been elected to the executive council three times.
The current vice chairperson of the Clare Constituency she was first elected to the council in 2004 while a member of Dublin Central.
As a member of the constituency of the late Jim Mitchell she worked hard to build the party in Dublin central from a constituency with one councillor to one with a TD and two councillors.
In 2007 she returned to her native Clarecastle to work as an occupational therapy manager.
Since then she has been re-elected to the national executive council with the support of the Clare branch of Fine Gael.
She was active across a range of constituencies in devising strategy and preparing for the 2011 General Election.
It is this activity that saw her succeed on to the north west section of the executive.
Ms Carey told The Clare People that she was particularly greatful to all of the Clare delegates who travelled to Dublin and supported her election.
“It is great to say you are re-elected from your own county,” she said.
Asked if she one day hoped to stand for elected office, in her home county or elsewhere, the daughter and sister of politicians, said she didn’t know.
“I wouldn’t say yes and I wouldn’t say no,” she added admitting with a laugh that she already sounded like a politician.
“I enjoy doing what I do at the moment. I enjoy developing and maintaining the party across the large area of the north west.”