South Tipperary Ógra Fianna Fáil re-established

South Tipperary Ógra Fianna Fáil was recently re-established following an online AGM. The new Officer board is as follows: Chairperson: Paudie Taylor, Vice-Chair: David Sinclair, Secretary: Desirèe McCarthy, Membership Officers: Niall Quigley & Eric Ryan, Equality Officer: Michaela Corcoran, Joint Treasurers: Matthew Connolly & Eoin Quirke, P.R.O’s: Seán Lonergan & Olly Crowe, Events Officers: Conor Kirwan & Gerard Hickey, Ordinary Committee Members: Jack Doheny, Sonia Taylor, Alan Butler & Sarah Taylor.

Newly elected Chairperson, Paudie Taylor, stated “Our aim is to represent and fight for the young people of South Tipperary and push for solutions on key issues important to young people such as housing, insurance costs, education and much more. We have a great opportunity to make changes for young people now that Fianna Fáil is in government and having an excellent TD here in Tipperary, Jackie Cahill.”

The members also voted to name the Cumann after Brigadier-General Dinny Lacey who was O/C of the Third Tipperary Brigade in the War of Independence and unfortunately lost his life in the Civil War.

Chairperson Paudie Taylor said : “I am immensely proud that we have voted to name our Cumann after such an important figure in our struggle for freedom. We must never forget the men and women who gave up so much for us to enjoy the freedom we have today. The republican values of equality and fairness and still very relevant today and as an organisation that cherishes our republican roots we will continue to remember those brave men and women of 100 years ago but also continue to strive for the type of Ireland they believed in”.