By Ruairí Ryan, National Press Officer Ógra Fianna Fáil
Wexford Ógra Fianna Fail held its annual general meeting for 2023 in the Wexford Farmer’s Club, Enniscorthy, attended by members from across the county and in the presence of Cllrs Barbara-Anne Murphy and Andrew Bolger.
Ruairí Ryan the outgoing chair gave thanks and praise to the officer board during his tenure. “It’s been an absolute pleasure serving as chairperson for the last 18 months. I’m very happy to say I’ve made some good friends in the role. We’ve done a lot, raised money for charity through our coffee morning, had debates with other parties and kept a presence at countless events, most notably our stand at the Gorey Agricultural Show.
“We’ve local elections coming up next year and we’re going to encourage many young people to be a part of it whether that be as a candidate or as the many other roles of running an election. I’m proud to have been chair and for you all to have elected me twice. So thank you,” concluded Mr. Ryan,
The election of officers resulted in Sean O’Brien taking on the role as Chair, Niall Sinnott as Vice-Chair, Rory Cassidy as Secretary Michael Roche as PRO, Ruairí Ryan as Youth Officer to the senior party, Cian Cassidy as Treasurer.
The incoming Chair, Sean O’Brien thanked the members for electing him and presented his address focusing on what he wants to achieve in his new term.
“The local elections are coming up and that’s something we as Ógra and I as chair want to focus on in the next year. I’m proud to be sitting next to Andrew Bolger our Ógra councillor in Gorey and we’re going to get out canvassing and particularly helping in his election as well as any other young candidates,” said Mr. O’Brien.
The meeting was then addressed by Cllr. Bolger who thanked Sean and Ógra for their continuous support and wished Sean well in his new role.
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