"With time running out and polls against her, Heather Humphreys has moved to lock down Fine Gael's rural heartland in the final days of the presidential race by turning to some of the sectors most recognisable figures in farming to shore up her campaign."
"In an unusual step, a group of former presidents of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) - Donie Cashman, Tom Clinton, John Donnelly, Tom Parlon, John Dillon, John Bryan, Eddie Downey, Joe Healy and Tim Cullinan - have signed a letter endorsing her for the Áras."
With time running out and polls against her, Heather Humphreys moved to lock down Fine Gael's rural heartland in the final days of the presidential race by turning to some of the sectors' most recognisable figures in farming to shore up her campaign. The strategy focused on appealing to Fine Gael's traditional rural base and on leveraging agricultural credibility to counteract adverse polling. A group of former presidents of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) — Donie Cashman, Tom Clinton, John Donnelly, Tom Parlon, John Dillon, John Bryan, Eddie Downey, Joe Healy and Tim Cullinan — signed a letter endorsing her for the Áras.
Read at Independent
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]