"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."
Heather Humphreys intensified outreach to Fine Gael's rural heartland as polls trailed her. She targeted prominent farming figures to bolster campaign support among rural voters. A group of former Irish Farmers' Association presidents — 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. The coordinated endorsement by multiple former IFA leaders aims to consolidate backing in farming communities and reinforce Humphreys' appeal to Fine Gael's traditional rural constituency in the campaign's closing days.
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