Marie-Thérèse Duffy joins Fine Gael, replacing her brother on Mayo County Council and boosting the party’s local presence.

Marie-Thérèse Duffy, recently co-opted to Mayo County Council, has joined the Fine Gael party, replacing her brother Mark who was elected to Seanad Éireann. This increases Fine Gael's number of councillors in Mayo to eleven. Duffy aims to improve housing, transport, healthcare, and address traffic issues in her constituency, leveraging her new party affiliation to support her community at local and national levels.