Clare Fianna Fáil Councillor expects the party members here to have free reign to support whoever they want as our next President.
That’s despite party leader Micheál Martin saying Michael D Higgins will have the support of its members.
Fine Gael and Labour also appear to be supporting the incumbent president for re-election this November, while only Sinn Féin have hinted at entering a candidate of their own.
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But despite backing the President Higgins for the job once again, Maghera Fianna Fáil Cllr Pat Hayes doesn’t expect members to have to toe his party’s line:
