The captain of county champions Glenswilly is to contest the upcoming local elections.
James Pat McDaid (25), intends to put his name forward to convention to represent the people of the area in the council chamber in Lifford.
McDaid, who is running for a seat in the Letterkenny area, is to stand for the Fianna Fail party.
If successful, Mc Daid, who is a past pupil of St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny and Sligo IT could very likely be one of the youngest candidates to contest the local elections.
He is the son of James Pat mc Daid from Glenswilly and Peggy mc Daid(nee Mc Dermott from Termon).
In the past year he successfully captained Glenswilly Gaa senior team to their second senior county championship and led them into the Ulster final where they narrowly lost out to Ballinderry.
He comes from a family that is steeped in Fianna Fail, with his late grandfather Barney Pat McDaid being President of the Donegal NE Dail Ceanntair.