Well-known former councillor to stand for election again

Well-known former county councillor Seamus Rodgers is to stand again for the local elections.

First elected a county councillor in Donegal in 1960, the Annagry man has stood for various parties down through the decades including Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin Workers Party, the Workers’ Party, Democratic Left and Labour.

In total Seamus has contested 12 Dáil, 11 council, two European and three Údarás na Gaeltachta elections.

The former SIPTU trade union official was also Chairman of the Donegal County GAA board.

While he was elected to the local council in his first election in 1960 at the age of 21 and held onto his seat for 39 years, he would go on to lose 20 further elections.

He eventually lost his council seat in 1999.

However, he has remained very much involved in public life and is on several committees including the Joint Policing Committee.