She was elected as an Offaly county councillor in the 2014 local elections on her first attempt. A teacher by profession, she is involved with a number of local organisations and campaigns against homelessness as well as tackling other social issues including problems with the health service.

I am fully involved in the community and have an in-depth understanding of the issues affecting the rural and urban areas of the constituency.

For the crisis in our hospitals to be addressed, more front-line staff to be recruited, and the cuts to the out-of-hours doctor service to be reversed.

I would call for more funding and more front-line staff to be made available to our hospitals in Tullamore and Nenagh,