by Gráinne Connolly
Sinn Féin has selected Catherine Kelly for co-option to replace newly elected MP Barry McElduff as MLA for West Tyrone.
Speaking after being chosen for the role, Catherine Kelly said:
"I am proud to have been chosen for co-option to the Assembly to replace Barry McElduff, who has just been elected as an MP.
"I look forward to providing a new voice for the constituency alongside Declan McAleer and Michaela Boyle and the other Sinn Féin representatives to ensure the people of West Tyrone continue to get first-class representation.
"There is no doubt that momentum has been building behind Sinn Féin's platform of equality, rights and Irish unity in recent years and, if my selection is approved by the Ard Chomhairle I will do all in my power to advance that program."
Catherine has been a member of Sinn Féin since 2009.
She stood as a candidate in Omagh Town in the 2014 local elections and has worked as Political Advisor to Barry McElduff.
Catherine's also the current secretary of Omagh Sinn Féin Comhairle Ceantair.
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