A total of fifteen candidates are placing themselves before the electorate of Cavan/Monaghan in the February 26 General Election.
The final list of contenders was finalised last week when the deadline for nominations to be handed in to Returning Officer Joe Smith at Cavan Courthouse was reached.
One-third of the field are of Independent or non-party designation, with outgoing TD Sean Conlan, who recanted his Fine Gael affiliation late last year over the EirGrid electricity interconnector issue, being joined on the ballot paper by Mary Smyth, who is running on a strong …