A Fine Gael local election candidate who was previously convicted after embezzling £63,000 from the public health service in the 1990s, is now running for a seat on Kildare County Council. Tom Dempsey, a former priest and publican, is standing as a candidate for Fine Gael in Newbridge, Co Kildare. Mr Dempsey was 31 years of age at the time, and later moved to England where he lived for several years, before returning to Ireland in recent years. In a recent Facebook post, Mr Dempsey paid tribute to Ms McGuinness, who he said had been “highly supportive over the last few weeks”. He is one of three Fine Gael candidates running for election in the Newbridge ward.

Source: The Irish Times May 16, 2019 23:36 UTC