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FG candidate withdraws following planning allegations

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FG candidate withdraws following planning allegations

A Fine Gael candidate for the local elections in Co Louth has pulled out after she apologised following a report which made allegations regarding her withdrawal of a planning objection.

Marian Agrios said “What occurred was wrong and I am extremely sorry for it. It should not have happened.”

She added: “While my name remains on the ballot paper, I now ask that voters do not consider me for election.”

Ms Agrios was a candidate for the party for the Drogheda Rural local electoral area in Co Louth.

She said she was making the statement following a story on The Ditch website yesterday.

In her statement she apologised for a second time and added that she will not be making any further comment on this issue.

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