Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down – but fights this election in his own right.
The Ballyroan man talks about his involvement in various community groups, how he got into politics, coming into the council mid term and what he’d like to achieve over the next five years.
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