Pauline Flanagan missed out on a seat at her first attempt in 2019 when she was then a Fianna Fáil candidate and running under her maiden name Madigan.
Now she is an Independent and looking to build on that experience from five years ago as well as her 2020 General Election bid. She chats about her decision to leave Fianna Fáil and discusses some of the issues she sees in Portlaoise, which she’d like to help address if elected.
You can listen to the episode in full here.
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