Niall Blaney has told a Fianna Fail selection convention tonight that he will not seek re-election to the Dáil, leaving the way for Charlie McConalogue to run as the party's sole candidate in Donegal North East.
Councillor McConalogue was selected at an 'unofficial' FF selection convention in Inishowen on Thursday night and delegates there were determined that he would be selected as a Fianna Fail candidate.
It was widely believed however that, if we were selected, he would run alongside the sitting TD Niall Blaney.
It is understood that Fianna Fail will make a decision tomorrow on whether or not they will seek to add a second candidate to the ticket.
Former Deputy Cecilia Keaveney who did not attend the convention tonight (Sunday) or the unofficial Inishowen convention last week has already indicated that she will not be seeking a nomination.
The news that Niall Blaney will not contest the election is set to send shock waves across the electorate in Donegal who have a long association with the Blaney dynasty in the county - and adds yet more drama to an already interesting election battle in Donegal North East.
The FF power-house is falling apart at the seams.
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