Barry Cowen is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest European elections in this constituency.
He's issued a statement confirming he will be putting his name forward for selection as a candidate.
He says now is the right time for him to try to deliver for his Midlands-North-West constituency at a European level.
The European constituency was recently expanded to include Laois and Offaly which is his Dáil constituency.
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If elected, Barry Cowen would bring an end to five decades of Cowens' representing their local area in the Dáil.
