McCloskey is a councillor on Derry City and Strabane District Council in the North. She is the deputy leader of Aontú. She previously worked as a GP in Derry for 27 years. She has been a member of community-based initiatives relating to health, social justice and the pro-life campaign.

[Aontú] offers an alternative to the current political culture of herd mentality, populism and ineptitude, which has damaged our nation and her people. We defend the dignity and value of every life, for all of their lives.

Rural Ireland needs her people. Aontú has a plan to cool an overheated Dublin city-state and commuter belt, and target infrastructure, investment and employment away from there, and into the west of the country.

Call for an urgent review of Health and Social Care provision in the state, with a view to establishing a one-tier, seamless service which is fit for our people.