Former Fianna Fáil councillor Kevin "Boxer" Moran has announced his intention to contest the forthcoming general election as an independent candidate in Longford-Westmeath. Having failed to secure the nomination of the constituency's Fianna Fail cumann in 2007, Moran decided not to contest the party's convention on this occasion. He has been a member of Westmeath County Council and Athlone Town Council since 1999 and was re-elected to his county council seat on the first count in June 2009.

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