Helen McEntee, the daughter of the Fine Gael junior minister Shane McEntee, will be the party candidate in the forthcoming by-election caused by the death of her father.
The 26-year-old was the only candidate put forward at the Party's selection convention in Kells this evening.
Although her candidacy still has to be ratified tonight, it is now a foregone conclusion that she will be the Fine Gael nominee.
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