Former Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Michelle Gildernew, is likely to get a nomination from Sinn Fein to run in the Seanad elections.
The Tyrone woman ran in the Midlands Northwest constituency in the European elections but was unsuccessful. She is also a former MP in Westminster and MLA at Stormont and has close ties to Co Monaghan.
Sinn Fein normally seeks to have a senator in the Seanad who is from the North, and it's understood Gildernew is a strong contender this time. The Seanad elections take place at the end of January.
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