WESTPORT BASED SOLICITOR PATRICK DURCAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE.

THE TAOISEACH ENDA KENNY’S DEPARTMENT  ANNOUNCED MR DURCAN’S APPOINTMENT LAST NIGHT.

FORMER SENATOR PATRICK DURCAN, HAS SERVED AS A SOLICITOR SINCE 1973 AND HAS BEEN A PARTNER IN PATRICK J DURCAN AND CO. SOLICITORS IN WESTPORT.

HE IS A FINE GAEL PARTY TRUSTEE, APPOINTED TO THE PARTY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY ENDA KENNY A YEAR AFTER HE TOOK OVER AS LEADER.

PATRICK DURCAN WAS A KEY STRATEGIST ON THE FINE GAEL TEAM IN MAYO THAT HELPED DELIVER A HISTORIC FOUR SEATS FOR THE PARTY EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THE CONSTITUENCY OF MAYO.

HE HAS SERVED AS AN ELECTION AGENT AND SUB DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS FOR MINISTER OF STATE MICHAEL RING IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

SPEAKING TO MIDWEST NEWS TODAY MR DURCAN SAID HE IS DELIGHTED TO WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND SAYS HE WILL BE PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SERVE AS A DISTRICT JUDGE AS HE HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AT DISTRICT COURT LEVEL.