Fianna Fail's Aengus O'Rourke is hoping to get one of the 60 seats.
A Westmeath councillor says his interest in gaining a seat in the Seanad is ensuring that Athlone has a voice at national level.
Fianna Fail's Aengus O'Rourke is announcing his intention to be nominated for the sixty seat upper house in Dail Eireann.
Westmeath currently has three senators, Cllr O'Rourke's party colleagues Paul Daly and Aidan Davitt while Fine Gael's Gab McFadden is also in the Seanad.
Mr. O'Rourke says the 32,000 people in the Athlone area should have a voice in Dublin:
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