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Clare's longest ever serving politician insists preventing the decline of rural Ireland should be the greatest priority for future governments, as his career comes to a conclusion. PJ Kelly attended his final meeting of Clare County Council on Monday after a fifty year tenure, which spanned ten council terms and 114 colleagues. The Lissycasey Fianna Fáil veteran was first elected in 1974 and in his most recent contest in 2019, he topped the pole in West Clare after exceeding the quota by 500 votes on the first count. Cllr Kelly says that for communities to benefit most going forward, power needs to be stripped from Dublin and given to local authorities.