Kinahan to replace Burnside

A quick snippet. Antrim Councillor Danny Kinahan will replace David Burnside MLA who announced his intention to quit politics in February. (H/T Ignited)

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Timothy Belmont said…
He could be the late Sir Robin Kinahan's son. Sir Robin was HM Lord Lieutenant of Belfast for a period and lived at Castle Upton, Templepatrick. :-)
27 May 2009 at 11:40
Anonymous said…
He is. Wow, the UUP select a man who lives in a castle and works as an art-dealer to replace Burnside over a hard working local councillor like Adrian Watson. The DUP will be laughing their heads off at this.
27 May 2009 at 18:35
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