▁Regional ▁Tour ism ▁Bo ards ▁in ▁Ireland ▁charged ▁with ▁prom oting ▁their ▁regions ▁and ▁attract ing ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁Mo oney ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁running ▁mate ▁to ▁Se án ▁Ó ▁Ne ach tain ▁as ▁a ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁North - West ▁constitu ency . ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁by ▁O ' N each tain ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁contest ing ▁the ▁election ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁reasons , ▁Pat ▁" the ▁C ope " ▁Gall ag her ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁as ▁Mo oney ' s ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁running ▁mate . ▁Gall ag her ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁M EP ▁but ▁Mo oney ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mo oney ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁count ▁in ▁a ▁Se an ad ▁by - e lection ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Senator ▁Peter ▁Call an an ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁panel ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Se an ad ▁returning ▁after ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Se an ad ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁Se an ad ▁sp ok esp erson ▁on ▁Social ▁Prote ction . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a