“The Best Fighter Money Can’t Buy”
Socialist Party candidate Joe Higgins has won the third seat in the European Parliament elections in Dublin, beating Fianna Fáil candidate and sitting MEP Eoin Ryan and Sinn Fein’s MEP Mary Lou McDonald.
Joe was elected on the 7th count with 83,366 votes. He was declared elected at 5.15am and was joined in the celebrations by party members, supporters and his mother. Joe Higgins told the Irish Times – “European countries are dominated by right-wing governments which are trotting out the same capitalist policies as here in Ireland and making working people pay for their mistakes.” Joe Higgins pledged to unite workers in Ireland and across the EU.
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Defend Blanchardstown Hospital: Rebuke Labour & Fine Gael
Minister Leo Varadkar has disgracefully attacked the Defend Blanchardstown Hospital Campaign, that involves many hospital staff, claiming it is scaremongering and exaggerating about the threat to the hospital's future. He dismisses the concerns of the doctors, nurses and staff.
Ruth Coppinger says, “It is Minister Varadkar who is scaremongering by attacking the motives of the Campaign. It is due the work of the Defend Blanchardstown Hospital Campaign over the last months that the threat to cut the A&E to a 12-hour service has been lifted.
Cynical betrayal of Irish people
Opening today’s press conference Cllr Clare Daly, Socialist Party and ULA candidate for Dublin North said:
“Fine Gael and the Labour Party correctly say that the Fianna Fail minority government,
a) doesn't have the confidence of the Dail;
b) has a Taoiseach who doesn't have the confidence of his own party;
c) is so utterly discredited that the General Election must be brought forward.
Dublin West By Election Final Message: Elect Ruth Coppinger
- Labour & Fine Gael's Household Tax will start at €100 but will rise to €1000
- They have 113 - don’t give the Government another TD
- Labour hasn’t delivered change - so elect Ruth Coppinger, Socialist Party/United Alliance