Charter for Change
‘Radical, but responsible’
Charter for Change
Contents
1. Our Charter for Change
2. Our Chairman
3. Our General Election Candidates
4. Our Seanad Éireann Member
5. Our Contact Information
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CHARTER FOR GOVERNMENT 2016
This Charter provides the basis for a radical, but responsible, government for Ireland in 2016 and
beyond.
We Independents have resolved to retain our independence.
However, we recognise the need for stable government. We are willing to support a government in
votes of confidence provided our principles and priorities are adequately and vigorously addressed
in legislation.
We are open to several alternative ways of ensuring that our programme is implemented. We are
only prepared to accept seats in cabinet if that is the best way of seeing that our principles are
advanced.
If we support a government we will nonetheless reserve our right to vote and speak on all legislation
according to the needs of citizens and the guidance of our individual consciences. We are willing to
negotiate with government before the introduction of such legislation, but the final arbiter will be
the Oireachtas, not the cabinet. Good legislation will be passed, bad legislation improved or even
defeated. The government will not fall. Stability will be provided.
We will not support any government shown to be corrupt or to have promoted illegal activity.
We have set out our principles, to reform the way Ireland is governed.
1. Cronyism has contaminated Irish politics for decades. We believe politicians of all parties have
grossly abused their power. We will insist that they surrender the right to make political
appointments. This demand includes the end of the practice of a party in government putting its
favourites on the boards of state bodies, into the judiciary, the top ranks of the Gardai and the
Central Bank Commission. Independent bodies must be set up which exclude all politicians from the
ranks of those making such choices. Political patronage and cronyism will end.
2. We will insist on far-reaching Oireachtas Reform, first by ensuring that no party whip is imposed
on our own members. The reform must be more than token window- dressing. It will include a
fundamental change in the operation of Oireachtas committees, the time given to questions, the
abuse of the guillotine and the interaction with Seanad Éireann. We will require any incoming
government to implement the Seanad Reform Bill introduced by Independent Alliance Parliamentary
Chairman, Senator Feargal Quinn. We will seek a veto on any nominee to the posts of both Attorney
General and Minister for Justice.
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3. We will make it a precondition for any incoming government that the needs of rural Ireland are
addressed and the neglect of our countryside, of our rural towns and of our villages, ends. We will
prioritise the development of a functioning rural broadband infrastructure. The closure of rural post
offices and Garda stations has done massive damage to the social fabric of rural communities. The
creation of new, stable jobs needs to be distributed nationwide for everyone to feel the benefits.
The neglected rural transport network must be rebuilt. A full and functioning, customer-led banking
system should be set up in smaller towns and villages. The requirement for a fairer distribution of
CAP payments is paramount if we are to deliver the necessary economic stimulus.
4. We do not accept establishment claims that the banks have implemented meaningful reform.
Insiders still call the shots in the financial institutions. Proposals to sell off Allied Irish Banks before
the sick banking culture has changed must be postponed. The policy of promoting “pillar banks” is
leading towards a duopoly. No Irish government should be allowed to privatise the banks until
competition and other reforms are firmly restored or enacted. Middle Ireland needs protection to
combat the banks’ role as their persecutors- in- chief.
5. We will not tolerate discrimination of any type, whether it is on the basis of gender, race, age,
creed or otherwise. We believe in equal access for all to health and education. Children must be
cherished, recognising that smart investment in our young people is a progressive way to secure
Ireland’s future.
6. We will prioritise the needs of small business. We recognise the contribution made by the selfemployed entrepreneur to the Irish economy at a time when equally necessary multinationals are
receiving favourable tax treatment. All those who provide jobs for the Irish economy must receive
appropriate recognition and equitable treatment.
7. Insiders, a plague on Irish public life, must be outed. Lack of transparency and excessive salaries
in government- supported bodies, like the Central Remedial Clinic and other charities, have already
been exposed. Elsewhere powerful lobby groups, like the Irish Farmers Association, have failed to
reveal important information to their members. These practices must end. Successive governments
have lived happily alongside the unacceptable governance culture of many of these insiders.
8. Ireland should remain within the European Union. But we will not support any government that
continues to play second fiddle to other countries in Europe. We will not permit any coalition of
which we are part to pursue the path of deference to powerful European leaders. Ireland must
challenge the European consensus, dominated by the needs of Germany and France. We must no
longer be one of a group of small nations, obedient observers at the tables of the rich countries.
Proposals from Europe that are an obstacle to progress should be opposed, not rubber- stamped.
9. Ireland’s most vulnerable must be protected. We will sign a separate, binding pact with any other
group in government that the sick, the elderly, those worst- off in society and those with additional
needs, must be given priority. We will insist this pledge is underpinned by legislation, including the
enactment of our Equality of Access (Down’s Syndrome) Bill within the first six months of
government. The next government should ratify the UN Convention on the rights of persons with
disabilities, without delay.
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10. Criminals are winning the battle against crime. Serial offenders should not be given the privilege
of bail. Our prisons should not be full of minor offenders who pose no threat to society. Garda
morale is consequently at a low ebb. Community policing has been neglected. As a result, Garda
intelligence- gathering has failed to stop the spike in burglaries and other offences. Garda whistleblowers have been treated shamefully. A complete overhaul of our Justice system is necessary.
Our mission is nothing less than to end the abuses born out of civil war politics. We abhor the
phoney differences dominating Irish public life, a legacy of the contrived political battles waged
between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Labour. Unlike them, we will not do any special constituency
deals as a price for going into government.
The Independent Alliance is a unique force in Irish politics. We deplore the party whip imposed by all
other groups, large or small. We aim to change Irish politics radically, whether in or out of cabinet.
This is our Charter for change.
12th January 2016
Entered into by the UNDERSIGNED:
Councillor Kevin Callan, Louth
Councillor Sean Canney, Galway East
Councillor Marie Casserley, Sligo-Leitrim
Senator Gerard Craughwell, Labour Panel
Councillor Mick Finn, Cork South-Central
Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, Roscommon-Galway
Deputy Thomas Fleming, Kerry
Councillor John Foley, Offaly
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Councillor Paul Gogarty, Dublin Mid-West
Deputy John Halligan, Waterford
Carol Hunt, Dún Laoghaire
Councillor Niamh Kennedy, Donegal
Deputy Finian McGrath, Dublin Bay North
Councillor David McGuinness, Dublin West
Councillor Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, Longford Westmeath
James Morgan, Longford Westmeath
Councillor Tony Murphy, Dublin Fingal
Councillor Lorna Nolan, Dublin West
Councillor Deirdre O’Donovan, Dublin South West
Diarmuid O’ Flynn, Cork North West
Senator Feargal Quinn, National University of Ireland Panel
Deputy Shane Ross, Dublin Rathdown
Councillor Maeve Yore, Louth
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Our Chairman
Senator Feargal Quinn
Feargal Quinn is founder of Superquinn. He has made many contributions to Irish life: chairman of
An Post for 10 years, chair of the steering committee that introduced the Leaving Cert Applied, Chair
of Ireland’s National St. Patrick’s Festival and Adjunct Professor at NUI Galway. He has also chaired
the Selection Committee of Springboard Ireland since 2010. Since 1993 he has been an independent
member of the Seanad. Feargal is author of “Crowning the Customer” and “Mind Your Own
Business”.
His series “Feargal Quinn’s Retail Therapy” on RTE 1 reached top ratings as did the ‘Local Heroes – a
Town Fights Back’ series on transforming Drogheda. He has received a fellowship and five honorary
doctorates, the French Ordre national du Mérite and Papal Knighthood.
On the international scene, Feargal served on the boards of the American-based Food Marketing
Institute; CIES, the Paris-based organisation representing retail and was President of EuroCommerce
the Brussels-based retail organisation.
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Our General Election Candidates
Candidates across Ireland:
Candidates in Dublin:
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Cllr. Kevin Callan
Louth
Kevin Callan was first elected to Drogheda Borough Council in 2009 and has twice served as Mayor
of Drogheda. He is a committed public representative who serves on many local organisations. He is
a qualified and practising barrister from 2007 and is married to Ruth Clinton. He was elected to
Louth County Council in 2014 representing the Greater Drogheda Area.
Kevin resigned from the Fine Gael Party in protest at the mishandling of the establishment of Irish
Water when he was Mayor of Drogheda. He has also raised the issues around the reform of local
government which have starved local authorities of funding.
Kevin is originally from Funshog, Collon, lived in Mornington and now lives in Drogheda. He is
passionate and has a proven track record in the areas of job creation, FDI, tourism and is committed
to working to increase rural policing and retaining our rural post office network.
Membership of voluntary groups:
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Director Drogheda Womens’ and Childrens’ Refuge
Director Drogheda Youth Development
Director SOSAD Suicide Prevention
Mayor of Drogheda 2011-2012
Mayor of Drogheda 2014-2015
Deputy Mayor of Drogheda 2009-2010
Member of Louth County Council’s Economic Special Policy Committee
Chairperson of the Drogheda Christmas Bonanza Festival
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Cllr. Sean Canney
Galway East
I come from a family farm in Belclare. I am married to Geraldine McHugh from Caherlistrane and we
have 3 children; Kenneth, Shane and the late David. I am the son of Sheila and the late Christy
Canney and one of a family of seven children. I am a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and lecture at
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. My roots go deep into communities, having been involved in
community activity since an early age. I am the PRO of the Belclare/Sylane Community Council and
was Chairman during the period when we developed the Community Sports facility in Belclare. I was
first elected to Galway County Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2009 and 2014. I served as Mayor of
County Galway in 2007-2008. I am presently a member of Tuam Municipal District and serve on the
Planning and Economic Development S.P.C. I have been elected Vice Chairperson of the Western
Inter-County Rail Committee. I am a member of Corofin GAA Club and have served as assistant
secretary for a number of years.
VISION
I want to ensure that Ireland will be a place where our children and grandchildren can build a decent
life for themselves. Where all people are treated equally and where our society looks after the most
vulnerable. I am totally committed to doing everything within my power to achieve this.
We need to empower the people and community groups at local level. We need to challenge policies
which do not make sense. We need to ensure that people are the priority. I have every confidence in
you, the people.
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Cllr. Marie Casserly
Sligo-Leitrim
Councillor Marie Casserly (née Bruen) is from Streedagh, Grange, Co Sligo has been an elected
member of Sligo County Council since June 2014.
Married to Mel, she is the mother of 5 children; ranging in ages from 7 to 12. She is an Irish teacher
and also the school’s Guidance Counsellor at Saint Mary’s College, Ballisodare, Co.Sligo. She
previously studied at Mercy College, Sligo, followed by completing a degree in Politics and Irish and a
H.Dip. in Education from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She further completed a
Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance Counselling at the University of Limerick.
As an elected member of Sligo County Council, Marie liaises with several voluntary and community
groups, supporting them and making representations on their behalf. She works on behalf of her
constituency on a daily basis making representations on various local issues and has also raised
issues at a national level, through Sligo County Council.
Marie is a North Sligo-based community activist, with a strong track record in initiating and
completing projects, which include the building of the playground in Grange and the founding of the
Grange Men’s Shed Association. She is a qualified Family Mediator and an ASIST suicide prevention
training participant. Marie is also a keen health and fitness advocate, and initiated a running group in
Grange in 2009 which has since evolved into a very successful Senior Athletic Club. In addition to
running a marathon and several half marathons, Marie also helps coach girls Gaelic teams at an
underage level. She has worked in conjunction with An Taisce, Clean Coasts, Grange Tidy Towns and
Sligo County Council and has organised several highly successful National Spring Clean and Clean
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Coasts projects. Marie also liaises with sponsor groups in the community who benefit from Tús
support through Sligo Leader Partnership.
Marie is an active member of the following Committees:
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Sligo 2016 Steering Committee
Sligo Tourism Board of Directors
Sligo Sports and Recreation Partnership Board of Directors
Sligo Volunteer Centre Board of Directors
Chairperson North Sligo Playground Group
The organising committee of the North West Hospice Midsummer Walk.
The Armada Development Association Committee.
Board of Management Scoil Naomh Molaise, Grange.
Founding member, treasurer and PRO of Grange and District Community Alert.
Assistant treasurer of North Sligo Sports Centre.
Marie has decided to run in the upcoming general election because she has great respect and values
the community and rural life. Her motivation is to ensure that the next generation will be able to live
in and enjoy the communities they grew up in and not to be forced by lack of opportunity and lack of
employment to leave their communities or leave Ireland. The recovery that the government is so
keen to promote is not visible in the North West.
Through her voluntary work as a community activist she has become aware of how difficult it is for
ordinary people to access support and funding. There is funding available for a range of projects but
unfortunately, it is difficult to access them due to red tape and layers of bureaucracy. Funding access
must be made easier.
“As contributors to our communities we need to look at the things we can affect. I know from
experience that with work and determination we can build a playground or start a Men’s Shed or
Community Alert. I know because I’ve done it.”
Marie’s key aims include;
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Fair and balanced investment in the regions such that all parts of the country gain
economically.
 Education investment from pre-school through to third level, including investment in a
national system of childcare and the establishment of a Technological University in the North
West,
 Infrastructural investment, including Post Offices, Garda Stations, the construction and
upgrading of National schools, the end to information poverty experienced among most
rural communities, due to atrociously poor broadband provision,
 Promotion and investment in small indigenous business and local enterprise,
 Supporting Farmers to enable them to have decent livelihood off the land,
 A fair health system that treats everyone with dignity and respect,
 Regional development of sustainable employment creation, such as harnessing the
enormous potential of our North West tourism industry,
“Fundamentally, I am running because I believe I can get things done. Now I feel it is time to bring
that experience to bear for the wider community.”
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Cllr. Mick Finn
Cork South Central
Mick Finn is an elected member of Cork City Council, representing the City South Central Ward area
that runs from the city centre to the outskirts of Togher, taking in areas including The Lough,
Turner’s Cross, Greenmount, Ballyphehane and the South Parish. He will contest the Cork South
Central Dáil Constituency which extends to Douglas, Passage, Monkstown, Carrigaline and
Bishopstown. The constituency has been reduced from a five to a four-seater.
Mick was first elected to council in 2009 where he secured the second highest first-preference vote
behind the Labour Party, before being returned five years later as a poll topper defeating Sinn Fein
into second. He is leader of the technical group on Cork City Council which currently operates a
D’Hondt –like system which he helped to broker; this has resulted in independent councillors being
afforded a more hands-on role in the running of the council.
A journalist by profession, Mick worked in the newspaper and publishing sector in Ireland (Cork,
Westmeath and Dublin) for a number of years before moving to Australia as deputy editor of the
Irish Echo in Sydney, where he was an integral member of the Irish community. He returned to Cork
to work as a GAA schools coach in a disadvantaged area of the city, before operating as a
parliamentary assistant in the Oireachtas for almost two years. He is currently employed as a project
worker with a Deis School Completion programme in Cork City, balancing his time with his duties as
a councillor.
Mick has a long family association with the GAA in Cork and is also heavily involved in local youth
clubs, community drugs initiatives, local festivals and is a director of Cork Opera House.
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Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice
Roscommon/Galway
Michael Fitzmaurice is proud of his roots that go deep into the native soil of rural Ireland. The small
farm, into which he was born, in the parish of Glinsk/Creggs on the Galway/Roscommon border, is
still his base where his Agricultural and Turf contracting business provides employment on a
seasonal and full-time basis.
Michael is married to Maria and they have two daughters and one son. He says his greatest hope is
that his children and their friends will be free to build decent lives for themselves in the West of
Ireland, if they choose to do so.
Michael originally became very well known as Chairperson of the “Turf Cutters and Contractors
Association” (TCCA). He travels the highways and byways of Ireland to assist local communities as
they fight to retain their right to cut their own turf, for their own use, in their own bogs.
Since his election as a TD Michael has worked tirelessly to highlight the fact that our rural towns and
villages have been neglected by successive governments. This neglect is evident in the removal of
services, the loss of jobs and the lack of infrastructural investment in the surrounding countryside.
“Every job that is lost, is another son or daughter lost to the scourge of emigration, another family
destroyed and we need a strong voice to represent rural Ireland in the corridors of power” he says.
Michael gained invaluable experience as he worked around Ireland to supplement the income from
his small farm. He knows the importance of thriving towns and the supporting countryside. “We
need each other”, he says “we need to work together to build a prosperous future.” Michael has
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always been a ‘man of action’ and when he saw his local primary school under financial pressure he
‘took the bull by the horns’ and helped secure its future.
Michael has been a lifelong member of the GAA and admires the Trojan work of people who give of
their time voluntarily to keep the Tradition of our Gaelic Games alive. He also supports Soccer,
Rugby and all sporting activity which develops our young people physically, socially, mentally and
character wise.
“We need sustainable and balanced economic development. We need the correct balance between
East and West, between Urban and Rural, between Private and Public. We need to put aside past
differences and come together in communities working for our mutual benefit, laying new
foundations for future generations” says Michael.
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Deputy Tom Fleming
Kerry
I am an Independent Member of Dáil Éireann, elected to the 31st Dáil by the Kerry South
Constituency in 2011. My background includes being Chairman Kerry County Council from
2000/2001, Chairperson of Kerry County Development Board for 2009, and Chairperson of the
Playground Development Policy Committee for Kerry County Council for 2007/2008 and Mayor of
Kerry in 2008/2009. I have also served on the Southern Health Board and the Board of the H.S.E
Southern Region for many years.
My committee work includes serving on the Kerry County Council Agriculture Committee, the
Tourism and Recreational Committee and the Environment and Energy Committee. I am currently a
member of the Transport and Communications Committee in Dáil Éireann.
My activities in Dáil Éireann include contributions on a comprehensive and robust range of social
issues and matters of State. I had Leaders Questions for the Technical Group in 2015 where I raised
important topics, including Health, Social Protection, Jobs, Small Business, Mortgages, Education,
Carers and Home Help and the economic decline of rural Ireland.
I have spoken on numerous Private Members Business topics raised by members of the opposition
and I have tabled a huge range of parliamentary questions on different issues. As a member of the
Technical Group, I have had two Private Members Business resolutions. I also put forward an Organ
Donation Motion in May 2013 and the Social Services and Support Motion in July 2015. Senior
Ministers, Ministers of State and T.Ds across the political divide contributed to both debates.
Ultimately, the Government accepted my proposals without a vote.
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Cllr. John Foley
Offaly
Born in Killorglin, Co. Kerry in 1959, married to Marie and has one daughter Orla. John has lived in
Edenderry since 1993.
John has represented the people of Edenderry and North Offaly for the last 16 years at both Town
Council and County Council level.
First elected to Edenderry Town Council in 1999, John is currently an elected representative of Offaly
County Council, having secured re-election at the last local election, having first been elected in
2009.
John contested the last two general Elections and on both occasions came close to winning a seat.
John sees people as this country’s greatest asset. He says we should never underestimate the power
of people. In fact he says we should harness that power. He further states we need to motivate our
people by showing leadership in an effort to re-generate our rural communities, which have been
decimated.
The fabric of our rural communities is being dismantled bit by bit. You only have to look at the
closures of Garda stations, post offices, downgrading of some rural schools and the closed up shops
on the main streets of every town in our constituency.
We need to tackle crime and use every available resource available to us. No person, young or old,
should be living in fear. This is not what our forefathers fought for. They fought for an Independent
Country where all our citizens would be treated with respect and dignity and share equally in the
benefits of a free country. John’s political motto is and has always been “People before Politics”.
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Cllr. Paul Gogarty
Dublin Mid-West
Paul Nicholas Gogarty was first elected to Dáil Eireann in May 2002 and held the seat in Dublin MidWest until February 2011. During that time he served as Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on
Education and Skills and, as a member of the Green Party, devised and launched “50 Steps To A
Better Education System”, still the largest and most comprehensive education policy document ever
published by a political grouping in Ireland. He also played a key role during a time of budgetary
cutbacks in protecting educational investment and almost single-handedly managed to reverse a
range of education cuts, notably on class sizes. He was publicly praised by the teaching unions at the
time.
As well as his work on education, Paul Gogarty has taken strong political stances on a wide range of
issues over the years, including politicians’ pay, seeking redress for survivors of institutional abuse
and improving public walking access to land. Most recently, he was the sole Councillor on South
Dublin to oppose the reduction in the Local Property Tax by 15 per cent, claiming that if the money
was meant to go to local authorities for the provision of services, then Councillors should seek to
maximise the funding for their hard-pressed local authority, irrespective of their ideological position
on the tax. He opposed the current Irish Water rollout and has called for a national referendum on
all aspects of water services, including water revenue charges, water conservation incentives,
privatisation and fluoridation.
Paul Gogarty trained and worked as a journalist before being elected to political office. He first
contested the local elections in 1991. He was elected as a Councillor in Lucan in 1999. He resigned
his seat in 2002 in opposition to the dual mandate following his election to the Dáil. After losing his
seat in 2011 he became involved in a number of media projects including “Think Ireland Inc”,
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“Celebrity Bainisteoir” and “Charity ICA Boot Camp” (raising €5,000 for Pieta House). Paul contested
the 2014 local elections as an independent and was comfortably elected as a Councillor in the Lucan
Electoral Area of South Dublin County Council.
He is most known locally for his work in protecting lands along the scenic Liffey Valley from housing
development, opposing bad planning, working to get schools built and extensions provided,
opposing a proposed incinerator in Rathcoole and ensuring that the Adamstown SDZ was tied in to
the provision of facilities and infrastructure alongside any housing development. He continues to
work on a range of local issues including the Adamstown Sports Hall issue and the provision of a
Swimming Pool in Lucan. He had a strong input into motions passed in the current County
Development Plan, working closely with independent colleagues.
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Deputy John Halligan
Waterford
Independent TD for Waterford Deputy John Halligan was first elected to the Dáil in 2011.
Prior to this, he sat on Waterford City Council from 1999, first as a member of the Workers’ Party
and later as an Independent. He was Mayor of Waterford City in 2009/2010 and has consistently
topped the poll in Waterford city since he first entered politics.
Throughout his political career, Deputy Halligan has been a champion of the marginalised in his
community and earned a reputation as a hands-on, hard-working politician who is not afraid to
tackle tough issues.
A life-long trade unionist and community activist, his politics have always been left-wing and, since
his election to the Dáil, he has been at the forefront of national campaigns against the Household
Charge, Property Tax and Water Charges. He regularly confronts the difficult social issues that many
mainstream politicians shy away from, such as Ireland’s restrictive abortion legislation, the plight of
right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming, child poverty in Ireland and workers’ rights.
Deputy Halligan continues to campaign for the debate on assisted suicide to be opened in this
country and, with the support of Marie’s partner, Tom Curran, will be backing new right-to-die
legislation in the Dáil later this year.
In response to the increase in home burglaries in his home constituency and elsewhere in the
country, he also brought forward a Restorative Justice Bill which proposed making it compulsory for
judges to force burglars to pay back the cost of the goods they have stolen.
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Deputy Halligan is the Dáil Technical Group’s representative on the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He sits on the Committee for Justice and Human Rights, which helps
to protect national minorities, fight against racism and xenophobia and combat corruption across
Europe.
He is a member of the Dáil’s Committee on Procedure and Privileges (CPP), which is currently playing
a central role in the banking inquiry. This cross party group is responsible for ensuring the standing
orders which govern Dáil Éireann are followed, and if necessary amended.
Deputy Halligan is also a member of the Dáil’s European Affairs Committee, which informs debate on
the European Union in Ireland by fully considering important EU developments and initiatives
affecting Ireland, ensuring that EU legislation and proposals are properly scrutinised and in holding
the Government to account in Ireland’s relations with Europe.
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Carol Hunt
Dún Laoghaire
Carol Hunt is a journalist, broadcaster, equality and social justice campaigner, mother and wife. For
the past ten years, she’s written a column for the Sunday Independent on topics ranging from debt
and mental health to equality and social justice. She also writes for the Irish Independent and Herald
and is a regular panellist on radio and TV.
Carol is running as a candidate in the next general election in the Dun Laoghaire constituency as a
member of the Independent Alliance. Carol grew up on Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock and
attended St Mary’s, Haddington Rd and Newpark Comprehensive schools.
Carol believes our political system needs to do better for the individuals and families it is meant to
serve. She has campaigned, written and spoken regularly on issues such as; mental health,
reproductive rights, debt forgiveness, child poverty and other human rights issues. She has
campaigned for the introduction of an adequate and fair childcare scheme.
Carol graduated from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in 2003 with the Wray prize for political
philosophy and won a TCD studentship to study an integrated Masters/PhD in political philosophy.
Prior to returning to college in 1999, Carol worked as an award-winning actress, mainly for The
Punchbag Theatre in Galway where she met her husband, David. They have two children, Sophie and
Oscar.
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Cllr. Niamh Kennedy
Donegal
Niamh was born in Killybegs, where she has lived and worked since leaving school. Niamh worked in
the fishing industry for over twenty years, in administration and health and safety. In addition to
being a full time Councillor for the Donegal Municipal District, she is also a Director of the family
marine electronics business, which both Niamh and her husband established in August 2012, after
he was made redundant. Niamh and her husband have two daughters and a son, the eldest daughter
now residing in the UK, with the two younger children both in college in Northern Ireland.
Niamh first became involved in local politics as she became increasingly aware of the many issues
facing her community, including; factory closures, loss of employment and reductions to fishing
quotas; threats to rural areas; third level institutions closing; down-grading of the community
hospital. Niamh liaised with local representatives over many years, thus developing an interest in
local politics, leading to her election in the 2014 local elections
Niamh hopes to represent Donegal in the Dáil to fight for rural communities; to help to create and
generate employment through tourism; to represent the fishing and farming communities; to ensure
that the elderly and vulnerable are cared for; to fight for local medical services, and ensure hospitals,
nursing homes and ambulance services are all adequately resourced; that our Garda stations are
reopened; our rural post offices are protected from closures; and that our infrastructural
requirements are upgraded and enhanced.
The Independent Alliance will help to strengthen our voice to ensure that rural Ireland is strongly
represented. We will each be independent, but with strong support of our colleagues to ensure that
we can make a maximum impact, representing your concerns and hopes, in our national parliament.
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Deputy Finian McGrath
Dublin Bay North
Anyone who meets Finian McGrath gets an immediate sense that he genuinely cares about people.
Shortly after that they perceive his strong sense of community spirit and appreciate he is a man of
integrity. Anyone who knows his history knows how deeply ingrained in his personality these
characteristics are.
“Dublin T.D. Finian McGrath has long been a champion of social causes”
Women’s Way Magazine
As the Principal of a North Inner-City primary school, where he is remembered for his fairness and
honesty by pupils, parents and colleagues alike, Finian experienced at first hand many facets of
social disadvantage and these memories remain an important driving force for his work today.
His concern for the disadvantaged has taken him into a wide variety of jobs. He was a full-time
volunteer with Simon Community, an organisation which helps the homeless throughout Ireland.
Finian has also been chairperson of the Dublin branch of Down’s Syndrome Ireland, an area very
close to his heart, and is an active member of Cumann an mBunscol G.A.A.
As a founder member of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (I.N.T.O.) Credit Union Finian has
made a significant contribution to the teaching community.
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Finian is a widower who has been living in the Dublin North Central area for over twenty years now.
He has two beautiful daughters – Caoimhe and Cliodhna and is a proud grandfather.
As a board member of “Northside for the Unemployed” Finian has helped create support structures
and opportunities for the long term unemployed in the area. He was a Founder Member, and onetime chairperson, of the Charlemont Residents Association. All of these demonstrate the reality of
his philosophy – ‘Working for the Community, Living in the Community’.
The obvious honesty of his personality, policies and philosophy has resonated with the local public,
who voted him first onto the Dublin City Council in 1999 and then into Dáil Éireann as an
Independent T.D. in the 2002 General Election. He values this independence as it allows him to truly
represent the people of Dublin North Central without the burden of party politics and their petty
point-scoring.
“He answers questions with the speed and seriousness of a Government minister” – Magill
No one will be surprised to hear that he has been extremely active and has served as a member of
the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights and the sub-committee on
the Barron Report.
He grew up in a family with a strong work ethic and this remains with him today. The Evening Herald
recognised this when it said
“Finian McGrath works longer hours than the Taoiseach”.
One thing you can be sure of, Finian will continue to stand up for the people of Dublin North Central,
for minority groups and for the individual against vested interests. In Dáil Éireann he continues to
take particular interest in issues relating to the elderly, disabilities, children, health, education,
human rights and the peace process.
All in all, he’s definitely the sort of person you’d want representing you in Dáil Éireann.
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Cllr. David McGuinness
Dublin West
David has represented the Dublin 15 community for almost 7 years. He was successfully re-elected
to Fingal County Council last year. He has contested two Dáil By-Elections in Dublin West in recent
years and finished second on both occasions. He is a Music and History teacher and is 29 years old.
David wants to provide greater support to An Garda Síochána in dealing with the scourge of rising
crime in Ireland. He is also dedicated to greater investment in education, fighting the rise in unjust
charges for households, securing stable jobs and tackling the housing crisis. David is also determined
to support Connolly Hospital and plans to bring the National Children's Hospital to Blanchardstown.
In addition, he hopes to be involved in bringing real reform to our political system through
abandoning the whip system and giving TDs the ability to vote according to their consciences.
David believes that Independent TDs will hold the balance of power in the next Dáil. He is running in
this election to ensure our country continues to improve economically, but that nobody is left
behind in our recovery.
David and his partner Anita have a 3-year-old son Tomás. They were born and raised in
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
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Cllr. Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran
Longford-Westmeath
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran lives in Cornamagh, Athlone, Co. West-Meath. He is married and has two
teenage sons. Boxer is a keen angler and is a stalwart supporter of soccer, GAA and rugby.
Boxer has been an elected representative, serving the public for the past 17 years. Throughout this
public representation on Westmeath County Council, Boxer has helped to deliver many key items for
his local community including investment in infrastructure projects, the establishment of new public
parks and the development of various music and cultural festivals.
He has a real passion for working on community projects and enjoys nothing better than getting
‘stuck into’ a Tidy Towns Project such as the enhancement of derelict buildings to improve a
streetscape or by simply planting flower beds in and around South Westmeath. He is self-employed
and can easily relate to the concerns and challenges facing small to medium sized business and he
pledges to continue to support them and lobby on their behalf.
Boxer is a dedicated public representative who cares about the needs of the people. He hopes to
represent the needs and wishes of the people of Longford-Westmeath in our national parliament.
Boxer looks forward to working with the other Independent Alliance candidates towards a radical
yet responsible revolution in the way we are governed.
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James Morgan
Longford-Westmeath
James Morgan is a qualified chartered accountant with a BA in Accounting and Finance from Dublin
City University. He currently works as a business and financial consultant, in his native county of
Longford. He has also worked in Mullingar and Athlone. He is a leading member of Longford Business
Forum and Connect Ireland. Through his work with Connect Ireland, he was recently able to attract
an Italian I.T. company to Longford, creating 10 jobs for the local economy.
James Morgan is an active member of the local community. He is a graduate of St. Mels College,
Longford where his two older sons now attend. His two younger children attend the local Gael Scoil,
where he was elected as a member of the Board of Management. He has sponsored Longford
Slashers Hurling club, Stonepark F.C. and many other sporting and cultural organisations including
The Attic House youth club. He was the main sponsor of the popular Longford Goes Strictly Dancing
and a leading organiser of the “March for St. Christopher’s”, where over 4,000 marched in Longford
against threats to the future of services for people with special needs. He was subsequently asked to
be a member of the Board of Management of St. Christopher’s.
James Morgan’s first foray into politics was when he stood as an independent candidate in 2014 in
the Longford-Westmeath by-election. He achieved 5,959 first preference votes, after a campaign
lasting only 16 days. He felt compelled to run in the by-election, as he believed that the LongfordWestmeath constituency and Longford in particular was being neglected by central government, due
to the weakness of the constituency’s elected representatives in the Dáil. It is his firm belief that the
party political whip system continues to fail rural constituencies. For this reason, he has decided to
run again in the general election.
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What sets James Morgan apart from other candidates is that he is a business man who will get
things done. He understands business across all sectors of the economy, from the farming sector to
manufacturing and from financial investment to the retail sector. His record speaks for itself. As a
business man, his vision led to the N4 Axis Centre Development with the subsequent creation of
approximately 200 jobs. He has helped to attract internationally renowned retailers such as Argos
and Halfords to Longford as well as allowing local retailers such as Paul Byron’s Shoes and Gerry Ellis’
Fresh Today grocers the chance for commercial expansion. The N4 Axis Centre is not just limited to
the retail sector, but also to a number of offices and popular food establishments.
James has decided to run in the general election as part of the Independent Alliance. This alliance is
unique in that unlike the political parties, the Independent Alliance does not have a whip system.
Under this alliance, the independents in parliament will work together to give the electorate an
independent voice. It is through the Independent Alliance that James believes he can work to deliver
results for the electorate of the Longford-Westmeath constituency.
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Cllr. Tony Murphy
Dublin Fingal
Councillor Tony Murphy is an independent full time member of Fingal County Council who was
elected on his first attempt for the Balbriggan Ward in the Local Elections held in May 2014. He is
married to Geraldine and is father to Ciara (29) and Owen (26).
Graduating from Gormanston College in 1979, Tony continued his education in business at the
College of Commerce, Rathmines (now Dublin Institute of Technology) and the National College of
Art and Design, from which he became a qualified goldsmith.
He has operated his own business in Balbriggan since 1983 and was a founding member of the
Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce, where he has encouraged developments in commercial activities,
industry, education and other quality of life projects. He was elected President of the Chamber in
2013. He has also served as Director for the Balbriggan Enterprise Development Group.
Tony has been closely involved in sporting activities as a member of Balbriggan FC and O’Dwyers
GAA. A long standing community activist, he has been actively associated with Balbriggan Tidy
Towns and has been involved with organising local events such as jazz festivals, family fun days and
many local charitable events.
Though committed to seeing Balbriggan and District prosper financially, he is also aware of the
strong need to bring facilities into the town which improve the quality of life for both young and old.
He has also worked hard to promote the variety of amenities which Balbriggan has to offer both
tourists and residents.
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Cllr. Deirdre O’Donovan
Dublin South West
Cllr. Deirdre O’Donovan is a mum-of-two and former journalist who was hit hard by the economic
crash. She saw her family and friends struggle and suffer as the Government parties imposed more
and more pressure on the squeezed middle and crucified classes.
“I felt I couldn’t just sit at home and complain about how bad it is, I had to try and do something
about it and so I ran as an Independent Councillor in Rathfarnham in South Dublin County Council.
“Since becoming involved in politics and seeing for myself the failings of the party political system, I
am even more convinced that we need radical change and real representation for those who kept
this Country off its knees during the worst economic crisis ever.
As a GE candidate I will bring common sense and basic budgeting so that never again will
hardworking households struggling to feed and clothe their kids have to hear about wanton waste
and at last Government contracts will be drawn up in favour of those footing the bill – us, the
taxpayers.”
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Diarmuid O’Flynn
Cork North West
Born at home on June 25th 1953 in Newmarket, County Cork. My father, Donal ‘Dan’ O’Flynn, a
native of Castletownroche in north Cork, was school Principal at Mannix College in Charleville from
1957 till his retirement in 1979; he was also a hurler of some renown, won a Railway Cup with
Galway/Connacht in 1947.
My mother, Sheila O’Leary, New York born by way of north Kerry but brought up in
Castletownroche, is as strong and independent a person as you are likely to meet. Her father,
Jeremiah O’Leary (after whom I’m called) was an original member of the West Cork Flying Columns
with Tom Barry and Sean Moylan, was forced to go ‘on the run’ after another action and was
smuggled to Canada, thence out west, and ended up in New York where he met and married
Catherine Moynihan from Shrone, whom he knew from home.
The third of 10 children: Réidin, Donal, myself, Con, Tadhg (Tiger), Seánie (Jack), Katsy, Paddy,
Gráinne and Deirdre. We lost two siblings in recent years Tadhg “Tiger” who died in 2,000 and
Seanie “Jack” who died in New York in 2013.
As with so many Irish families before and since, emigration has touched my family, and we were
caught in the last major wave of emigration in the late 70s/early 80s. Eight of us – myself included –
were scattered around the globe, in New York, the Philippines and France. Only three of us are now
living in Ireland, Con in Galway, Donal recently returned from the Philippines; I’m the last still in
Ballyhea.
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Married Siobhán Henderson, a Dublin native, in April 1982; her paternal grandfather, Frank
Henderson, along with his brother Leo, were heavily involved in the IRA during 1916 (fought in the
GPO alongside Pearse, featured in Gene Kerrigan’s recent book The Scrap) and later in the War of
Independence; her maternal grandfather, Denis Begley from Charleville, Co Cork, was one of Michael
Collins’s chosen few, took part in the actions against the G-men on Bloody Sunday.
We have two children: Niall (27) is an energy engineer working in Galway; Sadhbh (25) is a double
UCC graduate and, like so many of her peers, in November she emigrated to New York.
Started life doing accountancy in London but within two summers decided that office life wasn’t for
me. Switched to Land Surveying, qualified with the Ordnance Survey in Dublin, went on to do
supplement that with a Civil Engineering Cert from Cork RTC (now CIT), then worked in construction
until 1998, including stints in the Middle East (Iran, Libya), the UK and the USA.
In 1998, after several years of freelance work (including The Big Apple, a weekly column written from
New York through the eyes of an emigrant/immigrant), I was taken on full time by the Irish Examiner
as a sports journalist. Finished with them late last year to take up a position with Luke Ming Flanagan
MEP as a Parliamentary Assistant, based in Brussels. And yes, it’s back into an office again!
Hurling is a religion in Ballyhea and I was an early apostle. Played in the famed black-and-white for
the first time in 1962 (U14, aged nine – we didn’t have great numbers!), togged out for the last time
in 2003 at age 50 in the Cork senior championship against Newtown in Charleville, an unused sub. I
suppose it was time to pack it in. I had a brief stint with Cork, played all the pre-Christmas National
League games in 1981.
I took up rugby (Iran) and soccer (Libya) while working in the Middle East (hurling not being a very
popular sport in either country…), then continued with rugby when I came home, playing four very
enjoyable seasons with Charleville RFC. Eventually, took up geriatric hurling (golf), also enjoy hillwalking, folk and trad music and reading.
All of that went by the wayside when the “Ballyhea Says No” campaign started!
There’s a saying, ‘Even if you’re not interested in politics, politics is interested in you’. I first became
really interested in politics five years ago, around the time of the Memorandum Of Understanding,
when the Troika took over our affairs. This led to the start of the ‘Ballyhea Says No’ campaign
against the imposition of private investor losses on the Irish people, which started on March
6th 2011.
Though more or less ignored by the national media in Ireland, the Ballyhea campaign has attracted
world-media attention, our focus on a) highlighting to the world the wrong done to Ireland and b)
fighting to right that wrong. I am also very much in the anti-austerity camp.
Does this mean I’m just a naysayer? Far from it. I’ve danced through life with a smile on my face, a
song in my heart and continue to do so. However, in common with so many others, I will not accept
being bullied and blackmailed into accepting the imposition of odious debt, nor of the subsequent
unnecessary and inequitably imposed austerity measures to pay for that debt.
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In my view, national government is about the allocation of a nation’s resources for the benefit of its
entire people. Successive Irish governments – this government and so many that have gone before –
have failed miserably to uphold this fundamental obligation, in fact would even appear to be
working in direct opposition to this principle. My campaign is directed squarely at this problem, a
problem which is central to the collapse of this economy and the chaos which our government has
chosen to impose on ordinary people and businesses, rather than tackling the problem at source.
Those sources include:
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The euro, seriously structurally flawed from conception to inception;
An unregulated banking system;
Global tax-avoiding corporatism;
The subversion of democracy to the financial markets;
The surrender of power by elected representatives to unelected technocrats and
bureaucrats, within the EU especially;
And behind all those, the rise of FEAR as the new chosen weapon of mass destruction, the
TINA (There Is No Alternative) doctrine – there IS an alternative if people would just take
their courage in their hands and go for it, as did the men and women of 100 years ago.
These are all major issues that must be tackled both nationally and internationally.
Like many of you, I am angered by the way we have been treated – here and in Europe, of which
we are a part – before and since this crisis broke. They have blamed the wrong people, they have
made the wrong diagnosis of the crisis, they have prescribed the wrong medicine (austerity), all of
which leads me to just one inarguable conclusion – we have had the wrong people representing us.
It’s time for change. I’m asking for your vote in the upcoming general election. As a member of the
Ballyhea campaign group I had no official mandate yet even in the heart of the EU institutions in
Brussels we have forced them to listen; as a TD I would have that mandate, and I promise you this, I
won’t rest till Ireland gets justice.
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Deputy Shane Ross
Dublin Rathdown
Shane Ross has spent his political and journalistic career as a voice for individuals and minorities. He
has constantly challenged the excesses of the Irish establishment including big business, the banks,
political parties, and other vested interests.
Shane was educated at St Stephen’s School, Dundrum; Rugby School; Trinity College Dublin, and the
University of Geneva. At Trinity he studied History and Politics, and edited Miscellany magazine.
Shane was first elected as an Independent Senator in 1981, and was re-elected nine times. Shane is a
weekly columnist and former Business Editor of the Sunday Independent, Ireland’s biggest selling
broadsheet. He won Journalist of the Year Award 2009 for his investigation, with Nick Webb, into
extravagance at the state agency FAS. Shane was executive chairman of Dillon and Waldron
stockbrokers, and Irish Times stock exchange correspondent for 8 years.
Shane’s Number 1 bestseller, ‘The Bankers: How the Banks Brought Ireland to its Knees’ lifted the
veil from those who took Ireland from boom to bust. In 2010, along with Nick Webb, he co-authored
another bestseller, ‘Wasters’, an exposure of extravagance at taxpayers’ expense.
In the 2011 General Election, Shane was elected as an Independent TD for Dublin South. With the
second highest total in the country (pipped by Enda Kenny) he had 17,075 first preference votes.
During his time in the Dáil, he has introduced seven Private Members Bills and become an active
member of the Public Accounts Committee.
In 2012, along with Nick Webb, Shane co-authored another bestseller, ‘The Untouchables’. Ross and
Webb investigate the workings of lobbyists; judicial appointments; law firms and others.
He is married to broadcaster, Ruth Buchanan, and they have two children.
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Cllr. Maeve Yore
Louth
My name is Maeve Yore and I am proud to be from Dundalk Co Louth. I am happily married to
Martin who is a Station Officer in Louth Fire & Rescue and I have four fabulous children. I am the
youngest of six – My Dad died when I was 14 months old and my Mam reared us singlehandedly,
instilling in us kindness to others, work ethic, honesty and integrity. I have always been involved with
my Community – fundraising and volunteering for schools, community groups and GAA hurling
clubs. I worked in Dundalk Credit Union for 14 years and in Eircell/Vodafone Call Centre for 13 years.
Life as I knew it changed completely when our daughter Rachael was born with Down Syndrome 12
years ago and we realised therapy services, educational options or employment opportunities were
not available for people with special needs in 21st Century Ireland. In 2004, Martin and I and four
other sets of parents set up a family support group; Special Needs Active Parents(SNAP). We
organise events, activities and outings for the families in SNAP. After 10 years of fundraising, we
have secured a premises where we can meet and offer support to each other. I had never been
involved in politics before but in an effort to raise awareness and get services for our children with
special needs, I have met with Minister for Justice and Equality, Junior Ministers of Children and
Disability, local Councillors, MEP’s, all of whom promised change and delivered nothing.
On 12 April 2014 I decided to run as an Independent in Louth’s local elections. The two reasons I
decided to do this was my adult children James (24) and David (21) and some of their peers were not
going to vote as they said “They are all the same – they are only in it for the money and the pictures
in the paper” and I wanted to prove to them – and others – that ordinary people like myself care
about our young people, care about our senior citizens and want to make a difference in our
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communities. I also felt that we – as parents – had tried making this difference from the outside but
nothing had changed or improved for our children with special needs and their futures.
I was overwhelmed by the support I got from people some of whom I only knew to say hello to who
came out and canvassed with me and for me in those exhausting 5 weeks. I got 1228 first preference
votes and spent 478euro on my campaign and was 3rd to be elected in my area ahead of sitting
Councillors. The only promise I gave the people while I was canvassing was I would be truthful and
honest and I wouldn’t be afraid to ask and take ownership of questions. It has indeed been a
baptism of fire; I am definitely “a women in a man’s world” but I feel I have made a huge difference
in the short 15 months I have been a Councillor. I attended and followed up events across the
County stayed for the whole event (not just for press photos!) like the ISPCC Launch on Anti-Bullying
Initiative in Drogheda, where they asked us to help promote their scheme. I wrote to schools across
Louth regarding this to encourage participation as bullying, especially cyber-bullying, is a huge issue
for our young people. The School Completion Programmes across Louth encourage young people to
stay in schools and complete their educations and funding has been cut over the last 5 years. I wrote
to all relevant Ministers, Taoiseach, media outlets etc. asking for no more cuts to this vital
programme for vulnerable young people and support to continue this programme.
I have raised motions in the Chamber in relation to accessibility, value for money and other relevant
issues for all, have completed three walkabouts 2 in Dundalk and 1 in Drogheda with Council
engineers to highlight issues, I have voted and abstained on issues with my conscience and my
morals not by “political party pacts”, I have asked and will continue to ask is anyone willing to be
Cathaoirleach or Chairs/Vice Chairs of Committees and do it for receipted expenses rather than take
the additional €12,000 per annum. (No one was!!). Greed and sense of entitlement is alive and well
in all political parties in Louth. I, as an Independent Councillor, will never get the opportunity to
represent my Town or County with pride as Cathaoirleach because of political pacts.
We have had County Development Plan 2015-2021 Workshops over the past few months. I have
attended all bar one (due to a family bereavement) and raised and argued on issues people have
asked me to. There are 29 Councillors in Louth and on average 15 attended these workshops which
decide the future of our County. In my opinion people are fed up and have had enough and I feel
people want a change, an alternative, someone who cares.
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Our Seanad Éireann Member
Senator Gerard Craughwell
Senator Gerard Craughwell is Irelands’ newest and first independently elected Senator. He was
elected to the Cultural and Educational Panel of the Seanad and is a member of the Joint Oireachtas
Committee on Education and Social Protection. Since his election in October 2014, Gerard has made
a significant contribution to the legislative process by proposing amendments to a wide range of
Bills. He has remained true to his promise not be “whipped by any party” and to “consider each vote
as it arises”. He is passionate about the value of the Independent Politician as a leader and advocate
of honest politics. He is deeply committed to the Labour Movement, Seanad Reform, and Education.
Born in Galway in 1953, Gerard is one of eleven children. He started work at 16 in London. He soon
joined the Royal Irish Rangers and was a Lance Corporal by 17. He served with the British Army until
1974 when he returned to Ireland and joined the Irish Army serving as a Sergeant and instructor in
the Non Commissioned Officer’s Training School for the Western Command in his native Galway.
He later left the army and after running his own business briefly, he moved to Limerick. In 1993, he
graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics and a Graduate Diploma in
Computing from the University of Limerick. In 1995, he moved to Dublin to teach at the Senior
College Dun Laoghaire, and was soon after promoted to Assistant Principal. He has been an active
member of the Teachers Union of Ireland; serving first as Chairman of the Further Education
Committee and then as President from 2012 -2014.
Gerard is married to Helen and has a daughter Rebecca and son David. He is a proud grandfather to
Ellie.
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Candidate Contact Information
Candidate Name Candidate
Constituency
Cllr. Kevin
Louth
Callan
Cllr. Sean
Galway East
Canney
Cllr. Marie
Sligo-Leitrim
Casserley
Cllr. Mick Finn
Cork South-Central
Michael
Roscommon/Galway
Fitzmaurice TD
Tom Fleming TD Kerry
Cllr. John Foley
Offaly
Cllr. Paul
Dublin Mid-West
Gogarty
John Halligan TD Waterford
Carol Hunt
Dún Laoghaire
Cllr. Niamh
Donegal
Kennedy
Finian McGrath Dublin Bay North
TD
Cllr. David
Dublin West
McGuinness
Cllr. Kevin Boxer LongfordMoran
Westmeath
James Morgan
LongfordWestmeath
Cllr. Tony
Dublin Fingal
Murphy
Cllr. Deirdre
Dublin South-West
O’Donovan
Diarmuid
Cork North West
O’Flynn
Shane Ross TD
Dublin Rathdown
Cllr. Maeve Yore Louth
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Gerard
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Campaign Manager Contact Information
Candidate Name
Cllr. Kevin Callan
Cllr. Sean Canney
Cllr. Marie
Casserley
Cllr. Mick Finn
Michael
Fitzmaurice TD
Tom Fleming TD
Manager Name
Ruth Clinton
Shane Canney
Peter Langan
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Cllr. Paul Gogarty
John Halligan TD
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Brendan
Halligan
Ronan Carrigy
Tony
O’Callaghan
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O’Farrell
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Carol Hunt
Cllr. Niamh
Kennedy
Finian McGrath TD
Cllr. David
McGuinness
Cllr. Kevin Boxer
Moran
James Morgan
Cllr. Tony Murphy
Cllr. Deirdre
O’Donovan
Diarmuid O’Flynn
Shane Ross TD
Cllr. Maeve Yore
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Cllr. Kevin Callan, Louth
Cllr. Marie Casserley, Sligo-Leitrim
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Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, Roscommon-Galway
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Carol Hunt, Dún Laoghaire
Deputy Finian McGrath, Dublin Bay North
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