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THE LABOUR PARTY’S chief whip has welcomed the resignation of chairman Colm Keaveney from the party today, accusing him of betraying members who elected him chairman.
In a strongly-worded statement issued this afternoon, Emmet Stagg said that Keaveney has “consistently attacked” Labour since losing the whip in December.
He also pointed out that this is the second time that Keaveney had resigned from the party having quit in 2007 in protest over Pat Rabbitte’s leadership at that time. This followed the 2007 general election where Keaveney failed to get elected in Galway East.
“I welcome Colm Keaveney’s resignation from the Labour Party,” Stagg said today.
“His latest resignation follows his departure from the Parliamentary Labour Party in December 2012, and his resignation of party membership in 2007.Since he resigned the Whip, he has consistently attacked Labour, thereby betraying the Party members who elected him as Chair.”
Stagg, a TD for Kildare North, said that Labour’s public representatives would continue “the job that we were elected to do”, saying this was to “fix our broken economy, create employment, and improve the livelihoods of those we represent”.
He also confirmed that vice chairman Lorraine Mulligan now becomes the chair of the party.
“I have no doubt that she will lend her valuable expertise and experience to her new role,” Stagg added.
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A TD’s for life (pension) and not just for Christmas.
Reduce the number of Dail seats.
http://www.wethecitizens.ie/talk/article/reducing_the_size_and_cost_of_government
Intresting link Sean. I don’t think these turkeys will vote for Christmas though.
How do I run for it?
Fianna Fail, the soldiers of our failed destiny, would be wise not to run a candidate for the by-election. Sure, why would they anyway: won’t they have made Fianna Fail history by not having “one” TD in the whole of Dublin. Maybe, one day, they could even do one better by not having one in the whole country!
Rumours that Pat Cox will be the Fine Gael candidate.
As someone who disagrees on most things with FG I still feel compelled to ask not to screw things up for yourselves in this by-election. Pat friggin Cox – Mister 7 pensions and still only 59. Mr. EU insider who has a lobby company advising Multi nationals on how to deal with the EU. A hopper from party to party, depending on which one is good for Pat Cox. Jesus if ye want to cement your party as a Golden Circle gombeen outfit go for it but it will be a chocking mistake all too familiar to FF activists. HQ knows best etc etc etc.
Say it ain’t so Dave, say it ain’t so?
More money wasted to find a waster to pension off! Great
I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form.
C Coolidge
Kieran Dennison will take this seat for Fine Gael. He was only just edged out by Brian Linehan in February. Fine Gael are at 44% in the polls, up from 36% in February. The only other Fine Gael TD in that constituency is Leo Varadkar, so it would be good for them to have a back bencher as well as a Minister.
Labour are down to 12% in the polls, I don’t see them getting this seat. Fianna FAIL are at 15% but nobody is gonna vote for them. Anyone else is so low in the rankings it wouldn’t matter. To take this potential victory away from Fine Gael would need a real game changer, real star quality.
Comment of the year there Daniel, Fianna fail at 15% but nobody going to vote for them. Pmsl. I bet maths wasn’t your strong subject at school (:
Last FF seat in Dublin now gone, amazing turnaround and rightly so.
Clearly someone will vote for them, what I am saying is they won’t take the seat. Try not to take everything you read literally.
Yes obviously they will get some votes, but they won’t take the seat, that’s what I am saying. Try not to take everything you read literally.
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