The parachute is only needed for her journey from Wicklow, Senator Deirdre De Burca was this afternoon selected to run for the Green Party in Dublin the European Elections next year.
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Now you wouldn’t know that she is running in Dublin from the press release I got from the Green Party this afternoon. Apart from the reference to the name of the constituency and the meeting in Liberty Hall there is no reference to the particular needs of Dubliners in the forthcoming election or relating to the European Union and it’s impact on the city/county.
“The EU has shown excellent leadership on issues close to Green Party hearts such as human rights and environmental protection and has shown itself to be an international leader on climate change. The Greens in Europe have been at the centre of this movement. I feel it is important that the Irish Green Party is part of the progressive politics that are happening now at an EU level.
“The aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty has opened a fresh debate on Europe. The Irish people are really thinking about what direction they would like the EU to take them in. I believe voters are looking for an active and effective MEP who is not afraid to tackle important issues, such as neutrality, democracy and energy security. I believe that I would be an effective candidate to represent the Irish people in the European Parliament.”
Looking forward to hearing more about her views in the months ahead! I know she’s from Loughlinstown originally just in case Green Party people feel the need to give me a geography lesson! Roderic O’Gorman and David Geary both Dublin based (politically and habitually) activists are to be alternates should for example Senator De Burca win a Dáil seat – in Wicklow one presumes! Or is it all over for her there after two failed campaigns for the Dáil?
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Greetings!
It does not really matter if Deirdre De Burca stands for a seat in Wicklow or in Dublin. She is one of those ‘Greens’ who have sold their soul to Fianna Fail, and no one who has a real concern for the environment and green issues will ever vote for those people again.
I supported the Green Party for many years, only to be betrayed and sold out to FF in the end.
In fact, right now the two ‘green’ cabinet ministers are doing the really dirty jobs for Brian Cowen and are responsible for more hardship, suffering and controversy than their colleagues in Fianna Fail. (Have a look at the Corrib Gas Project in Co. Mayo and the investigation into toxic waste at Haulbowline, Co. Cork, to mention only two of the scandals under ‘green’ control. And of course there is the ongoing outrage at the Hill of Tara, too…)
“You wouldn’t know that she is running in Dublin from the press release I got from the Green Party this afternoon.”
Apart, of course from the headline of the press release, ‘Deirdre de Burca to contest European Parliament seat for Dublin,’ and the first two lines of the statement, ‘The Green Party has selected Senator Deirdre de Burca to represent the Green Party in the European Elections next year. Senator de Burca will stand in the Dublin constituency, a seat previously held for two consecutive terms by the Greens.’
http://www.greenparty.ie/en/news/latest_news/deirdre_de_burca_to_contest_european_parliament_seat_for_dublin
The Greens will all need parachutes in the end. Muppets – and a disgrace the the sometimes interesting political ideas underpinning the ecology/ green movement elsewhere in Europe.
Something wrong there my earlier comment wasn’t published…
I suspect from reading the local Wicklow Times that the Wicklow Greens paid for the Parachute and the Aeroplane
There was a hilarious article in the Wicklow Times about a month ago regarding her decision to essentially hedge her bets and put herself forward for as a candidate for Dublin but then if she didn’t get selected try East instead
The article clearly showed that Wicklow Greens no longer support her
Cllr Caroline Burrell said “Deirdre has her own political path to follow”, but she “has not made it clear to her party members here in Wicklow exactly what she wants to do”
Cllr Ciaran O Brien says “Deirdre de Burca is not a Senator of Wicklow, she has already left the county”…. that she would “probably have support in Dublin” and “hopefully will be chosen as a candidate there”
Tess Enright a former Arklow Local Candidate says “Nothing surprises me about Deirdre anymore. I don’t think she should have the fallback option of running in the East. If she wants to go to Dublin thats her choice. She’s from Dublin pretending she’s from Bray.” Ms Enright also said that she was “bitter” about the way the Senator treated Arklow. She also said “It’s like Arklow has fallen off the map”
Apparently someone from de Burcas office then sent the Wicklow Times an email saying “Deirdre asked me to let you know that Tess Enright is not a paid up member of the green party”
The following week they clarified that she was a paid up member
And as for the Wicklow Times hilarious SF V Labour spats…..
Damian, I did acknowledge the constituency name drop – it’s the detail and knowledge of the new found political home I was wondering about as that wasn’t evident in the release.
Nice to see that party press officers spend Sunday Afternoons blog reading and responding! That’s a new media strategy one can only approve of!
New media strategy of being bitchy?
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