Sinn Féin to stand 42 candidates in General Election
Sinn Féin will be standing 42 candidates in 41 constituencies in the forthcoming General Election. The Head of Sinn Féin’s Election Department and party vice-President Pat Doherty MP, speaking at a meeting of the party’s Ard Chomhairle in Dublin on 14 April, said that in the coming weeks “we will be putting a strong republican platform before the electorate setting out our plans to build an Ireland of equals. We are preparing to be in government, north and south”. Describing this as “a huge election for Sinn Féin” Doherty said that the Ard Chomhairle had completed the party’s candidate list and agreed key priorities for its manifesto. He stated: “We expect to substantially increase our representation in constituencies right across the country. In the north our five government ministers are already working with the DUP and the other parties for the return to government on 8 May. And we are just as ready for government in the south. “Our priority in government will be to end the crisis in the health service, build social and affordable housing, advance the peace process and build a strong, all-Ireland economy that delivers for all. We want to build Irish unity and bring together the experience of nationalists and unionists across the island. “In the last few weeks we have seen the Fine Gael and the Labour Party alliance coming apart at the seams on key issues relating to the economy, rural Ireland and international affairs. We have seen a lot of desperate auction politics. This is appallingly reckless given the depth of the crisis in our public services. “Sinn Féin has been canvassing extensively and one thing is certain, after the debacle of the last election people are looking for answers. They are looking for an alternative government and we are confident that Sinn Féin is up for the challenge of being at the centre of a new administration.”
Sinn Féin candidates – General Election 2007
Dublin
Dublin Central...Mary Lou McDonald MEP Dublin North...Matt McCormack Dublin North Central...Peter Lawlor Dublin North East...Larry O’Toole Dublin North West...Dessie Ellis Dublin Mid West...Joanne Spain Dublin South...Shaun Tracey ...Sorcha Nic Cormaic Dublin South Central...Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD Dublin South East...Daithí Doolan Dublin South West...Seán Crowe TD Dublin West...Felix Gallagher Dun Laoghaire...Eoin Ó Broin
Connacht/Ulster
Cavan Monaghan...Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD Donegal North East...Pádraig MacLochlainn Donegal South West...Pearse Doherty Galway West...Ann Marie Carroll Galway East...Jason Devlin Mayo...Gerry Murray Roscommon/Sth Leitrim...Martin Kenny Sligo/North Leitrim...Seán Mac Manus
Munster
Clare...Anna Prior Cork East...Sandra McLellan Cork North Central...Jonathan O’Brien Cork South Central...Henry Cremin Cork South West...Cionnaith Ó Suilleabhain Kerry North...Martin Ferris TD Kerry South Lynn Ní Bhaoighealláin Limerick East...Maurice Quinlivan Tipperary North...Seamus Morris Tipperary South...Liam Browne Waterford...David Cullinane
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