100% Redress Celebration will get go-ahead for election bid

The brand new 100% Redress Celebration will contest within the native elections after gaining official approval from the Electoral Fee.

Candidates at the moment are being hunted for the get together that’s spearheaded by founders in Donegal.

Chairman of the Redress Celebration, Tomas Devine, appealed for candidates to come back ahead for the June 2024 council elections.

“We’re delighted that our utility has been accepted by the Electoral Fee,” Devine mentioned on Sunday.

“For too lengthy lots of our native politicians have failed to deal with the problems that matter most to the individuals, not least the faulty concrete blocks disaster.”

The Celebration plans to carry a collection of roadshows over the approaching months to convey their message to the individuals.

Pleasure Beard, one of many founding members, mentioned: “Our goals are quite simple. We would like the individuals to be higher represented in council chambers up and down the nation. For too lengthy, native politics has been a closed store. It’s time for everybody to face up and be counted. Please assist and assist the 100% Redress Celebration so we might help you.”

Public Relations Officer, Ali Farren, burdened that the Celebration was not a single-issue get together and famous that insurance policies have been developed in different areas together with housing, well being and tourism.

“We’re not going to be a single-issue get together. Our identify contains the phrase ‘redress’ as we wished to convey the message that we intend to place proper issues in lots of areas, in addition to deal with the humanitarian emergency brought on by the faulty concrete blocks disaster. Reflecting the priorities of the individuals, now we have developed insurance policies protecting housing, well being and tourism. We additionally consider it’s essential that our younger individuals are given a voice. Too many really feel they’re being ignored and are leaving the nation within the hope of having fun with a greater high quality of life abroad. We additionally wish to restore transparency and openness to native politics. We’ll now be searching for a mandate from the individuals to talk on their behalf within the council chamber,” mentioned Mr Farren.

100% Redress Celebration will get go-ahead for election bid was final modified: October ninth, 2023 by Rachel McLaughlin