Sinn Féin local election candidate in East Meath Sinéad Burke has advised voters to exercise caution in relation to what he termed ‘supposed independent’ FF candidates. In a statement released on Friday, Ms. Burke stated that ‘in the past week over 20 FF members have resigned from Fianna Fáil around the country with a view to running as independents to the local election. In Meath we have seen at least two former Fianna Failers leave the party to run themselves’.
‘If these members resigned their membership because of their political conscience or for moral reasons one might give them the benefit of the doubt. However did these individuals resign due to the mismanagement of the economy, the taking away of the cervical cancer vaccination from 12 year old girls, the imposition of the Lenihan levy on low earners or the taking away the medical card from the over 70s? No, these individuals resigned due to the fact that they were not selected by their party to run in the local election. Blatant careerist, self interest has been the motivating factor in these resignations’.
‘As a result people should note that careerist self interest will be central in a decision to rejoin Fianna Fáil after the election should
any of these individuals get elected. A vote for candidates from the Fianna Fáil 'gene pool’ will not punish Fianna Fáil in the upcoming local election as Fianna Fáil will welcome them back in to the party with open arms after the election’.
‘Meath is suffering the highest increases in unemployment in the country. Because of a lack of industry in the county 50% of those
working are forced to leave the county to go work every day. 40% of shoppers leave the county to shop every day. Meath gets less funding form Enterprise Ireland and the IDA than any other Leinster county. Under a majority FF council and under a FF government Meath has been relegated to a commuter county."
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