Massive anti-Government vote called for!

Sinn Féin's local election candidate in East Meath, Sinéad Burke, has called for a massive anti government vote on June 5th. Speaking to party election workers from Laytown and Bettystown Ms. Burke said there was a need to connect with those in people who are cynical and apathetic about politics.

She said “People are rightly angry with this failed Fianna Fáil government. But they should not lose faith in politics – there is an alternative. The electorate should not buy-in to the argument by some Fianna Fáil councillors who have dropped the party logo like a hot potato. They must pay for what their ministers are doing. The public are angry that this Government has destroyed jobs, homes, pension and hope. In the North Sinn Féin has shown political leadership in Government. We have ended hospital waiting lists, built new schools, invested in local jobs and small/medium industry. Yes there is an international downturn, but most people are responding better than our Government, who continue to appease their developer and banker friends.

“This election must be a referendum on FF/Green performance. For people tempted to remain at home, I say you are playing into the hands of Fianna Fáil. By not voting against this Government, you are effectively voting for them. By voting for FF candidates because they're ‘decent sorts who do good work locally’ you are endorsing cuts on pensioners, attacks on our nurses, school children in overcrowdeddilapidated buildings and targeting the most vulnerable in our society. I urge all voters to send a strong message to this government and their local councillors that the game is up, that its time for them to go, that their destruction and corruption of the economy is not what the people of East Meath want.”