A plan to get Ireland back to work

Cllr Anthony Kelly took a break from the hectic canvass trail to launch the Sinn Féin election manifesto in Gorey this morning. Speaking to supporters and well wishers, he said "This is a plan to get Ireland back to work."

"With over 20,000 people lining the dole queues of County Wexford, the protection and creation of jobs is our priority. In this town we recently witnessed the shocking spectacle of queues stretching all the way back on to the Main Street. On the same day I heard of 7 young people – all from just one street, who are being forced to emigrate to the far end of the world. All the parties of the political establishment have failed our people."

The County Wexford Sinn Féin candidate insisted that it wasn't enough for opposition politicians to simply condemn the failed economic policies of Fianna Fail, and stressed that real alternatives had to be offered to the Irish people. He told local media that Sinn Féin's election manifesto represented that real alternative, as it prioritised job creation, proposed reform of our political system as well as our health and education systems, and above all, put the needs of the Irish people before banks or bondholders in Germany.

"The people need change. We are that change. Forget about the squabbling self serving politicians of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour, and lets concentrate on bringing this country back from the brink. Lets concentrate on creating jobs and ending political corruption. Lets concentrate on ending the unjust two tiered health and education systems and lets build a new republic where our children can prosper. We can do this now. Just vote Sinn Féin on the 25th. Make the big change and I promise you, you'll never look back."