The General Election for the 34th Dáil takes place today, November 29th with polling stations open from 7am to 10pm in the new 4-seat Wexford constituency and the new 3-seat Wicklow-Wexford constituency.
WexfordLocal.com is urging everybody to cast their vote. Make sure you are on the register! If you didn’t get a polling card in the post, contact the polling station where you may have voted on a previous occasion.
Unlike some media sources WexfordLocal.com doesn’t suggest who to vote for, but we can urge you to cast your vote – a once-every-5 years opportunity to choose your legislators and have public representation in the national parliament.
Candidates are harmless and powerless until elected, they will court your vote and canvass your neighbourhood, but once elected the system demands obeyance to the party allegiance and your voice is reduced to a whisper!
It is vitally important for all of us to have hardworking public representatives, the ones with a proven track record and strong political experience (and a passion for the county ahead of the party), but others are in the contest for the very first time and should be afforded a chance to prove themselves! Best of luck to all 25 candidates in the two constituencies that will make a difference in Co. Wexford during the next five years (or months)!
WEXFORD CONSTITUENCY (4 seats)
The following 15 candidates have been nominated to stand in the Wexford constituency. Please note; they are not in the order here as they will appear on the ballot paper… so study the form ahead of casting your vote!
STEPHEN POWER The Irish People, a painter from Wolfe Tone Villas, Wexford.
VERONA MURPHY Non-Party, a public representative from Ramsgrange.
MICHAEL SHEEHAN Non-Party, Educator from Ballinteskin, New Ross.
JOHNNY MYTHEN Sinn Féin, a public representative from Enniscorthy.
BRIDÍN MURPHY Fine Gael, a social worker from Clonroche.
CATHAL BYRNE Fine Gael, Solicitor based in Enniscorthy.
PEADER McDONALD Green Party/Comhaontas Glas, a community worker from Clonard, Wexford.
JIM CODD Aontú, a teacher from Taghmon.
JACKSER OWENS Non-Party, a county councillor from Enniscorthy.
MICK WALLACE Independents 4 Change, a builder from Wellingtonbridge.
GEORGE LAWLOR The Labour Party, parliamentary assistant from Wexford town.
MARTINA STAFFORD People Before Profit-Solidarity, an administrator from Dublin 8.
JASON MURPHY The National Party – An Páirtí Náisiúnta, a factory worker from Broadway.
JAMES BROWNE Fianna Fáil, public representative from Enniscorthy.
MICHELLE O’NEILL Fianna Fáil, fitness instructor from Wexford town.
SOUTH WICKLOW-NORTH WEXFORD (3 seats).
The following 10 candidates have been nominated to stand in the new Wicklow-Wexford constituency. Please note; they are not in the order here as they will appear on the ballot paper… so study the form ahead of casting your vote!
ANN WALSH Green Party/Comhaontas Glas, a psychologist from Castletown, Inch.
PEIR LEONARD Non-Party, a County Councillor from Arklow.
BRIAN BRENNAN Fine Gael, a hospitality consultant from Gorey Hill.
PAT KENNEDY Fianna Fáil, a public servant from Rathdrum.
SINEÁD BOLAND Aontú, a former teacher from Kilmacanogue.
FIONNTÁN Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN, Sinn Fein, a public representative from Guaire.
AISLINN O’KEEFFE People Before Profit – Solidarity, a tour guide from Dublin 8.
MALCOLM BYRNE Fianna Fail, public representative from Gorey.
FRANCES LAWLOR Independent Ireland, homemaker from Greystones.
IISA-MARIA NOLAN, Director of Medical Company from Dublin 18.
WexfordLocal.com will be based at the Wexford Count Centre from Saturday morning when the boxes are open and the votes counted and will bring you all the news and developments until all the seats are filled.
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