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Joe Higgins Criticised by former Anti Bin Tax Campaigners

category dublin | bin tax / household tax / water tax | news report author Wednesday March 31, 2004 14:19author by Community Voice April 2004 Report this post to the editors

Community Voice Article

A new political party launched recently in Dublin 15 has been set up as a result of its members “being used as cannon fodder” in the recent bin tax campaign according to its spokesperson.

The United Communities Party is standing two candidates in the Mulhuddart Electoral area in the forthcoming local elections. The candidates, Paul Hand from Pinebrook Glen and Gerry Murray from Dromheath addressed a public meeting of approximately 50 people in Huntstown Community Centre to launch the new party.

Anti Bin Tax Campaigners Launch New Political Party

A new political party launched recently in Dublin 15 has been set up as a result of its members “being used as cannon fodder” in the recent bin tax campaign according to its spokesperson.

The United Communities Party is standing two candidates in the Mulhuddart Electoral area in the forthcoming local elections. The candidates, Paul Hand from Pinebrook Glen and Gerry Murray from Dromheath addressed a public meeting of approximately 50 people in Huntstown Community Centre to launch the new party.

The founding members of the party were all members of the local anti-bin tax campaign and were involved with both the Socialist Party and Sinn Fein. However, according to Paul Hand they became “very disillusioned with the Socialist Party during the campaign and when Joe Higgins came out of prison he abandoned the campaign in this area”.

Gerry Murray told the meeting that “the County Council had used parts of Dublin 15 as a dumping ground for people and paedophiles who would not be tolerated in other parts of Dublin”. This point was taken up by another female member of the party who told the meeting that “a man had been put into Dublin 15 who had served 9 years for molesting kids. I asked Joe Higgins where he had been housed and he said that the man had done his time”.

Interestingly though the two candidates were seeking to represent “ the working class people of the area” and they were critical of “the big political parties” the main target of criticism at the meeting was the Socialist Party and its leader Joe Higgins.

According to Paul Hand “when Joe Higgins came out of prison he left Dublin 15 to hang there and moved to other areas. Joe is governed by Socialist Party rules whereas we are local people with local issues”.

Both of the new party’s candidates are former members of Sinn Fein and in spite of the fact that they are standing against that party’s candidate, Martin Christie in the forthcoming elections, both candidates conceded that if they weren’t elected they would like to see their transfers going to Christie.

The main issues listed at the meeting were traffic problems, crime and the lack of facilities for young people. Criticism of the lack of youth activities for the area were rejected by one local youth worker who pointed out that the facilities were available but the problem was a lack of volunteers to run such clubs.

“I have been involved in youth work in Huntstown since 1995” she said “and the community will not take ownership of voluntary work. I have people from outside Huntstown involved in youth work in the area. I accept that the government has a responsibility and the politicians have a responsibility but the community has a responsibility too” she said.

According to Paul Hand “we are not in this for the money. I have a job so if I’m elected I will put any money I get back into the community for playgrounds, community centres and schools”. He said. Further meetings of the new party are planned for other parts of Dublin 15 in the coming weeks.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   SF fighting dirty     Badman    Wed Mar 31, 2004 14:36 
 2   Elaborate     RED BHOY    Wed Mar 31, 2004 14:43 
 3   SP Started Dirty Fight In Tallaght     Hebe    Wed Mar 31, 2004 14:48 
 4   Not another     John    Wed Mar 31, 2004 14:50 
 5   Smelling a rat     Ratcatcher    Wed Mar 31, 2004 15:37 
 6   Lots Of Rats     Pied Piper    Wed Mar 31, 2004 15:55 
 7   Nothing to do with SF     observer    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:15 
 8   Smelling rats     Ratcatcher    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:19 
 9   Paul Hand     SP member    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:26 
 10   Glass Houses     Pied Piper    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:30 
 11   Right wing yellow scabs     Mulhuddart resident    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:31 
 12   SF lame excuses     Rivervalley rebel    Wed Mar 31, 2004 16:55 
 13   SF did very little in bin tax struggle     Fingalian    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:15 
 14   SF are terrorists     SFwatch    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:24 
 15   SF record speaks for itself     Critic    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:29 
 16   posting is a joke     piss take    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:32 
 17   This is sickening but...     SP voter    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:35 
 18   This is gas!     observer    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:41 
 19   No lies     Mulhuddart resident    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:46 
 20   ICTU and SIPTU???     observer    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:50 
 21   Bin Tax and the unions     Mulhuddart resident    Wed Mar 31, 2004 17:56 
 22   But they are not runnning in the elections     observer    Wed Mar 31, 2004 18:02 
 23   Will the active SF members here condemn the new "party"?     Phuq Hedd    Wed Mar 31, 2004 20:28 
 24   Don't be surprised if there is some state involvement here!     Suspicious    Wed Mar 31, 2004 20:45 
 25   Why?     observer    Wed Mar 31, 2004 22:00 
 26   A few points of info     Rivervalley Rebel    Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:50 
 27   Good response RR     Anti War Bin Activist    Thu Apr 01, 2004 13:16 
 28   River Valley Rebel - none is so blind ...........     Are you right there, Michael?    Thu Apr 01, 2004 13:57 
 29   Council Salami Tactics Clear for all to see     Finglas Man    Thu Apr 01, 2004 15:11 
 30   Real analysis starting at last     Highfields Man    Thu Apr 01, 2004 15:43 
 31   bin tax     will mc carthy    Thu Apr 01, 2004 15:54 
 32   More analysis on legal side     SP member    Thu Apr 01, 2004 16:06 
 33   Reply to Will McCarthy     Will McCarthy Watcher    Thu Apr 01, 2004 18:19 
 34   In reply to Will McCarthy     Truth    Thu Apr 01, 2004 21:05 
 35   Pot-kettle-black     Republican    Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:26 
 36   Once again the opportunism shows through.     Shinner.    Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:16 
 37   "We have stood up to the DRUG BARRONS rather than attend their funerals"     observer    Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:31 
 38   It's clear from the recent postings     SP member    Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:09 
 39   Failed because it couldn’t succeed     Shinner    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:00 
 40   SP predictions     observer    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:05 
 41   I'm confused     Baffled    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:22 
 42   Joe Higgins a disgrace on drugs issue     feds.    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:24 
 43   is this an issue? i feel not!     qbc.    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:37 
 44   Get of your fucking pulpit     SP member    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:44 
 45   Wouldnt know working class if it bit them on the arse.     Cathy O'Neill    Fri Apr 02, 2004 13:57 
 46   Don't get prolier than thou we me     SP member    Fri Apr 02, 2004 14:14 
 47   SP have done nothing for local communities.     SharCod    Fri Apr 02, 2004 14:15 
 48   By the way Cathy     SP member    Fri Apr 02, 2004 14:18 
 49   Liars.     Tallaght Resident    Fri Apr 02, 2004 14:34 
 50   irrelevant shite.     Cathy O'Neill    Fri Apr 02, 2004 14:36 
 51   Arsehole     FEDS    Fri Apr 02, 2004 15:15 
 52   did Joe Higgins smoke in the Dail?     i mac d    Fri Apr 02, 2004 15:17 
 53   What's with the hyperbole?     Baffled    Fri Apr 02, 2004 15:37 
 54   baffled.     feds    Fri Apr 02, 2004 15:40 
 55   Sinn Fein's record     Killinarden resident    Fri Apr 02, 2004 15:41 
 56   Mick The Joke!     petrol    Fri Apr 02, 2004 16:59 
 57   Half the post above are probably SP members letting on some controversy exists.     Confident as hell!    Fri Apr 02, 2004 17:08 
 58   Our residents     Martin Cunningham fan    Fri Apr 02, 2004 17:17 
 59   Martin Cunningham fan     observer    Fri Apr 02, 2004 18:35 
 60   Martin Cunningham fan     observer    Fri Apr 02, 2004 18:36 
 61   Murphy     observer    Fri Apr 02, 2004 18:38 
 62   To Petrol - just to fan the flames     Equally as cynical    Fri Apr 02, 2004 20:38 
 63   SF & Bin Tax     Insider    Fri Apr 02, 2004 20:47 
 64   Coca Cola     observer    Sat Apr 03, 2004 00:49 
 65   Bills, SP, Westies.     Pundit    Sat Apr 03, 2004 18:59 
 66   A bit of sanity in this 'debate'     Martin O'Meara    Sat Apr 03, 2004 19:14 
 67   Noted     Killinarden Resident    Sat Apr 03, 2004 19:20 
 68   plausable deniability for sf slanders of opponents courtesy of indymedia     hep c    Sat Apr 03, 2004 19:23 
 69   honest analysis now required     SP Observer    Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:47 
 70   In a nutshell     observer    Mon Apr 05, 2004 00:37 
 71   Who were the real incompetant ones?     pp    Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:01 
 72   Bin Tax defeat?     John    Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:13 
 73   alive and Kicking     Activist    Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:52 
 74   We'll see     observer    Mon Apr 05, 2004 13:01 
 75   rubbish     tanz    Mon Apr 05, 2004 15:27 
 76   Sinn Fein?     citizen    Wed Apr 07, 2004 13:34 
 77   Strange Days Indeed     Bintifadist    Mon Apr 19, 2004 23:23 
 78   yawn     Bintifadist    Mon Apr 19, 2004 23:26 
 79   gerry murray     del    Wed May 05, 2004 23:04 
 80   More lies     observer    Thu May 06, 2004 01:29 
 81   SF stop spreading lies     Truth    Thu May 06, 2004 13:46 
 82   LOL     observer    Thu May 06, 2004 14:54 
 83   Where's the evidence?     Truth    Thu May 06, 2004 15:00 
 84   LOL     observer    Thu May 06, 2004 15:09 
 85   mis-use of money by the SP     shinner    Thu May 06, 2004 15:10 
 86   Lets look at the facts     Trith    Thu May 06, 2004 15:20 
 87   yaawwwwwwwwwwwwwn     observer    Thu May 06, 2004 15:24 
 88   Shinner/observer     gsdlk    Thu May 06, 2004 15:24 
 89   pure waffle.     couldnt give a fuck    Thu May 06, 2004 15:25 
 90   policy position:     shinner    Thu May 06, 2004 15:26 
 91   More SF arrogance.     Truth    Thu May 06, 2004 15:28 
 92   tell the truth now!     shinner    Thu May 06, 2004 15:37 
 93   A responce     SP supporter    Thu May 06, 2004 15:46 
 94   Where has all the money gone     shinner - Waiting to be smug in Balrothery.    Thu May 06, 2004 15:55 
 95   It's been a while since I contributed to this site     Brian C    Thu May 06, 2004 16:27 
 96   Still no answers to where the money went.     shinner    Thu May 06, 2004 17:23 
 97   Powerful argument     observer    Thu May 06, 2004 17:24 
 98   where are the answers     shinner.    Fri May 07, 2004 14:40 
 99   go and knock on doors you people     tired editor (personal capacity)    Fri May 07, 2004 14:54 
 100   1990 in UCD     Firat    Fri May 07, 2004 16:44 
 101   Daragh Doherty?     Ray    Fri May 07, 2004 17:03 
 102   Yeah     Friend of DD    Fri May 07, 2004 17:07 
 103   1990 in UCD     Firat    Fri May 07, 2004 17:09 
 104   Speaking     Ray    Fri May 07, 2004 17:10 
 105   Thanks yeah     Firat    Fri May 07, 2004 17:13 
 106   But what about...     observer    Sat May 08, 2004 01:01 


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