Speakers' Square: Pre-Election Day Special Event!

dublin | politics / elections | event notice Saturday June 05, 2004 11:23 by Anonymous

This Sunday

Speakers Square - Cearnóg na gCainteoirí
Pre-Election Day Special Event
6 Sunday June 2pm to 6pm http://freespeech.community.ie

Location: Templebar Square
Who: Politicians & "Normal" People (i.e. You!)

FIRST TIME EVER EVENT IN THE ELECTORAL HISTORY OF IRELAND
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Be There.

This Sunday, June 6th, Local and European election candidates from many of the Political Parties will converge on the Speakers Square in Temple Bar to talk about their candidacy, the upcoming referendum and other issues they are passionate about.

This is the first time such an event has occurred in the electoral history of Ireland and is the only chance the voting public will get to hear party representatives orate, challenge and debate with other candidates in an open forum.

There are at any one time five speaking podiums on the square, which will allow
for participating candidates to be divided by their constituencies.

Those who have agreed to speak are:

Ivana Bacik (EU) - Mary Lou Mac Donald (EU) - Orla Farrell (Nth Ctrl) - Dathaí Doolin (Sth Est) - Willie Hamilton (Nth Ctrl) - Robbie Sargent (Sth Ctrl) - Paddy Burke (Nth Ctrl) - Tony Smithers (Sth Ctrl) - Dermot Lacey (Sth Est) - Ciarán Mac Anraí (Ctrl) - Eric Burn (Sth Ctrl) - Sinéad Pembrooke(Sth Est) - Sean Kenny (North Central) - Gearóid Ó Maol Mhichíl (Sth Ctrl) - Denis McIntyre (Nth Ctrl) - Patricia McKenna (EU) - Ryan Meade - Tony Williams (Sth Est) - Tommy Simpson -Naoise Ó Muirí (Nth Ctrl) - Terry Connoly (Sth Est) - Dan Sullivan (Nth Ctrl) - Bríd Smith (Sth Ctrl) - John Barry(Sth Est) - Richard Boyd Barrett(SW) - Eoin Ryan(EU) - Eion Dubsky (EU) - Kristina Mc Elroy (Sth Ctrl) and
others added everyday....

Candidates yet to be contacted
Gary Keegan(Sth Est) - Michael Donnelly(Sth Est) and others

Those who are yet to confirm
Prionsias de Rossa (L)
Royston Brady (FF)
Phil Kearney (GP)
Evlyn Burn (FF)
Paul Mac Caulis (PD)
Brian Tector (FG)
Wendy Hedderman (PD)
Larry O Toole (SF)
Pat Bunce (FF)

The event will kick off at 2.30pm and will continue throughout the day
till around 6 or 7pm.

ALL are welcome to speak - politicians or normal people.

Those wishing to have their names added to the list or those wishing to speak, please contact....

Rossa Ó Snodaigh 086 8260860
E-mail: rossaosnodaigh@hotmail.com
Web: http://freespeech.community.ie
http://www.indymedia.ie