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Dáire Tully

“In 2018, I left Fianna Fáil. Fianna Fáíl stopped supporting the right to life, stopped listening to its members, left republicanism behind and have continued to put Fine Gael back in government. Aontú is a party that respects the right to life, believes in a United Ireland. The party also believes in an economically just society. A society that would be impossible while Fine Gael are in government.”

Dáire Tully is the Secretary of Ógra Aontú. He is a former chairperson of the Fianna Fáil cumann in Trinity and is currently reading for a Masters in Medieval Studies in Trinity College Dublin.

 

The Irish political system is radically broken



In Ireland the vast majority of elected representatives put a finger in the air to check which way the political wind is blowing. They have one eye on their leaders – seeking brownie points – and another eye keeping their seat safe. If elected reps shut up and do as they’re told, they are promoted; if they stand up for what they believe in, they are demoted. No wonder we have the political class we have. No wonder one point one billion euro is being buried in a hole under the National Children’s Hospital and that Stormont is in stalemate.



Throughout Ireland, many people are now afraid to say what they feel, many are afraid to respectfully engage on a range of different topics. Many feel there is a new censorship and a new political correctness in Ireland, that opposition to the establishment is being deleted.



Respectful opposition is not the enemy. Respectful opposition is a critical element of a functional democracy. Aontú will have the backbone to stand up, without fear, for you.




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