Kelly to take seat in Wexford?

A new poll from politicalreform has placed County Wexfords Sinn Féin candidate, Cllr Anthony Kelly, on 14% of first preference votes. This is nearly double what previous SF candidate John Dwyer polled in 2007, and at that time John narrowly missed out on a place in the Dail.

Though politicalreform go on to predict that SF might be pipped to the fifth seat by a second labour candidate, transfers have not come into the equation. Cllr Anthony Kelly is tipped to pull transfers from many areas in this election due to his personal popularity in Wexford town and Sinn Féins promise to reverse cuts to social welfare and the minimum wage.

Cllr Kelly is also known through out the county for his tireless work to prevent downgrading of Wexford General Hospital. Cllr Kelly refused to be drawn on the new poll results last night, saying that he 'paid little heed to opinion polls'. However a quite confidence is settling on the hundreds of election activists who are working day and night to get the first County Wexford Sinn Féin TD in ninety years.

Wexford Fianna Fail TD pushes Sinn Féin policies

The Sinn Féin organisation in County Wexford has responded with surprise to a press release issued from Wexford Fianna Fail Minister for State Sean Connick, supporting several long standing SF policies for the county.

New SF member?

Deputy Connick has called for the Irish Sugar Beet industry to be re-established in County Wexford. He has also stated that this will allow for the completion of the New Ross By Pass and the reopening of the Rosslare to Waterford Rail Line.

Sinn Féin has been campaigning for these issues for some time.

Speculation is growing that Deputy Connick has filled out a Sinn Féin member application form from the back of last months An Phoblacht!

Ahern puts all the blame on Cowen

Retiring TD Bertie Ahern has launched an incredible attack on Taoiseach Brian Cowen, putting the blame for the state of the nation on his head.

Ahern has also stated that no one told him about the problems in the banking system, and that he had no idea such things were going.

This statement by the disgraced former Taoiseach will only add to Fianna Fails problems. Already polls are giving them to lose half of their seats in the next election.