Socialist Party victory in Ireland amidst huge anger against austerity
Socialist wins Dublin election
The Socialist Party in Ireland has won a significant success with the election of Ruth Coppinger in a by-election to the Dáil, the Irish parliament. Ruth’s electoral district is Dublin West, where she has been a local councillor and is also the same constituency that Joe Higgins is a Dáil member for. This victory was the result of the Socialist Party’s campaigning work over years, the undermining of support for establishment capitalist politicians and the recent collapse in support for the Irish Labour Party as a result of being in a pro-austerity coalition government with Fine Gail.
A number of Socialist Party members have also been elected as councillors in Ireland as part of the Anti-Austerity Alliance. This includes in Dublin, Cork and in all likelihood Limerick. The count continues today, Sunday.
Links to the first news reports are below:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0524/619349-elections-2014
Further material on this success will be published later.
