Eamon Gilmore

Seems I was right to call Eamon Gilmore's speech historic as he has staked out a place for us as a viable political party with the solution to the current crisis.

His speech was one of hope not fear and of possibilities not limitations.  He has outlined the steps we would take to tackle the current challenges and to set this country right.  

Eamon spoke about how we need a "Government which knows that, in difficult times, children still need to go to clean, warm schools; that people still need to go to hospital; that people losing their jobs need a hand up, not a hand out."

And that "because Labour is the Party of the Common Good.  We are neither Fianna Fáil, nor Fine Gael. We are Labour.

The days of Labour being Fine Gael's "B-Team" are over!