Labour announce Westport team

The Labour Party in Westport is to field two candidates for election to Westport Town Council with the announcement by Carrowholly's David Fallon that he intends to join Cllr Keith Martin on the Labour Party ticket for Westport Town Council.

David Fallon announced his candidacy last Friday night at a well attended special meeting of the Labour Party in the Wyatt Hotel.  David Fallon is originally a Sligo man but he has made his home in Westport.  A lifelong member of the Labour Party he's from a strong Labour Party family and his Grandfather was a longstanding and well respected member of Sligo Borough Council.

David Fallon's candidacy was welcomed by Mr Sean Sammon, Chair of the Labour Constituency Council, who said that the people of Westport were being offered real change and an opportunity to vote for that change by electing David Fallon and Keith Martin to Westport Town Council.

Mr Sammon introduced David Fallon to the members and supporters of the Labour Party saying "David Fallon's vision of an equal and fair society along with his sense of public service place him ideally as a Labour candidate for Westport and together with Keith Martin they make a strong team which will advocate and fight for all citizens of the town, particularly those whose do not have a strong voice or who are marginalised."

Cllr Keith Martin then welcomed David Fallon to the Labour ticket and said that he looked forward to working side by side with him on the streets and doorsteps of Westport and ultimately side by side in the council chamber where they would drive Eamon Gilmore's vision of a New Deal for Westport through the council policy.

"David is passionate about politics and that is something we need more of, we need to put the passion back into local government.  David has strong and proud Westport connections through his wife's family and I am sure that he can draw on them for advice, support and encouragement in the campaign.  The Labour Party in Westport is now ready to offer a real alternative to old ways and by electing a strong Labour team to Westport Town Council people can send a message that they want change, that they want change from the status quo and politics as usual."

Addressing the meeting David Fallon thanked the members and his family for their support adding that in these times of uncertainty there was no time for inaction.  "This is no time to stand still as a town or as a country, we must look for the opportunity and the possibility of progress and that is why I ask for your support in my campaign.  We need a town council which sees opportunities and that is progressive and even radical at times.  We need to make Westport Town Council really work for the people of Westport to create jobs and for the people of the town to feel connected to their local council."

Mr Fallon also announced that following discussions within the Westport Branch of the Labour Party that neither Keith Martin or himself would erect any posters within the town boundaries for the upcoming campaign.  "Westport is a beautiful town and the Labour Party will keep it that way.  We are going to rely on getting our message across by meeting the voters on their doorsteps and winning their support for Eamon Gilmore's New Deal."

Concluding the meeting Mr Sean Sammon said that the people of Westport, Mayo and the West were for the first time in a long time being offered a real change between voting for Fianna Fail or Fine Gael.  "Labour is fielding a range of experienced and dedicated candidates such as Cllrs Keith Martin and Harry Barret, Euro candidate Susan O'Keefe, Dr Bernie Courtney, David Moffat and now David Fallon.  Its time for change!"

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