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    Saturday 12 March 2011

    Join the Labour Party in Mayo

    We're having a party in a couple of weeks so now is a good time to join Ireland's 2nd largest political party!


    Councillor Keith Martin
    086 0691182
    098 24852
    www.councillorkeithmartin.com

    Tuesday 8 March 2011

    Senate candidates selected

    A joint meeting of the Parliamentary Party and Central Council tonight selected the following candidates to select the Seanad elections on behalf of the Labour Party:

    Cultural and Educational Panel:Cllr. John Gilroy, Cork North Central

    Industrial and Commercial Panel:Cllr. Jimmy Harte, Donegal North East

    Administrative Panel; Cllr. John Kelly, Roscommon/South Leitrim

    Agricultural Panel;Susan O'Keeffe, Sligo/North Leitrim
    Cllr. James Heffernan, Limerick

    Labour Panel:John Whelan, Laois/Offaly
    Cllr. Marie Moloney, Kerry South.

    Tuesday 1 March 2011

    Blocked drain in Pinewoods

    Letter to the Editor of the Mayo News

    Dear Editor,

    I must take exception to your report in last week's Mayo News which had the subtitle "Labour's Rose Wilts in Mayo".  The title gave the impression that Labour suffered a setback or decline here in Mayo when the exact opposite is the truth.  Even when the piece went on to acknowledge the increase in Labour's vote this was immediately detracted by the writer's opinion that this was a "Cowley" vote.

    What your paper must accept is that in Mayo Labour's vote increased 500% and that our candidate received votes in every ballot box in the county.  Labour in Mayo was running at nearly 10% until the Blue tide of "Enda for Taoiseach" knocked Labour out of contention for a Mayo seat (this time).

    Labour has doubled it's seats in the Oireachtas and is now the 2nd largest party in Ireland.  Here in Mayo we are now seeking to build on the hard work of our candidate Dr Cowley and of our canvassing and election team to ensure that when Dr Cowley runs in the next general election that we secure a Labour seat here in Mayo.

    Far from wilting, Labour is in full bloom and we will continue to go from strength to strength.   We are now seeking new members and candidates to win seats for the party in the Town and County council elections of 2014.  Meanwhile we prepare to elect a Labour President.

    To quote Yeats "All changed, changed utterly" here in Mayo and nationally.  

    Labour will no longer wait and Labour will no longer be underestimated.


    Faithfully

    Cllr Keith Martin
    086 0691182