Here is the full video of Joe Higgins’ speach at Saturday’s Social & Rally discussing and celebrating the election result. Higher quality, issue-specific extracts will be uploaded soon to our YouTube account. Share on bebo Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it [...]
Joe Higgins MEP condemns sinking of Shell to Sea activist’s boat
On June - 13 - 2009
Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) has publicly condemned the sinking of the Iona Isle fishing boat a few days ago near Rossport. This boat, owned by Pat O’Donnell, a prominent Shell to Sea activist in Mayo and fifth generation fisherman, was boarded by four masked men in the dead of night. They held Pat and [...]
Tell us why you voted for Joe Higgins
On June - 13 - 2009
In the hours and days after the announcement that Joe won a MEP seat hundreds of messages of support and congratulations poured in. Here we post a selection of them, and ask you to post your reason for voting for Joe. The messages below are taken from the emails which Joe and his team received [...]
Joe Higgins: My take on the election
On June - 11 - 2009
So how does an election candidate feel after a gruelling campaign followed by a twenty one hour count that goes on until the cold light of dawn brightens into the full light of day? Like a garment that has been churned overlong in an industrial washing machine, with periodic bouts of intense spin drying, and [...]
Celebrating the Election Victory: Rally & Social
On June - 11 - 2009
This Saturday there will be a Social and a Rally to discuss and to celebrate the success of Joe Higgins & the Socialist Party in the local and Euro Elecitons. Title: Fighting for a Socialist Alternative Speakers: Joe Higgins MEP and others Details: 8pm Wynns Hotel, Abbey St, Satuday, 13th June Followed by Music & [...]
Video: Joe Higgins’ Victory Speech
On June - 8 - 2009
In this video Joe Higgins responds to questions from the media just after winning his seat. He talks abouthow he will use the seat as a platform to fight for working people, and the significance of this victory for the Socialist Party Share on bebo Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share [...]
Joe Higgins MEP: Thanks to all our supporters & voters
On June - 8 - 2009
At 5:30 am today the 8th of June, Joe Higgins was elected as the first Socialist Party MEP. This is a tremendous achievement, that a campaign which relied almost completely on volunteers and small donners could defeat Fianna Fail. Joe Higgins would like to thank all those who supported his campaign and voted for him. [...]
