Morally conservative party proposes child benefits from fourth month of pregnancy to discourage abortion for economic reasons
Now the party has a candidate standing in every constituency and has shown strongly in the opinion polls. If things go according to plan, Tóibín will have at least one colleague in the 34th Dáil.
The party has zeroed in on three possible gains. The first, and most obvious, is Cavan-Monaghan where Cllr Sarah Reilly has been building up a very strong base and is a threat to Fianna Fáil TD, and former party colleague, Niamh Smyth., the party believes it has a real chance of Ellen Troy taking the last seat in this expanded five-seat constituency, where she will be in competition with Ruth Coppinger.
“I’ve learned from my previous political party that good organisation on the ground is really important, and I’ve spent half my time over the last five years building that up on the ground. Now we have about 60 cumainn with about 2,000 members. So that will help us with the ground war in this election.”
Tóibín says the party has no red lines as such but will need any potential partners in government to take account of its approach.
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