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SENATOR KATHERINE ZAPPONE has not ruled out the possibility of joining the mooted new political party, despite declaring her intention to run as an independent in the next general election.
Zappone has told TheJournal.ie that despite announcing her candidacy in Dublin South-West earlier this week she will continue to have conversations with the three prominent independent TDs said to be behind the new party.
Independent deputies Stephen Donnelly, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall have held discussions about forming a party in recent weeks but have remained tight-lipped about their intentions.
Describing all three as “very fine parliamentarians” Zappone said today that she would continue to hold discussions with the trio, and added:
I don’t know where that will lead yet.
We also pushed Zappone on the rumoured name for the new party, the ‘Social Democrats’:
Zappone was appointed to the Seanad in 2011 following a recommendation of then-tánaiste Eamon Gilmore.
She revealed she spoke to the Labour leadership about her decision to run in Dublin South-West, where the party has two siting TDs.
Zappone also said that although Labour did not ask her to run, she might have considered an offer:
There’ll be more from our interview with Katherine Zappone on TheJournal.ie in the coming days.
Weekly Islamic terror attacks which target Western nations and Christian communities in the Arab world. Thank your local multi cult liberal. They were warned time and time again, but nope they wouldn’t listen. They always have and will continue to stick their fingers in their ears, and scream racist at any opposition to the open border liberal agenda.
Was only thinking this yesterday but does Grafton street even have any bollards to prevent a truck from mowing down pedestrians? From my knowledge I don’t think it does. I know the threat level here is not likely but it wouldn’t hurt to put something in place.
@Greg Cavey:
That would need some forward thinking on behalf of our politicians etc, they are not exactly known for that in fairness.
Both Grafton and Henry St have easy access from main roads with heavy traffic, no bollards as far as I’m aware either, a disaster waiting to happen.
@CatManDo: all religion poisons the minds of mankind.
@Greg Cavey: people over here were convinced the threat was almost non existent up til friday.
I think he should do life in Uzbekistan not Sweden. Swedish jail would be too nice for him.
@Catmando…Well said Cat, accurate and perfectly captures the reality. These guys will look back in years to come and wonder just why it was so easy take over Europe.
Then they will recall actually being invited in…in their droves…
Someone needs to asked the Swedish Police why was the terrorist not detained and deported when his residency application was rejected in the first place.
The knife Jihad that occurred in an IKEA store in Sweden 2015, well that terrorist faced deportation too.
@Lepanto: Not the polices fault. Fault lies with the govt. The policy is to tell people they are being deported weeks before they are! So most run away (well duh) when the police arrive on the date set by migration, they are long gone. head of Migration has a lot to answer for. Same idiot who let I thousands of people unchecked 2 years ago.
@iMoan Brutal: yeah I think a late night raid would be a better job and the satisfaction of ripping the Tossers from they’re beds and landing them
On the next plane to whatever dive they came from.
Go dtachtóidh an diabhal é.
Perhaps it’s harse but anyone on a police watch list for Jahadi sympathies….Who is a asylum seeker and not a EU citizen should be deported immediately…..France has several thousand such peoole they should all be deported…If needed their home muslim countries should be paid to take them back….
Trump is a genius with very special foresight. Didn’t he say a month or so back “did you see what happened in Sweden last night”?
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