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Candidates 2011

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      Jim Connolly

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      Constituency: Clare
      Date of Birth: 02/05/1937

      Jim Connolly is running as an independent candidate for Clare. A qualified art teacher and bronze sculptor, the 73-year-old is the founder of Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI) which provides assistance for hundreds of families who are resettling permanently in rural areas.



      Policies
      • Live within our means
      • Adopt humanitarian principals for proofing all public proposals. Two tier society must change.
      • Close the income gap from the top down
      • Emergency legislation to deal with negative equity

       

      Did you know?

      Connolly has written a 52-page downloadable manifesto, entitled "The Next Election - more of the same or vital fresh thinking?", in support of his candidacy.


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