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A candidate for Independent. View party
ELIMINATED
Colm O'Keeffe
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Public Servant
Biography

O'Keeffe is from Templeogue. He is a public servant, running on a restricting abortion platform. He unsuccessfully ran by-elections twice in 2014 and 2021, receiving 74 and 23 votes respectively. He contested for the Dail in 2020 but lost.

Question time
Why did you decide to run in this election?

I decided to run in this election as there is no other collectivist republican offering.

What do you think is the greatest issue the country faces right now?

The greatest issue the country faces right now is non self-defence abortions being legal.

What would you like your first speaking time in the Dáil to be about if you get elected?

I would like my first speaking time to be about a regime in which self-defence abortions are the only ones allowed in Ireland. Only self-defence abortions should be legal, and crucially, legislated for.