Irish Anarchists Launch Campaign to Encourage Democracy

Shania Murphy, Refuse Worker, 25, Caherciveen.

"It's very important that everybody has their say in deciding which group of gombeens will lie to us, ignore our wishes and give our country's wealth away to their rich cronies."

Kwame "Africa" O'Brien, Brain Surgeon, 28, Borris-on-Ossory.

"Although I know next to nothing about what politicians actually do, I'm thinking about voting Fianna Fail, due to their brave decision to come out in favour of "going forward together". That'll really put the wind up those who are in favour of going backwards, divided."

Fatima Murphy, Weight Lifter, 33, Dundalk.

"The right to vote is an important democratic right. It allows me to vote for the politician whose policies are closest to my own - until he decides to change his mind, that is."

Alphonsus Higgenbottom, Rocket Scientist, 31, Drimnagh.

"Even though all of the important decisions have already been made in unaccountable centres of power such as the global financial markets, the WTO, the EU commission, the boardrooms of corporations and a host of unelected and unaccountable committees and management structures, It's our chance to have a say!"

Finbar McFealty, Swimming Instructor, 32, Moate.

"The dail seems to be a talking shop for immature people with immense egos who think they are still the dashing rhetoricians of the Phil, the Hist, the L&H and other pretentious debating societies from across the land, it's our civic duty to decide who gets to hang around the Dail bar being ignored by the population"

Jesus Gonzalez, Hemp Weaver, 19, Ballsbridge.

"Over the last decade our elected politicians have been falling over themselves to give the power vested in them away to private corporations, unelected bureaucrats and hand-picked quangos of their mates. I'm really excited to be given the right to choose which ones get the 'brown envolopes' when my power is given away."

Sean "Shirley" Waters, Exotic Dancer, 23, Dingle.

"I normally vote for Fianna Fáil because of something or other that my great grandfather did, but I noticed a Labour party poster that asked: "but, are you happy?". Suddenly I realised that, since my boyfriend left me, I've been quite unhappy altogether - I'm voting labour!"

Péig Ó Muircheartaigh, Hairdresser, 18, Ballymun.

"Enda Kenny stands for safer communities. It's really important that people vote for him and his courageous stance against the powerful 'more dangerous communities' lobby."

Pól Ó Bradaigh, Masseuse, 28, Dalkey.

"Sinn Féin say that they are different to the rest and although the details of how they are different constantly change, I trust that they would never compromise their principles for power. Not a bullet, not an ounce, disband the RUC!"