Labour Moves Further to the Right

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Thursday April 29, 2010 10:37

by Mairead O'Shea

The latest recruit to the Labour Party is Mary Harneys buddy Mae Sexton. Sexton was the PD Dail Deputy for Longford up until she was defeated at the last General Election.

Sexton was a consistent and firm supporter of both Mary Harney and Michael McDowell and she endorsed the most right-wing policies introduced by the PD’s during their period in Government
Now she will be a Labour Party candidate in the forthcoming general election.

In an article in yesterdays “Irish Independent” it states

“FORMER PD TD Mae Sexton has justified her decision to make the leap from a right-wing party to the left-wing Labour party by saying she was never "hung up" on ideology.

She was previously a TD for the Progressive Democrats from 2002-2007 when the party pushed forward policies such as hospital co-location, tax breaks for developers and argued that "inequality is an inevitable part of the society of incentives" that Ireland had become.

But Ms Sexton who is now going to run for Labour in Longford-Westmeath in the next general election, denied that her PD background was a problem.

"I really never held dear to any particular philosophical ideology.” she said.

Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore described Ms Sexton as an effective and energetic representative during her five-year tenure in the Dail serving Co. Longford.

"Mae Sexton is one of the most respected and admired public representatives in County Longford," Mr Gilmore said.

"She was an effective and energetic representative for the county in the Dail between 2002 and 2007, having been successful in delivering local facilities and inward industrial investment for the county."

Ms Sexton said she was flattered to have been chosen by Labour, and added that she looked forward to helping Mr Gilmore become the Taoiseach.”