Irish Senator Kathryn Reilly addressed the Progressive Students Conference on 13 October.

Her speech, setting out Sinn Féin’s alternative to austerity, included the following points:

Support for Sinn Féin continues to grow in the southern Irish state. In a poll commissioned for the Irish edition of The Sunday Times Sinn Féin is now standing at 25%, making it the second most popular party, with Gerry Adams now the most popular party leader in the country.

Sinn Féin seminar: Economic Crisis – lessons from Ireland

8pm Tuesday 28 February

Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons, London SW1
(Westminster Tube)

Speakers:
Mary Lou McDonald TD, Vice President Sinn Féin
Pat Doherty MP.

By Frances Davis

Almost one year on from the general election in the southern Irish state, which saw the crushing defeat of the Fianna Fáil government and the election of a Fine Gael/Labour coalition, the Irish economy remains in deep crisis. Implementing the same austerity policies as the previous government, the devastating impact on living standards continues, in parallel to the effect of similar Tory policies in Britain.