O’Brien Urges NUI Graduates to Back Ó Broin

O’Brien Urges NUI Graduates to Back Ó Broin


Jonathan O’Brien TD has curged NUI graduates in Cork to back Eoin Ó Broin in the Seanad elections. Deputy O’Brien met with Eoin Ó Broin at Leinster House this week to endorse his campaign.

Deputy O’Brien said:

“In the coming weeks, elections will take place to the Seanad. This is likely to be the last election to the Seanad in its current form. But
political change will only happen if you elect people who are committed to bringing it about. It won’t be changed by those, who want to
maintain the status quo. That is why Sinn Féin is contesting the Seanad elections. We will challenge a political system dominated and
corrupted by vested interests and resistant to change.

“Sinn Féin has produced detailed proposals for fundamental political reform including in reform of the Seanad. We need a new Constitution, increased voter participation, an end to excessive salaries and reform of how the Oireachtas does its business.

“I want to call on those who are entitled to vote on the National University Panel in the Seanad elections and who want to see change
delivered to vote for Eoin Ó Broin. If elected Eoin will join the strong team of 14 Sinn Féin TDs in providing a real opposition.” ENDS

Profile of Eoin Ó Broin


Eoin Ó Broin lives in Dublin. He is a member of Sinn Fein's Ard Comhairle, writes a regular column for the party’s paper An Phoblacht,
and is involved in the development of the party’s European, Economic and Housing policies.

A Sinn Féin and community activist for 15 years Eoin was born in Dublin and lived in Belfast for 11 years where he was National Organiser for Sinn Féin Youth from 1997 to 1999. He was Sinn Féin’s Director of European Affairs from 2004 to 2007.

Eoin has a Masters Degree in Irish Politics from Queens University Belfast and currently works for a national housing charity. He is also
the author of two books, a history of the conflict in the Basque Country (2003) and Sinn Féin and the Politics of Left Republicanism (2009).

To find out more about Eoin log onto www.obroin4seanad.com

For further information or comment contact Deputy Jonathan O’Brien @ 085-2133907