Political party plans to expand into Mayo on pyrite issue
Pictured at last week's public meeting were, from left: Margaret Walsh, Mayo Pyrite Action Group; Ali Farren, 100% Redress Party County Councillor For Donegal; Linda Claxton, Mayo Pyrite Action Group, and Nicola Byrne, Mayo Pyrite Action Group.
The 100% Redress Party wants to run candidates in local and national elections in Mayo in the coming years.
The party formed in Donegal in 2023 off the back of a proposal from local pyrite action groups to form a political party and they went on to win four seats on Donegal County Council in the 2024 Local Elections.
Charles Ward was elected as a TD for the party in last November's general election, and while their main stated aim is to secure a scheme that covers 100% of the costs of rebuilding homes and buildings affected by defective materials, they have developed party policies in other areas and recently backed Catherine Connolly in the Presidential election.
The party was present at last Wednesday’s public meeting at the Great National Hotel, with 100% Redress Councillor for Inishowen, Ali Farren, a native of Malin Head, telling the that the party wants to expand into Mayo.
“If Mayo want a candidate, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t get one. If they elect one, what would be wrong with it? At the moment, the Civil War politics is long gone and they’re still electing these candidates who haven’t represented these people,” he said.
“We want a candidate in this neck of the woods or several candidates that are willing to stand up and be a voice for homeowners with defective blocks."
Cllr Farren said there is a vote for 100% Redress in Mayo and is confident the party would perform well if they ran candidates here.
““When we set out to form this party, we thought if we got one councillor elected it would send a message. Now we have four councillors on Donegal County Council and a TD. We were formed to be a voice about defective blocks. Nobody else is listening and nobody else cares,” he said.
