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FINE Gael in Ennis has vowed to remove what it has described as the Fianna Fail and independent strong- hold over Ennis Town Council.
As the members begin the prepara- tion process for the 2009 local elec- tions, the fighting talk has already ererca sue e
“There is lot of negativity out there for the Government and I am con- vinced we can do well,’ Fine Gael TD Pat Breen told delegates at the Ennis Town Council convention.
“It is a different situation to four years ago. 2009 will be a very differ- ent election and fought very different by the different parties. It is 1mpor- tant for all concerned to get out there
and knock on doors,” he added.
‘People will use this as a mid-term review of the Government and vote against the Government,” said the Clare TD.
Ennis Town Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) also believed that the Fianna Fail and independent strong hold needed to be changed. “Local government should be the opposite to central govern-
ment to force central government to work more effectively,” he said.
Fine Gael member Earl Mulqueen said, “Next year the people of Ennis will get the first chance in five years to say how Ennis town has been run and how it will be run. We need to elect a councillor that will shout stop if the council proposes something that is to the detriment of the town
and the people of the town.”
The consensus of many at the top table was that four seats were not be- yond possibility following the party’s success two years ago.
Chairman Limerick County Coun- cillor Leo Walsh (FG) said he be- lieved that Fine Gael had a “great chance” of securing four of the nine seats in next year’s local election.