Where does your Donegal Local Election Candidate stand on issues relating to Childcare, Cuts to Carers, Domestic Abuse + Violence Against Women, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), Travellers, Women’s Political Representation and Equality within our society?

Early 2014, The National Women’s Collective- Donegal Women’s Network held a number of meetings to hear and collect what are the main issues locally and nationally for women in Donegal. Some of the issues discussed and debated were the lack of women’s representation, lack of local training and employment issues, cuts to home helps and services for the older person and people with disabilities, domestic abuse, lack of transport and accessible affordable community child-care. These meetings were supported by Longford Women’s Manifesto Project.

Following on from these meetings a questionnaire was designed  by The National Women’s Collective- Donegal Women’s Network  and an “Open Invitation” was sent out to the 83 candidates running in the local elections to respond to questions identified  as areas of concern by voters in Donegal.

To-date the responses we have received have been insightful and we are delighted that all of the candidates who responded stated that they would work towards upholding and promoting the ethos of social inclusion, equality and human rights. All agreed that gender equality is a fundamental principle underpinning the concept of social justice, and human and civil rights in Ireland.  All  candidates pledged to sign up to the MAN UP campaign and to undertake a half day workshop on domestic violence in 2014 that would be delivered by Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service.

To read your 2014 Local Election Candidates full responses to our questions please click on the candidates picture and you will be taken to their individual response. This we believe will give the electorate an insight into each candidate as well as giving the candidates an open forum which could be helpful in securing votes.

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Donegal Electoral Area

    

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Glenties Electoral Area

 

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Inishowen Electoral Area

    

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Letterkenny Electoral Area 

      

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Stranorlar Electoral Area

    

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Still waiting to hear from (as of 15/5/14)

DONEGAL ELECTORAL AREA	GLENTIES ELECTORAL AREA	INISHOWEN ELECTORAL AREA	LETTERKENNY ELECTORAL AREA	STRANORLAR ELECTORAL AREA
John Boyle	Padraig Doherty	Paul Canning	Liam Blaney	Gerry Crawford
Brendan Byrne	Seamus O Domhnaill	Rena Donaghey	Ciaran Brogan	Patrick McGowan
Sean Mc Eniff	Hughie McBride	Martin McDermott	Michael Mc Bride	Martin Harley
Michael Naughton	Ian Molloy	Mickey Doherty	Noel Mc Bride	Bert Galbraith
Barry O’Neill	Enda Bonner	John Ryan	Ian Mc Garvey	Seamus Kee
John Mc Nulty	Terence Slowey	Bernard McGuinness	James Pat Mc Daid	Brian McCrea
Patricia McCafferty	John Curran	Peter McLaughlin	John O Donnell	Liam Doherty
Laurence McManus	Micheal Cholm Mac GiollaEasbuig	Martin Farren	Tom Crossan	Tim Meehan
Jonathan Kennedy	Michael Mc Clafferty	Joe Murphy	Peter Cutliffe
Michael McMahon	Brendan Carr	Nicholas Crossan	Donal Cullen
Noel Jordan	Seamus Rodgers	Patrick McCarroll	David Fisher
	John Sheamáis O Fearraigh	Ryan Stewart	Charlie McLafferty
		Paul Ferguson	Paschal Blake
			Billy Banda
			Dessie Shiels

The BE INFORMED…About your 2014 Local Election Candidates Initiative has been brought to you by the Donegal team at The National Women’s Collective Donegal Women’s Network.