Welcome to this website. I am standing as a candidate in Carlow-Kilkenny for the forthcoming bye-election or general election whichever comes first. I have much in common with many other candidates including a commitment to expand and reform our public services. I am different to most other candidates because I speak out and act on issues of economic and social justice regardless of whether this is popular or expedient to do so. What you hear and see is what you get. Independent means independent. If elected I will not vote for a Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael led Government. Neither will I vote for an alternative Government unless it offers protections to human rights in key areas outlined in my manifesto. Four core principles uniquely mark me out as a candidate: A commitment to protecting all human life from its beginning to its natural end. A resolute opposition to the politics of hatred and division espoused by the Far Right A pledge to work for a new economic and social model founded on principles of solidarity and the common good Uncompromising support for international solidarity and European social and democratic values.