"Win came thanks to a coalition of long-neglected groups, including Irish-speakers, women, carers and renters"
"The first time I saw Catherine Connolly speak was at a Palestine protest in Dublin in May."
"Two things struck me: she had shown up despite no chance of media coverage, and she had started the speech in fluent Irish."
An electoral win came from a coalition of long-neglected groups including Irish-speakers, women, carers and renters. Catherine Connolly addressed a Palestine protest in Dublin in May. The protest occurred at lunchtime outside the Central Bank and drew roughly thirty people. Connolly attended despite there being no realistic chance of media coverage. She opened her remarks in fluent Irish. The combination of cultural assertion, gender and caregiving representation, and housing-rights mobilization formed a pragmatic alliance that delivered the outcome. The presence of activists in small public demonstrations contributed to the broader political momentum.
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