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15/08/12

The last few months have been busy ones for éirígí activists in County Kildare, distributing thousands of leaflets, stickers and posters in Celbridge, Leixlip, Maynooth, Naas and Newbridge. Whether calling for a No vote in the recent EU Treaty referendum or encouraging people to join the boycott of Hogan’s Home Tax, éirígí activists have been to the fore in building opposition to the Dublin government’s austerity programme.

Welcoming the growing level of éirígí activism in the county, Cathaoirleach éirígí Brian Leeson said, “There has been a notable and welcome increase in éirígí activity in Kildare since the beginning of the year. Hundreds of stickers and posters have been erected and thousands of pieces of literature spreading the socialist republican message have reached the homes of Kildare people.”

Leeson continued by recalling Kildare’s republican history. “Kildare is a county with a strong republican tradition. Home of the great United Irishman Lord Edward Fitzgerald the county was central to the 1798 rebellion. Later, thousands of Kildare’s finest were prepared to participate in Emmet’s rising in 1803.

“The county produced many volunteers in the 1916-1921 period, and in 1922 and 1923 the Kildare battalion of the IRA was to the fore in taking on the might of the counter-revolutionary forces of the Free State. When the civil rights movement was suppressed in the late 1960s, Kildare was again not found wanting, with many of her sons and daughters playing their part in the uprising against British rule that followed.”

Leeson concluded, “The growth in éirígí’s activism in Kildare is highly encouraging. A relatively small number of activists have achieved a great deal. But there is much more work to be done. As with every other county in the Twenty-Six Counties, Kildare’s schools, hospitals and other public services now face the axe of the right-wing establishment. The victory over the corrupt political and banking classes will not be won overnight. The struggle towards the Ireland envisioned in the 1916 Proclamation will be built street by street, town by town and county by county. And we are currently building that struggle in County Kildare.

“I want to take the opportunity to encourage people from across Kildare to join with us and build a movement that cannot be bought off, silenced or defeated. Whether you are young or old, male or female, a veteran of political activism or new to struggle is irrelevant, in the words of Bobby Sands, everyone has their part to play. Whatever you can contribute is welcome. Please get in touch with us today.”

If you are interested in joining éirígí, or éirígí’s official supporters’ organisation Clann éirígí, click here. If you have any questions, or you want to find out more, about éirígí in Kildare please email info@eirigi.org