DOES IRISH DEMOCRACY REPRESENT EVERYONE? 26 CONSIDER NEW PERSPECTIVES
In chapter 24, we saw that all migrants, including asylum seekers, have the right to vote and stand as a candidate in local elections in Ireland. Read this article from the Journal.ie, watch the accompanying video and respond in your Response Journal.
‘We care about Ireland ... we want to be part of the future’: how migrants are trying to encourage their communities to vote and run
in next year’s local elections There are hundreds of thousands of migrants living in Ireland and their votes could make an impact on next year’s local elections.
Nov 11th 2018, 9:00 PM
MAY NEXT YEAR will see local elections take place across the country, and some immigrants are hoping to get more of the migrant community involved.
Only 31 non-Irish candidates ran in the 2014 local elections, despite making up around 12% of the population – that is more than 500,000 people.
Speaking at the launch of a video campaign by the Immigration Council of Ireland, aimed at urging migrants to register and vote – or even stand as candidates – some
migrants said they want to have more of a say in their communities.
Sandra Ruiz Moriana, originally from Spain, has been living in Ireland for nine years and has two Irish daughters. She says migrants care about the future of Ireland.
