Greens Select Enright As Candidate For Coming Elections

THE Green Party has selected Councillor Cadogan Enright to contest the South Down Westminster and Northern Ireland Assembly elections. The South Down Party unanimously nominated him at their recent meeting in Castlewellan.

A trained accountant, Cadogan has been a member of the Green Party since the mid-1990’s and is a well-known environmental campaigner in County Down and further afield.

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He is also chairperson of Down District’s All-Party “Good Relations Committee” working to resolve contentious issues in the Down area between all political parties.

Responding to his nomination Councillor Enright said he was "delighted" to have been chosen to contest the Westminster election in South Down. He said,

“I believe that the current economic downturn can be overcome with huge social and environmental benefits in South Down. In Co Down we have over 1300 manufacturing jobs in Green industries.

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"Local politicians have not been playing their part in supporting this growth area. We need a candidate with a strong understanding of the issues involved in growing these industries. I believe I can be that candidate. It is time that we had specific targets for Northern Ireland to reduce its emissions and increase its production of renewable energy.

"This means insulating homes and reducing fuel bills, creating clean energy whilst also creating jobs, improving air quality thereby improving health. The British / Irish Agreement in 1998 has resolved that the border issue is in the hands of the people . It is now possible for ordinary people to put aside traditional allegiances and vote for real change in the way we manage our lives.”

John Gormley, Green Party Leader and Minister for Local Government and the Environment in the Republic, welcomed the selection of Councillor Enright adding “Cadogan is a fantastic organiser and is a great choice to fight this election in South Down. His experience as Green Party election director in 2005 and 2007 in getting Greens elected will be invaluable in this context.

"The upcoming Westminster election is vital in building a support base for our candidates ahead of the next Assembly elections in 2011. The Assembly elections are based on the same constituencies but have six seats and based on the more equitable transferable vote system. Thus this election can help us build up towards winning more Green Party MLA seats in Northern Ireland.”

Also welcoming the decision, Brian Wilson MLA, North Down Green Party, said the South Down party had made an excellent choice. “Cadogan was my election agent when we won our first MLA seat at the last elections. Cadogan is hard working, dynamic and enthusiastic and I have no doubt he would make an excellent MP for South Down.“

Mr Enright said the Green Party offered real solutions, and added, “The objective of other parties fighting in this election is simply to beat each other. The Green Party offers real solutions for a new world that have already delivered over 1000 real Green jobs in County Down. This can be built on if there was a political will to do so.”

User Comment

Good to see the Green Party standing. They have definetly been alot more active round these parts since the election in 2007, received a good newsletter of Enrights through the letter box last week as well.

Kevin