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Outspoken Fine Gael Senator, Pol O' Foighil has strong hopes he will run for the party in Galway in the next General Election. This is despite a row between Senator O' Foighil and Galway City Fine Gael during the recent Local Elections. He sought to be nominated as a candidate in the West Ward but failed. He then asked party leader, John Bruton to put his name on the ticket, despite violent objections from the parry's City Executive. But he insists this will not stop him seeking a nomination for the General Election. "It's not the City Executive which will nominate me. The whole contituency of Galway West is involved, and they have have three times as many delegates as the city branch." However Senator O Foighil insists there is no question of "patching up the fight" with the City Executive. "I never fell out with them." He feels Fine Gael should have three candidates in Galway West for the Election. " I would like to see one in the city, one in the east part of the consituency and one in Connemara." He says there have been no firm talks on a strategy, and at the end of the day a lot will depend on directives from Dublin. " I still believe I should have been on the city ticket for the Local Elections, but I will do what I have to do to seek the nomination for the General Election."

>1. 22 No. 40

Thursday, 3rd October, 1991

OUSTING HAUGHEY NOT ENOUGH, SAYS SENATOR
Ousting Mr. H a u g h e y as Fianna Fail leader will not solve t h e party's problems, according t o C o n n e m a r a snator a n d g r a n d s o n of E a m o n D e Valera, Senator E a m o n n 0 ' C u i v

By Judy Murphy
Senator O C u i v , w h o h a s previously expressed conern at t h e p a r t y ' s i m a g e , was speaking in t h e w a k e of lie recent crises which h a v e hit the c o u n t r y . "Fianna Fail was always seen as representing the interests f ordinary people. Now the perception is that the party > part of a rich people's c l u b , " he said.

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He insisted sweeping changes are needed if the party is o improve its performance in the next General Election. " W e have a crisis of identity, and it is no credit to the jarty to have the P.D.s saying they are watching Fianna Pail to keep us on the straight and n a r r o w . " Senator O Cuiv emphasised that Mr. Haughey was right in saying strong action was needed to tackle the country's economic problems. "It has been taken, but the perception remains that Fianna Fail is in with the rich b o y s . " The Government is determined to get to the bottom of the various incidents which have occured in recent weeks, Senator O Cuiv believed. He was confident there would be a thorough investigation..

However there was still a lot ot public disquiet. People had doubts about Fianna Fail's integrity, and while party followers remained faithful, the vital four or five percent which sway election results, would not vote for Fianna Fail, he admitted "People are concerned with ordinary issues, such as housing, roads, and health. The first party which starts at tending to these issues will be successful at the next election. " W h i l e nobody wants an election, certain events could make it inevitable, especially if the P.D.s feel their image is being tarnished. So we cannot rule out that possiblity." Getting rid of Mr. Haughey would only be a cosmetic exercise, he believed. " T h a t would only be playing musical chairs. We need far more radical c h a n g e s . " "Sorting out Fianna Fail's problems requires a new asser tion from people at all levels of the party - members, Coun cillors, Senators and T . D . s . " " I f the people at the top feel they cannot solve Fianna Fail's problems, there are plenty party memebers who feel they c a n , " warned the Senator. Meanwhile his Galway West colleagues were keeping quiet on Fianna Fail's current problems. Minister for State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn was unavailable for comment. Junior Minister for Education, Frank Fahey had nothing to say on yesterday's Parliamentary Party meeting or the events leading'up to it.

EILEEN CLOHERTY and MOLLY BROWNE of Claddagh pictured at the Galway Oyster Festival with guest of honour MR. JOHN HUME M.E.P.

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