Fine Gael have officially deselected Wexford by-election candidate Verona Murphy over her comments about security concerns around illegal migrants entering the country. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that Murphy had caused "reputational damage&quo…
Fine Gael have officially deselected Wexford by-election candidate Verona Murphy over her comments about security concerns around illegal migrants entering the country. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that Murphy had caused "reputational damage" to Fine Gael, and that her comments were "very wrong and very hurtful to some of our migrant communities".
Murphy spoke to Ivan Yates on Newstalk and to South East Radio about how a media ban was placed on her by Fine Gael in the final days of the Wexford by-election campaign:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/wy1U8nbSaQRZ/
In those interviews she reiterated the need for greater security checks about people entering Ireland. "Am I not allowed to raise the security issues these unrestricted migrants bring?". "Do we have to wait to have a London bridge incident on Wexford Bridge?"
Following her comments on South East Radio, Minister for Health Simon Harris said “The decision to deselect her is looking better by the moment. I think anybody who engages in stoking what I believe are to be unfounded racist fears has no place in the Fine Gael party. I thought the comments this morning… gave a great insight perhaps into why it’s best that she’s been deselected.”
Murphy responded on Newstalk: “Well, I think what you have there is probably one of the worst Ministers for Health. He’ll probably go down in history deflecting from his own ineptitude. I don’t know if it warrants a comment."
Verona Murphy has said she will decide by mid-January whether she will run as an independent candidate at the next general election. She got 9,543 1st preferences votes in the Wexford by-election.
"Verona Murphy: 'Do we have to wait for a London Bridge incident on Wexford Bridge?'"
https://www.thejournal.ie/verona-murphy-interview-4941168-Dec2019/
"‘Silenced’ Verona Murphy may run as Independent candidate"
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/silenced-verona-murphy-may-run-as-independent-candidate-971532.html
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