Michael D Higgins - The New Labour Party Chairman, Co. Galway, Ireland 1978
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- A profile of the Labour Party Chairman Michael D Higgins.
Michael D Higgins, a University College Galway (UCG) lecturer and former Senator succeeds Roddy Connolly as Chairman of the Labour Party.
The post of party chairman certainly carries prestige and status but it’s a position that pales beside the acquisition of those elusive that Higgins has sought after for almost ten years now, TD.
Coming from rural County Clare, Michael D Higgins came to Galway in 1960 as a clerk in the ESB. Two years later, he enrolled in UCG and excelled in his college career that brought him to the world of academia, now a lecturer in Sociology.
Michael D Higgins recalls his feelings of isolation growing up in rural Clare with his aunt and uncle.
His involvement in party politics began with a brief term as chairman of UCG Fianna Fáil. He first ran as a Labour candidate in Galway West in 1969 gaining 1,100 votes and in 1973 he amassed over 5,000 votes. As the years passed his politics moved more to the left and he now feels that the next election must be make or break for him. He is opposed to coalitions and believes that the Labour Party has suffered by its involvement in government with Fine Gael.
As it had to cut back its socialist programme, it has lost membership. It lost, I think, a certain amount of credibility.
Michael D Higgins believes that for the Labour Party to be successful it must show a commitment to unambiguous and practical policies. He points out that the appeal of socialism is in its rationality.
The nature of coalitions is that one loses one’s programme.
Higgins believes that the Labour Party should have a single minded radical course with clear and practical policies around jobs, housing, health, environment and culture.
The Labour Party recently opened a centre overlooking Eyre Square in Galway, partly in an effort to garner support so that Higgins will secure a Dáil seat.
If anyone is to get a seat for Labour west of the Shannon, it would be Michael D
This episode of ‘PM’ was broadcast on 2 May 1978. The reporter is Nick Coffey. - Zábava
I could listen to him talk all day, He was always well informed on the issues
A truly great and caring man, I would love to have him as leader in my town
Against Apartheid in South Africa but had no problem signing Vaxx Apartheid into law in Ireland. Went from one cushy job to the next including walking around NUIG library with head in air looking down upon our young Irish students.
"Vaxx Apartheid" :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: What a gobshite
Vaxx apartheid, yep, we got spacer in the comments 😂
@Woke_Imperialist6066jog on troll ,with all the sh1t talk.
@Woke_Imperialist6066 oh no,are you going to hit me with your keyboard 😂
Z@@jaws6869 nonsense
'Ladies and gentlemen, we present the winner of the Paul Daniels lookalike contest'
He's come a long way...from the values he once was passionate about..
🤦♂️
We ended up owning the banks and now we have six conservative parties, including Labour.
The Red Dwarf speaks.
You do not know how lucky you have this fine man leading your country
Michael is a great statesman, Will be sad when he's no longer president
Oh really, Labour man taking 250k a years plus expenses while Irish sleep on the streets down the road from the Presidential pile..! I know he could have taken more, but it's still a massive payday.
Another thing, he promised to be a figurehead, however he consistently interferes in international politics, sometimes almost to our detriment. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with him he took an oath and should honour it..!
He's great at eating anyway.
The state of him is right"!..
You got that right, so I refuse to disagree with you.,
@@kingofcelts He pays all his taxes in Ireland on his earnings. He is head of State and Ireland is lucky to have him. A man that supported social housing and better health care for everyone.
Traitor!
Says the snake
You're an idiot 👍
He’s only 46 in this video 🙈
He's actually 37 here
@@funglegunk he’s 83 now
@@gregdochious and fair play to him
@@funglegunk did very well for himself
The socialist bilbo baggins
The Hobbit !
Failing upwards, always.
Disturbing to see this channel become a "safe space" for antivax snowflakes
What's a "snowflake"?
@@mike_mcgbI think they're referring to the moronic and deluded conspiracy theory type individuals who believe vaccinations are a bad thing to put it mildly. They melt down at the slightest hint of opposing argument generally, hence the snowflake analogy