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quiz Fancy a quiz?

Like see the Upper House reformed rather than abolished?

Neil Frazer writes:

You might remember last time you posted something about Future Matters some comments popped up with a bunch of dubious accusations about the source of our funding.

Truth is we don’t really have any funding yet and the answer to the question “who funds us?” is “whoever comes to the table quiz in the Duke, 9 Duke Street, Dublin, at 7 TONIGHT”, it’s €5 a head and we have some great prizes (above) to hand out.

 

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future mattersAnne Street, Dublin, last night.

Mark Phillips writes:

Members of Future Matters were out campaigning yesterday evening when four five Labour Senators – Jimmy Harte, Denis Landy, John Whelan, James Heffernan and John Kelly – joined them unexpectedly. They were full of support for the campaign for Seanad reform. Nice to see people within the Government come out against Enda’s abolition proposal so early!
How long until Enda and Co try have them whipped into line?

 

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Pic: Fiachra Maolmordha Ó Raghallaigh

1044186_434705159960233_1335026341_nAnd they want to tear down the system brick brick reform the seanad!

Perishing drug-addled, dance-crazed tykes.

Rachel Mathews-McKay, co-oordinator of Future Matters, the youth & community network group in the Seanad Reform campaign. writes:

This week at ‘Against the Grain’, Dublin marked the official start of a radical campaign. Radical because we ‘re a non-partisan, diverse, mixed background group of young people.

We’re energised and enthusiastic about about being heard, being counted and we’re stepping up to the politicians and political spin doctors who have never rated young, community driven voices interested in shaping, re shaping and reforming the mechanisms of power for us, the future of Ireland.

The Seanad Reform debate is far from over and abolition isn’t a full-drawn conclusion, but people need to be ready, willing and able to tell the Government that it won’t just roll over for its ‘pulled out of the sky’ and ill-conceived plans. Especially not ones that would damage democracy, silence independent voices and tighten the Dail whip.

Seanad Reform makes more sense both ideologically, democratically and even financially, a real debate will prove that.

 

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