Candidate Appeals for Young People to Vote
Issued : Friday 15 May, 2009
Areas : Limerick City
Labour party candidate Orla McLoughlin is encouraging all young people to get out and vote in the forthcoming Local and European elections.
Orla, who works for Southill School Completion Programme, believes that the country is undergoing dramatic change and young people are very worried about their future. “Many people in our generation have never felt the need to vote before. They felt total detached from politics, locally and nationally. Young people are only now making the link between their vote and their future”. Ms. McLoughlin is adding her support to her party's policy of lowering the voting age to 16. "This would enable our schools to work on a voter education programme leading up to each elections, which will hopefully encourage those teenagers to vote and continue to vote into the future".
Orla is appealing to young people to get out a vote, no matter who they vote for. “It’s not about me as a candidate or my party, it’s about my generation getting out and taking responsibility for their future by using the power of their vote. Only by voting can we make a change”, she added. Voting in the European and Local Elections takes place on Friday the 5th of June.
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