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Veteran campaigner for justice for the victims and survivors of the Stardust disaster, Ms Antoinette Keegan, has confirmed today that she will contest the Dublin Fingal East constituency on behalf of the National Party.
Among her reasons for standing is to highlight the decades-long struggle of the families affected by Stardust disaster in February 1981,for the government to take responsibility and the unlawful killing of those 48 victims lost in the fire.
She said that if elected as a TD, she would do for the Irish people “what four decades of regime politicians never offered to her or the other survivors of Stardust”: to be a voice for the voiceless, to uphold justice in Ireland and to never break a promise she makes to those she will represent.
Speaking today, Antoinette said: “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
She is also committed to implementing the National Party’s pro-Irish position particularly with regards to immigration policy, the substantial increase in the provision of social and affordable housing, as well as addressing the cost of living crisis to ensure that all Irish people can make ends meet.
Cllr Patrick Quinlan, National Party councillor for Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart on Fingal County Council, welcomed her selection: “I am proud to endorse Antoinette Keegan as the National Party candidate for Dublin Fingal East.
“From her tireless efforts over the past 43 years honouring the memory of the stardust victims, and representing their extended families, Antoinette who is also a survivor of this disaster has proven herself to be a fantastic community representative.
“A sincere, hard-working woman who cares passionately about her family, her friends and her community, she is exactly the calibre of person best suited to representing Irish people in Dáil Éireann,” he said.
Ms Keegan’s sisters Mary, 19, and Martina, 16, died after a fire broke out at a Valentine’s Day event in 1981 at the popular Stardust nightclub.
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