Group admits election ‘reality’

Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy has admitted the Right2Water movement will not be able to run election candidates on the “widespread basis we would have hoped for”.

The Dublin South West deputy, one of 23 people expected to be charged this week over a protest incident in Jobstown, made the comment as the Right2Water campaign group announced moves to sign up candidates.

Despite the organisation’s desire to run candidates across the country, Mr Murphy said: “I don’t think it’s going to happen on a widespread basis — that’s the reality.”