#GE16 letter - Think of Connolly’s words before you vote

Michael A Moriarty's letter to the editor has been one of our more popular stories today so we have reproduced it here for your consideration. 

Now that the General Election date has been set, and those elected will shortly pay tribute to those Irish men and women who took part in the rebellion of 1916, I suggest people should consider the words of James Connolly when he said:

“If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain.