This is his first time running for a general election after he ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 local elections. An electrician by profession, he is heavily involved in the anti-water charges protests as well as other protest groups in his area and advocates for a new form of political governance called direct democracy.

I am a new candidate and am not tainted by corruption. Ireland needs to have a government that is accountable to the people.

Jobs and housing. For too long the south east has been ignored by governments - whether it has been public transport, infrastructure or public services.

Stop the payment of our odious debt and burn the bondholders, as well as have a referendum on our political system in the form of a citizens initiative.