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Sharon Briggs
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Student
Age
49
Biography

This will be her first time running for a Dáil seat after she ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 local elections. She is a prominent campaigner against austerity measures including the water and household charges and was arrested in 2014 at an anti-water charges protest.

Question time
Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?

Voting for me is a vote for grassroots people power, equality and social justice. If elected, I will take the average industrial wage. So vote me in to get them out.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Housing, fighting the water charges, property tax, rent controls, and protecting people against homelessness. Full transparency with the councils.

What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?

Abolish water tax and property tax on the family home. Bring in rent controls, and have our natural resources put back into public hands.

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