Clare’s Green Party Senator Defends Claims That Her Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Rural Ireland

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Clare’s Green Party Senator is defending against claims that her party has abandoned rural Ireland.

It emerged this week that Independent Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice is spear-heading plans for a new rural political party.

He claims uncertainty around the future of farming is putting entire rural communities at risk.

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However Inagh based Senator Róisín Garvey who is also her party’s spokesperson on rural development says it’s unfair to suggest they’ve done nothing.