Cork local elections candidate back in race after withdrawal following death of partner
Labour Party local election candidate for 2024, James Joy.
A Labour Party candidate who had decided not to run in the imminent local elections for Cork City Council following the sudden death of his partner ten days ago has declared his name will be appearing on the ballot paper on June 7 after all.
James Joy, who is running in Cork City North West, said initially that he would not be running in the elections following the sudden death of his partner, Marc Ó Foghlú, but has now been persuaded by his partner’s family and others to allow his name to go forward.
Mr. Joy said that he and Marc had met ‘at a May Day rally seven years ago’.
“From the moment we got together we shared everything – whether it was travel, politics, work, trade-unionism, everything,” he said in a social media post on Monday.
“I had previously announced my intention not to run in the upcoming local elections,” James wrote.
As many of you are aware, my darling partner, Marc Ó Foghlú, passed away unexpectedly 10 days ago.
— James Joy 🌹 (@JamJoyzer) May 20, 2024
We met at a May Day rally 7 years ago, and from the moment we got together, we shared everything. Whether it was travel, politics, work, trade-unionism... everything.
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“Having been persuaded by friends, colleagues, Marc’s family as well as my own – I have decided to sign the nomination papers and will now be appearing on the ballot on June 7.
“This was an incredibly difficult decision to make but I know in my heart of hearts that it’s what Marc would have wanted.”
Speaking to to confirm his candidacy declaration on social media, Mr Joy said that his priorities on the campaign trail would be to argue for waste collection and disposal services to be brought back into the control of Cork City Council as the privatisation, in his view, was contributing to the city’s litter problem and he also said tackling the issue of dereliction would be a priority.
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