McGrath confirms Europe bid

Former Independent TD Finian McGrath has confirmed his bid for Europe.

McGrath, who served as a Minister of State for Disabilities in the Fine Gael/Independent Government from 2016 to 2020, confirmed his bid on Twitter.

He said he would be standing on ” disability, health, housing” and would be a candidate against the war in Gaza.

“I’ll be a strong independent voice for peace,” he said.

Just to let any interested X followers know that I’ll be standing in #EURO2024 on disability,health ,housing, against the war in gaza and a strong Independent voice for peace.

— Finian McGrath (@Finian_McGrath) February 19, 2024

McGrath was a TD between 2002 and 2020, opting not to run in the 2020 general election.

McGrath will serve as another progressive candidate on the ballot for Dublin, joining two candidates from Sinn Féin, Labour and People Before Profit on the ballot.

He told The Journal that he was “disappointed” that Ireland had not made any progress on the United Nations convention on the rights of people with disabilities.

He expressed disappointment that Ireland has signed up to a protocol that would allow disabled people to complain to the UN if their rights aren’t being delivered.