Donal O Cofaigh Fermanagh Against Fracking manifesto

As a Policy & Press Advisor to Unite the Union and a member of the Socialist Party, Donal is opposed to all public sector cuts and is committed to building cross-community campaigns to save jobs and services

Bring forward a demand for green, sustainable jobs in Fermanagh!

1

Elect a principled cross-community campaigner against the cuts!

1

Help build a ‘people power’ campaign to force the Assembly parties to ban fracking!

1

IN TOUCH Elect a 'People Power' GET Contact Donal on councillor 07889087906 Electing Donal will send a clear message to the Assembly – we will not stand for fracking in Fermanagh! Unlike other councillors who will simply pocket their allowance, Donal will use his to help support the fight against fracking and other community campaigns. Rather than making excuses, Donal is committed to organising cross-community protests to use people power to defeat the frackers!

VOTE DONAL O’COFAIGH

#votedonaloc

FERMANAGH AGAINST FRACKING

If you want to stop fracking, vote Donal O’Cofaigh no.1

O’COFAIGH 1 Fermanagh needs OR HIGHEST POSSIBLE PREFERENCE at least one councillor who is 100% committed to fighting fracking!

WWW.DONALOCOFAIGH.COM

NOW!

£ Helped organise protests in Enniskillen against cuts to Education Maintenance Allowance for school students and on the issue of the jobs crisis

1

STOP FRACKING

£ Worked in support of plans by community associations in Windmill Heights and Coleshill for new Community Facilities in the West End.

Send a clear message to the politicians: Keep our county frack-free!

WWW.DONALOCOFAIGH.COM

ELECTION COMMUNICATION

£ Played a leading role in building the fight against fracking, including organising the successful protest against the G8 which demonstrated local opposition to fracking to a global audience.

ELECT A CAMPAIGNER TO

OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, Donal has:

O’COFAIGH 1

OR HIGHE POSSIBL PREFEREN

A Vote for Donal will:

VOTE DONAL

Elect a proven campaigner!

YOUR CHANCE TO SAY The politicians have failed!

NO TO FRACKING! NO DUP Sinn Fein SDLP UUP

Unlike in Scotland, France, Germany and elsewhere where fracking is banned, the Stormont politicians have failed to protect us from these dangers. They have the power to stop it immediately but have failed to do so.

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) involves pumping huge volumes of water – containing sand and potentially hundreds of chemicals – into the ground at very high pressures to open up cracks in the shale layer and release natural gas.

The proposed construction of 2,800 frack wells will destroy the pristine countryside of Fermanagh. It threatens to pollute Lough Erne, our drinking water and environment with a toxic cocktail of chemicals, including many linked to cancer. Unpurified gas will be piped at high pressures across the county, posing the risk of gas leaks and explosions.

The or have the power to stop fracking today by publicly announcing they will block planning permission at the Assembly Executive - yet they have chosen not to do it.

– who hold the The Environment Ministry – voted against a ban on fracking at their most recent conference.

MEP Jim Nicholson voted against mandatory Environmental Impact Assessments for fracking!

A vote for any of the STORMONT parties is a vote for continued inaction on fracking

FRACKING IS A THREAT TO FISHING, FARMING & TOURISM

Fracking will destroy many more jobs than it creates and even a representative of the industry says its effect on energy prices will be “basically insignificant”.

Fermanagh needs

REAL Jobs!

Just like the G8, local politicians are trying to spin fracking as a potential jobs bonanza. Drilling company Tamboran have dropped their figure for potential jobs from 800 to 180. An independent study estimated that only 9 long-term jobs will be created! Meanwhile, thousands will be threatened in tourism, fishing and agriculture!

INSTEAD OF ALLOWING OUR COUNTY TO BE FRACKED, DONAL WILL CAMPAIGN FOR:

£ An end to all public sector job losses. Reverse the cuts! £ Massive public investment in renewable energy £ Public investment in Fermanagh’s pristine lakes, fisheries, water supply & countryside to create environmentally-friendly, sustainable industries

A vote for Donal sends a clear message: keep our county frack-free!

“WE’RE SUPPORTING DONAL” “Fracking is yet another attempt by big business to trample on the interests of ordinary people. My union is proud to back a fighter like Donal.”

Jimmy Kelly, Regional Secretary, Unite the Union (pictured left) “Through campaigning alongside Donal, I have learned he is a man of his “I believe that Donal is a word with genuine concern for the whole community and the environman well suited to serve ment. I'm glad to support him.” the Enniskillen area.

Doreen Mullan, Lisnaskea High School campaigner He is attuned to the issues “I’ve worked with Donal on many issues and - unlike most politicians of the day and I believe he's not just out for himself. He will be a real campaigner for the people will make an outstanding of Fermanagh.”

Councillor” (ABOVE)

Frank Duffy, Unison activist, Erne Hospital (personal capacity) “As a mother, I’m totally opposed to fracking because it threatens the well being of our children. That’s why I’m backing Donal.”

Victoria Guthrie, local anti-fracking campaigner

Davy Kettyles, Former Independent Progressive Socialist Councillor