Cllr. Mary Roche

Your Social Democrats General Election Candidate for Waterford

I am a Waterford woman, born and bred and incredibly proud of that. I live with my husband Liam and our two youngest in Waterford City.

I have worked my whole life for the betterment of Waterford. I've run my own business here. I was a founder member of Red Kettle and was a Director of Waterford Chamber of Commerce when I worked for WLRfm. I have been a local representative since 1999 and served as Mayor of our historic city. I know what Waterford has to give - not just to the city and county, but to Ireland.

Waterford's progress has been spancelled. Our Airport is neglected; SETU is being stunted; UHW is drastically under-resourced; any funding we have received was squeezed out of government. We need a total restructure of how we spend money in Ireland. We should be able to see, measure and fund things in a fair and transparent way. Only then can Waterford start to compete, grow and develop.

If you want to fight for a better Waterford and a fairer Ireland, if you want a party that refuses to punch down and which epitomises the very best of what it means to be Irish, please give me your number 1 vote in the upcoming general election.