‘Elections belong to the people’ – Abraham Lincoln
By Mary Dennehy
THE Echo wants to hear from constituents ahead of General Election 2016.
Too often at election time, public opinion is lost among a flurry of political jargon, confusion and media mayhem, with the voices of election candidates sometimes all that rises above the noise.
In the run-up to General Election 2016, The Echo is inviting people living across the constituencies of Dublin South West, Dublin Mid-West and Dublin South Central to be part of the paper’s election coverage, not only having their voice heard but helping to promote the real issues affecting communities.
The Echo team is looking for both individuals and organisations to tell us why they are voting in GE2016, with those interested invited to email a brief answer to election2016@echo.ie.
We are also inviting locals to email The Echo one question for candidates, and this will be put to politicians over the coming weeks.
Election coverage will be featured both in the paper and extensively online through The Echo Facebook page and website, with our very own social media executive Simon Walsh hitting the streets with his trusty camera to film the opinions of local people, and capture candidates on the campaign trail.
Elections belong to the people, so said Abraham Lincoln, so let’s make sure that the voices, issues and needs of our local communities are heard by candidates – and also that everyone is informed and encouraged to use their vote.
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