“Are you going to pay your water charges, Gerry?”
To pay or not to pay water charges was the question of the week for the southern wing of Sinn Féin. In the north, things are completely different… Under pressure from former MEP Paul Murphy of the Anti-Austerity Alliance, the party’s candidate in today’s by-election in Dublin South West, Cllr Cathal King, had majored heavily on his opposition to the charges during the campaign – telling potential voters that he won’t pay, and would fight his bill in the courts. His party …