FF's Lorraine Clifford-Lee is one of the 10 signatories in Fingal to the pledge. Image: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie FF's Lorraine Clifford-Lee is one of the 10 signatories in Fingal to the pledge. Image: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie TEN OF THE 12 candidates in the Dublin Fingal by-election have signed up to an anti-racism pledge ahead of next week’s polling day.
The majority of candidates in Fingal have signed up to the pledge, including Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee who apologised last week after a number of tweets she had posted several years ago used the words “pikey”, “Traveller” and “knacker” in a derogatory manner. “Any candidate elected to represent the residents of Fingal will be representing diverse communities and diversity has always been a part of the experience of living here,” she said.
She met with representatives of Traveller organisation Pavee Point last week. Co-director of the group Martin Collins said on RTÉ’s News at One that the Senator gave a “very sincere and heartfelt apology” and acknowledged the “huge hurt and offence she has caused” the Traveller community.Related Reads 15.11.19 Pavee Point director accepts apology from Lorraine Clifford-Lee, praises her 'positive approach' 15.11.