Mayo councillor aims to upset status quo

Aontú’s General Election candidate, Cllr. Paul Lawless, has emerged as a strong contender for the fifth and final seat in Mayo, according to the latest TG4/Ipsos B&A poll.

The poll shows Paul Lawless in joint 7th place at 7%, putting him firmly in the hunt and presenting voters with a real alternative to the domination of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Sinn Féin.

Lawless states that he is "the only realistic choice to prevent all five seats in Mayo from being controlled by the same big three parties."

He pledges to offer the voters the chance to send someone to Dáil Éireann who will challenge the status quo and hold these parties accountable.

Paul Lawless has built a reputation as a fighter for ordinary people. He has consistently stood against public waste, called for solutions to the health, housing, and cost-of-living crisis, and championed common-sense reforms to tackle the government’s out-of-hand immigration policy.

Where solutions have not been found via lobbying government he has gone about finding solutions on his own behalf. The best example is forming the Priority Health Bus formerly known as the Cataract Bus where he successfully took between 500-600 people off long term waiting lists getting them treatment in Northern Ireland in a matter of weeks and sometimes days through the cross border initiative.

“This poll shows Mayo voters have a choice,” Lawless said. “Do we let the big three parties continue business as usual, or do we elect someone who will demand accountability and put the needs of Mayo’s people first? If you want a representative who will stand up to the waste, mismanagement, and arrogance of government, vote for me. Together, we can keep the other parties in check and bring real change to Mayo.”