Joe Higgins (born 1 May 1949) was the Socialist Party's sole TD (member of the Irish Dáil Éireann), representing Dublin West. Higgins promised to accept only an average worker's wage and thus only accept half his salary, donating the rest to the party and to progressive campaigns. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... TD or td may stand for: Touchdown Chad, ISO 2-letter country code Tank destroyer Tardive dyskinesia, serious adverse effects usually caused by older antipsychotic drugs <td> (table cell delimiter tag), see HTML Teachta Dála, Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Technical Director, cinematography and... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Kerry may refer to: In American politics: Alexandra Kerry, the elder daughter of 2004 US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry Cameron Kerry, the younger brother and political confidant of John F. Kerry John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts and the former 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate Kerry Healey, Lieutenant... As of 2004, the Socialist Party is Irelands newest political party. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... As of 2004, the Socialist Party is Irelands newest political party. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann (pronounced ) is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin West is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... This is a policy adopted by some organisations(usually socialist or left-of-centre political groups)where members of that organisation agree to never accept wages higher than the wage of the average working class person whilst being employed by that organisation. ...

Early life

One of nine children of a small farming family, he was born in 1949 in the Gaeltacht area of Lispole in County Kerry. He went to school in Dingle Christian Brothers School, and after finishing he enrolled in the priesthood. As part of his training he was sent to a Catholic seminary school in Minnesota, USA in the 1960s. Gaeltacht regions in Ireland Gaeltacht (pronounced ; plural Gaeltachtaí) is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... . ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

It was against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam War protests and the civil rights movement that Higgins was politicised. He is now an atheist and has said of his time in seminary school: Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...

Political life

He returned to Ireland and attended University College Dublin studying English and French. For several years he was a teacher in some of Dublin's inner city schools. While at university he joined the Irish Labour Party and became active in the Militant Tendency, an entryist Trotskyist group that operated within Labour. Throughout his time in the Labour Party he was a strong opponent of coalition politics. He was elected to the Administrative Council of the Labour Party by the membership in the 1980s. In 1989 the tendency was expelled from the Labour Party and Higgins left with them eventually forming the Socialist Party in 1997. University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... It has been suggested that Militant (Britain) be merged into this article or section. ... Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which an organisation encourages members to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits, or take over entirely. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Higgins was elected to Dublin County Council in 1991 and was until 2004 a member of Fingal County Council, at which point his seat was taken by fellow Socialist Party member Ruth Coppinger. In 1996, he campaigned against water charges and came within 270 votes of preventing Brian Lenihan, Jr from taking his late father's Dáil seat in a Dublin West by-election. He was first elected to the Dáil in the General Election the following year (1997) and re-elected in 2002. He contested the 30th Dáil general election held on 24 May 2007, but lost his seat to Fine Gael, finishing as runner-up. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Swords Code: D (FL proposed) Area: 448. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Brian Lenihan, TD Brian Lenihan Jr. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The 30th Irish General Election will be held in 2006 or 2007, after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President, at the request of the Taoiseach. ...

In the European Elections in 2004, Joe Higgins received 23,200 (5.5%) votes in the Dublin constituency, double his 1999 result, but missed out on a seat. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He spent one month in Mountjoy Prison in 2003 as a result of his protest against the non-collection of refuse in his constituency during the Anti-Bin Tax Campaign.^[1] He was also prominent in the successful 2005 campaign to bring back deported Nigerian school student Olukunle Eluhanla, who had been evicted from Ireland.^[2] Higgins remains an opponent of the deportation policy. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Anti-Bin Tax campaign was established to oppose the introduction of bin charges by local authorities in Ireland. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deportation is the expelling of someone from a country. ...

Most recently, Higgins used his platform in the Dáil to raise the issue of exploitation of migrant and guest workers in Ireland. Higgins and others claimed that many companies were paying migrants below the minimum wage and in some cases not paying overtime rates. In March 2005, Higgins and a delegation of Turkish ex-employees of GAMA Endustri, a Turkish construction firm working in Ireland, travelled to Amsterdam where they discovered that GAMA had been secreting up to €30 million in workers' wages without the knowledge of the workers.^[3][4] The term exploitation may carry two distinct meanings: The act of utilizing something for any purpose. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... GAMA Endustri is a multi-national Turkish construction firm. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ...

The general election of 2007 saw a major swing towards the two main parties of Irish politics, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, resulting in what has been termed a "squeeze" of smaller parties and independent candidates. Despite his high profile, Higgins fell foul of this trend and lost his seat in the Dáil.

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Related links

• Socialist Party
• Committee for a Workers' International
• Trotskyism

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References

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External links

Profiles

• Profile of Higgins in the Village magazine (Ireland, 2005)
• Profile of Higgins in the Sunday Business Post (Ireland, 2005)
• Profile of Higgins from the RTÉ website
• Interview with Higgins - Green-Left Weekly (Australia, 1997)
• Election 2002 Profile - Irish Times

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Audio

• May Day Speech (2005) Joe Higgins speech about GAMA Workers on strike.
• 'Ansbacher Man' (2002) - Joe Higgins' famous speech on the McCracken report and its revelations on the corrupt nature of Irish politics in the 1980's.

The Socialist Party (in Irish Páirtí Sóisialach) is a political party active in Ireland. ...

External links

• Socialist Party website
• Archive of the 'Joe Higgins Column' from Socialist Voice and The Socialist
• Joe Higgins' electoral record - From Elections Ireland

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database