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Labour Party row: hell will freeze over before I apologise, says defiant Bree

category sligo | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Thursday September 01, 2005 11:43author by Allen Report this post to the editors

THE former Mayor of Sligo, Councillor Declan Bree, could face expulsion from the Labour Party when a simmering internal row comes to a head with the hearing of a formal complaint against him by a Special Committee in September

And, Clr. Bree may also be on a collision course with the Party leadership, describing the decision to uphold the complaint as "incredulous" and "bringing Labour into disrepute.

"The complaint, submitted by the party's Sligo/Leitrim Secretary, relates to Clr. Bree's failure or refusal to apologise and withdraw remarks he made earlier this year criticising Councillors, including Labour colleagues, Clr. Jim McGarry and Clr. Veronica Cawley, over their refusal to support Sligo's Traveller Accommodation Programme.

Following a Borough Council meeting in February, when seven Councillors voted down the Traveller Accommodation Programme, Clr. Bree-who was then Mayor of Sligo-described the decision as "disgraceful" in an interview with "The Sligo Champion".

He said it would compel the Traveller families to continue living in appalling and intolerable conditions.

"How can anyone who claims to share the values of the Labour movement, or how can anyone with an ounce of compassion tolerate such a situation ?" he asked.

It is understood that at a Labour meeting in Sligo at the end of February, Clr. Bree not only refused to apologise, but repeated his remarks that the decision was disgraceful.

The complaint relating to Clr. Bree's remarks was submitted to Labour General Secretary, Mr. Mike Allen, by Ms. Peigin Doyle. He had the option of dismissing it as frivolous or vexatious, or to deem it valid and establish a Complaints Committee under Article 14 of the Party's constitution.

Mr. Allen deemed the complaint valid and it is believed he will present the case against Clr. Bree.

Clr. Bree this morning told The Sligo Champion that he had no intention of apologising or withdrawing his remarks.

"I think the people of Sligo will know that hell will freeze over before I renege on my principles," he said in a hard hitting statement.

"Since I first became involved in socialist politics as a teenager in the late 1960's and in my 31 years as an elected representative, the record will show that I have always adhered to the values of the Labour movement and I have particularly striven to protect the rights of minorities, whether emigrants, travellers, or other groups," he added.

In his position as Mayor, he made the point that the litmus test of any society was how it treated its marginalised, its disadvantaged and its minorities.

"In this context, I said that the disgraceful decision to vote down the Traveller Accommodation Programme would compel Traveller families to continue living in appalling and intolerable conditions. Why in God's name should I apologise for that ?" he went on.

Clr. Bree said he found it "incredible" that any political party describing itself as socialist or social democratic would validate such a complaint."

In the years up to Pat Rabbitte becoming leader, it would have been inconceivable that an elected representative from the Party would be hauled before a specially established Complaints Committee for supporting the right of Traveller families to secure accommodation," he added.

He maintains that such a scenario would have been "unthinkable" during the tenure of the leadership of both Dick Spring and Ruairi Quinn. "Party members were expected to subscribe to the values of the Labour movement.”

"I have been contacted by Party members and supporters from many parts of the country who are appalled and embarrassed at what is happening.

"I actually recollect a Labour Party Councillor being expelled from the part for failing to support the rights of Travellers. It is amazing how things have changed in the Party over the past few years," Clr. Bree went on.

He noted that the fact of the matter was that Sligo Borough Council had a statutory and more so a moral obligation to provide accommodation as far as was reasonable and practicable for the Travellers living within the Borough.

The decision of Councillors to vote down the Traveller Accommodation Programme had effectively penalised local Travellers and would force them to continue to live in intolerable and unacceptable conditions, he said.

"I am still at a loss to understand why Councillors voted down the Accommodation Programme. While I recognise that there is a significant degree of prejudice against Travellers, the fact is that throughout the entire public consultation process relating to the Traveller Accommodation Programme, the only submissions received related to the access route to the proposed site in the Maugheraboy area and that matter was dealt with," Clr. Bree added.

Not one other objection was received from any member of the general public regarding the proposals contained in the Accommodation Programme, he stated.

"In this context, I cannot understand why some Councillors chose to vote down the Accommodation Programme and I am particularly disappointed that Labour Councillors would associate themselves with such a decision.

"In my view, no family, no mother, no child, should be forced to live in third world conditions in today's Ireland. When I became involved in the Labour movement, principles and values counted. As far as I am concerned, they still count," Clr. Bree


(Article from this weeks edition of the "Sligo Champion")

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Well Done     Shane    Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:50 
 2   And there's more - Rabbitte has moved Labour to the right, says ex-TD     Bunny    Thu Sep 01, 2005 13:26 
 3   Bree     Con Carroll    Thu Sep 01, 2005 14:17 
 4   Bree guilty of human decency     the shadow    Thu Sep 01, 2005 15:01 
 5   Will Labour Youth be supporting Bree???     PeeFlynn    Thu Sep 01, 2005 16:45 
 6   Looks like they want Bree out.     Kat    Thu Sep 01, 2005 17:09 
 7   Should he join the Socialist Party - Shane?     Labour Head    Thu Sep 01, 2005 17:15 
 8   Don't Quit     Re: Labour Head    Thu Sep 01, 2005 18:00 
 9   Just to confirm the previous post     Greenback    Thu Sep 01, 2005 18:08 
 10   Bree Keeps the Red Flag flowing.     Leeroy    Thu Sep 01, 2005 19:26 
 11   What about discipline?     Bernard Cantillon    Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:11 
 12   How principled of you, Mr Cantillon!     Shipsea    Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:28 
 13   Very principled, thank you very much!     Bernard Cantillon    Fri Sep 02, 2005 14:53 
 14   Bernard, your comments are repulsive     Dan    Fri Sep 02, 2005 15:45 
 15   Tribe Loyalty Rehearsed     Shipsea    Fri Sep 02, 2005 15:50 
 16   Bree and the socialist party     indie    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:15 
 17   What is principle if it is not to better the lives of the people     Bernard Cantillon    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:18 
 18   Angrier & Angrier!     Shipsea    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:27 
 19   Socialist Party and dissent!     Bernard Cantillon    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:29 
 20   Bree     Chris Bond    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:31 
 21   Oh and one more thing bernard     Chris Bond    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:32 
 22   And the people say     Person    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:35 
 23   Ah Bernard, da bells da bells     Bunny    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:39 
 24   You want automatons     Shipsea    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:43 
 25   Shame on those who support witch-hunt     Michael M    Fri Sep 02, 2005 16:46 
 26   Finian     observer    Fri Sep 02, 2005 17:27 
 27   Smell a rat?     Ex-Stick    Fri Sep 02, 2005 17:41 
 28   Berrnard's bio     Anorak    Fri Sep 02, 2005 17:42 
 29   A Democratic Socialist Republic     BS    Fri Sep 02, 2005 18:49 
 30   My record     Bernard Cantillon    Fri Sep 02, 2005 20:03 
 31   Over to you Mr Cantillon....     BS    Fri Sep 02, 2005 20:26 
 32   In addition     BS    Fri Sep 02, 2005 20:31 
 33   Jesus, Bernard!     Shipsea    Fri Sep 02, 2005 20:34 
 34   sp and dissent     indie    Sat Sep 03, 2005 04:36 
 35   In response     Bernard Cantillon    Sat Sep 03, 2005 16:16 
 36   Bums on Seats     BS    Sat Sep 03, 2005 18:38 
 37   in contradiction to Finn (ISN) Bree is not a socialist     socialist    Sun Sep 04, 2005 16:07 
 38   re:''socialist''     Leeroy    Sun Sep 04, 2005 18:18 
 39   Bree's anti-traveller vote     Gerry McNamee    Sun Sep 04, 2005 19:03 
 40   Leeroy (Lab) and Dan Finn (ISN)     Killer    Sun Sep 04, 2005 20:42 
 41   Germany     Killer    Sun Sep 04, 2005 20:56 
 42   Lets have a Bit of Honesty     Ryan    Sun Sep 04, 2005 21:00 
 43   In response     Bernard Cantillon    Sun Sep 04, 2005 23:08 
 44   Tax Amnesties     Chris Bond    Mon Sep 05, 2005 00:01 
 45   Told you so!     observer    Mon Sep 05, 2005 09:53 
 46   UCD labour     SH    Mon Sep 05, 2005 13:22 
 47   Am not going to comment on main .............     Dermot Lacey    Mon Sep 05, 2005 14:12 
 48   Lacey     SH    Mon Sep 05, 2005 14:48 
 49   The great thing about     Dermot Lacey    Mon Sep 05, 2005 14:59 
 50   Realism, Bernard style     Dan    Mon Sep 05, 2005 15:02 
 51   Good one Dermo     Arsenic and Old Lacey    Mon Sep 05, 2005 15:05 
 52   Not sure how dan     Dermot Lacey    Mon Sep 05, 2005 15:09 
 53   Declan, reclaim your Indepence!     Mary Kelly    Mon Sep 05, 2005 15:09 
 54   "REAL SOCIALISTS PAY THEIR BIN TAX" - quote of the decade so far...     Dan    Mon Sep 05, 2005 18:10 
 55   Lacey, not going to comment     Michael M    Mon Sep 05, 2005 20:18 
 56   re: SH     Chris Bond    Mon Sep 05, 2005 21:05 
 57   An Open Letter in Repsonse to Dan Finn.     Bernard Cantillon    Tue Sep 06, 2005 00:10 
 58   wow     SH    Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:08 
 59   I wish............     the shadow    Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:46 
 60   A question     Curious    Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:54 
 61   dan you should read     Dermot Lacey    Tue Sep 06, 2005 13:08 
 62   So Dermo     Curious    Tue Sep 06, 2005 13:20 
 63   New Labour wants the like of Bree out!     Kat    Tue Sep 06, 2005 13:46 
 64   Kat     Dermot Lacey    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:25 
 65   Can you comment on Pat Rabbitts Letter?     Pat C    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:33 
 66   The letter     Reader    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:39 
 67   I only comment     Dermot Lacey    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:39 
 68   Cllr. Lacey, your silence speaks for itself.     Kat    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:49 
 69   *what about your leaders comments?     Pat C    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:54 
 70   *what about your leaders comments?     Pat C    Tue Sep 06, 2005 14:54 
 71   Silence is Golden!     LY Watcher    Tue Sep 06, 2005 15:38 
 72   Pat Rabbitt puts Cllr. Declan Bree in his box     Peeflynn    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:01 
 73   Someone is telling fibs     potentially shocked    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:33 
 74   Looks like that should be the end of Bree     Pat C    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:35 
 75   someone look up the Sligo local paper or the city Council site!     Mike    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:38 
 76   Smear?     honestypays    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:39 
 77   The leadership would say anything to get Bree out.     Kat    Tue Sep 06, 2005 17:57 
 78   Shocked     Shinner    Tue Sep 06, 2005 19:38 
 79   still waiting     graham    Tue Sep 06, 2005 19:45 
 80   Sue them     Shipsea    Tue Sep 06, 2005 20:12 
 81   'Those who need to know'     Shipsea    Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:27 
 82   lacey     SH    Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:29 
 83   Would be more than happy     Dermot Lacey    Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:46 
 84   New species discovered     Trierista    Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:52 
 85   Breathtaking     SH    Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:57 
 86   Social democracy and LiberalLacey     Joe    Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:28 
 87   Same Old     Chris Bond    Wed Sep 07, 2005 14:14 
 88   Something Beneficial? Like...     D'other    Wed Sep 07, 2005 14:31 
 89   Rabbitte is lying     Sligo resident    Wed Sep 07, 2005 18:56 
 90   Pits of fiery hell descend upon me     Dan    Wed Sep 07, 2005 20:10 
 91   The Truth about Bree's vote     Gerry McMamee    Wed Sep 07, 2005 23:53 
 92   Bree has been a Cllr. in the EAST ward since the 1970's!     Allen    Thu Sep 08, 2005 00:43 
 93   Bree's vote     Gerry McNamee    Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:23 
 94   In fact all wards of Sligo town are in his Dail constituency     Pat c    Thu Sep 08, 2005 20:31 
 95   bree     Yahoo    Thu Sep 08, 2005 22:33 
 96   d`other     Chris Bond    Fri Sep 09, 2005 15:00 
 97   Mesage for Chris     TheoryHead    Sat Sep 10, 2005 01:56 
 98   Theory Head     Chris Bond    Sat Sep 10, 2005 16:27 
 99   Anonymous posters     Bernard Cantillon    Sat Sep 10, 2005 19:44 
 100   Missing point     TheoryHead    Sat Sep 10, 2005 21:00 
 101   the point being lost     hs    Sat Sep 10, 2005 22:57 
 102   He broke the rules first     Bernard Cantillon    Sun Sep 11, 2005 01:34 
 103   Who is smearing who?     Michael M    Sun Sep 11, 2005 16:14 
 104   Network Down     Michael M    Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:49 
 105   What I believe should happen is irrelevant. It is what is happening that is relevant.     Bernard Cantillon    Mon Sep 12, 2005 21:47 
 106   Surely you have the balls     Michael M    Tue Sep 13, 2005 00:12 
 107   Comments     Bernard Cantillon    Tue Sep 13, 2005 00:46 
 108   Blame Bree     Michael M    Tue Sep 13, 2005 03:03 
 109   This issue was raised at Labour executive in March !!!     Mike    Wed Sep 14, 2005 14:35 
 110   Article 14 of the Labour Party Constitution     Bernard Cantillon    Wed Sep 14, 2005 23:59 
 111   fuck the rules     kintama    Thu Sep 15, 2005 00:55 
 112   Bree or Rabbitte     Aged Socialist    Thu Sep 15, 2005 01:27 


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