Patrick Curtin speaks on future of People Before Profit

People Before Profit candidate Patrick Curtin has picked up approximately 1.2% of the tallied votes, with count one due to commence shortly.

Speaking to the Waterford News & Star, he discussed the future of PBP:

“The main thing with this general election is trying to get People Before Profit back on the map. I’m a new candidate, in the past we had Una Dunphy who did very well in her last general election, and if she ran this time I'd say she would have been in with a big chance.

"There's a lot of talk that the younger generation and the working class didn’t go out and vote, which is what People Before Profit and the left relies on and obviously we have Sinn Féin going to top the poll today, but that’s a hardcore Sinn Féin vote and David's been around for many years.

 “For a smaller party and a new candidate, I think I’ll do well with transfers and putting People Before Profit on the map to show that we’re in serious contention for the next local elections and into the future.”