In country after country, May’s elections to the European parliament saw governments and traditional parties defeated.

Socialist Party wins a second TD and Anti Austerity Alliance 14 councillors.

Paul Murphy, members of the Socialist Party, and many more supporters of Paul’s work as an MEP have put in a huge effort to highlight crucial issues and to put Paul in the best position possible to retain the seat won by Joe Higgins in 2009, which Paul took over three years ago in March 2011.