NOEL GREALISH STILL A MEMBER OF THE PDs

Date Published: 17-Sep-2008

Galway West TD Noel Grealish is still a member of the Progressive Democrats this morning, although the party appears to be in winding down modeDeputy Grealish says he will wait until next month's make or break members conference before deciding whether he'll join Fianna FailHe was one of the four parliamentary party members who last night announced at their gathering in Kildare that their unanimous view is that the party is no longer politically viableDeputy Grealish says the party has achieved a lot in its 23 years, but it's time to face up to reality nowSeveral councillors from around the country were angry at Deputy Grealish over his failure in recent months to make clear his political coloursMany, particularly those who don't want to see the party finishing up, said his non commitment played a big part in the party's swift fallHowever party leader Senator Ciaran Cannon of Carrabane says he now has a full commitment from Noel Grealish for the few short weeks until the conference to which the party's 4000 members will be invited