Anthony Kelly - Wexfords Hope

This Blog has never been afraid to air its delight at the selection of Anthony Kelly as Sinn Féin candidate in the coming general election. We believe Anthony is a great worker, and a true representative of the people of Wexford.

This will be Anthonys first time running in a general election, so maybe some of our friends outside the Wexford district might not know Anthony the way the people who he has served as a Wexford Borough councillor would.

So, who is Anthony Kelly?

Anthony Kelly is a native of Wexford town, coming originally from Hill Street. Anthony’s late brother Phil was a popular Wexford town alderman, and it was only a matter of time before Anthony would follow in Phil’s footsteps.

In 1999 Anthony was elected to Wexford Borough council, and has been re-elected in every subsequent election to date. Anthony had already been involved in initiating a number of residents associations in the Wexford area prior to his election, and threw himself into community work thereafter.


Having served his apprenticeship for three terms in local politics, Anthony is now ready to step up to the national level, and fight for the people of Wexford.

Anthony has long believed that Wexford’s five sitting Tds have not served the people of the county to the best of their ability. The loss of the Rosslare to Waterford Rail Link, continued threats of downgrading to Wexford General Hospital and the uncertainty of the future of the county’s full time psychiatric unit has led Anthony to label Wexford the Forgotten County.

Anthony has a particular interest in Wexford’s health service. He was a member of the committee which organised the hospital Protest Rally in May 2010. Over six thousand people turned up on that day to voice their concern over any downgrading of our county’s hospital. Anthony will fight to prevent that downgrading, regardless of the result of this election.

Anthony Kelly is a proud Wexford man, who is committed to delivering a better future for the people of county Wexford.

He cant do it by himself. He needs your help. Hes need your votes, your support, your endorsement. Change can come if we work together now.

Make the Big Change Wexford.