ciara for president
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Vote No.1Ciara for PRESIDENT
“My vision and goal for
the organisation for the
next term is to rebuild and
revitalise our organisation.
We need to place a
stronger emphasis on the
recruitment and motivation
of our membership, we need
to improve our campaigning
techniques and we need to
focus on implementation
rather than creation of
policy. Our main focus
points are the Marriage
Equality Referendum and
the General Election, in
order to fight both of these
we need strong, committed
and motivated leadership.”
• MynameisCiaraMcMahon,Iam24yearsold,fromMeathandtheeldest ofthreegirls.
• IstudiedPoliticsandHistoryinMaynoothfollowedbyaMastersinPoliticalCommunicationandPublicAffairsinDIT.MyMastersequippedmewithvaluableknowledgeonhowtodealwiththemedia,lobbyingandcampaigningtechniques.
• IcurrentlyworkinMinisterFrancesFitzgerald’sconstituencyoffice.FrommyworkIseetheissuesthatareaffectingyoungpeopleandIseetheimportanceofcampaigningandbeingactivebetweenelections.
• IhavebeenamemberofYFGsince2009whenIjoinedin1styearinMaynooth.Ihaveheldmanypositionsatdifferentlevelsoftheorganisation.IhavebeeninvolvedinanumberofcampaignsincludingtheGeneralElection,Referendums,LocalElectionsandBye-elections.
• IsitontheconstituencyboardandstrategycommitteeasPROforMeathEast.Aspartofthis,Iworkedwiththelocalelectioncandidatesinourareaassistingthemwiththedesignandcontentoftheirliteratureandsocialmedia.IamcurrentlypartofthestrategycommitteefortheGeneralElection.
• InmycurrentroleasDirectorofMembershipandRecruitmentIhavethoroughlyenjoyedworkingaspartoftheNationalExecutive.Ihavegainedaninsightastohowtoimproveourorganisation,andhowtheExecutiveshouldfunctioncapablyandpositivelyforthebestoftheorganisation.IorganisedtheGarretFitzgeraldsessionatSummerSchool,whichwasanimportantforumformemberstoexpresstheirviewsontheorganisation.
• AsChairpersonoftheWomen’sWorkingGroupweheldasuccessfulnetworkingandinformationalevent,‘TheInsideTrack’,whichwaspartofourworktoencouragefemaleparticipation.WehavebeenworkingwiththeSeniorpartyintheireffortstoencouragegreaterfemaleparticipationandinvolvementintheorganisation.Thisworkneedstocontinueoverthenextterm.
PolicyWehavecreatedmuchpolicyoverthepastnumberofyears,yetweneedtofocusoncarryingthispolicyfurther.Ourfocusshouldbeonimplementationofpolicy,whichcanbebetterachievedthroughdealingwithstakeholders,includingthoseworkingontheFineGaelmanifesto.
CampaignsI will establish an election strategy committee immediately in conjunction with theRegional Organisers, to plan and develop structured campaigns and encourage ourmemberstoplayavaluableroleinupcomingcampaigns.Campaignswillbecoordinatedandorganisedwithregulartextmessagesregardingcanvassing,andliftsorganisedtomeetingpoints.Canvassingworkshopsandsocialmedia trainingwillbearrangedtoincreaseconfidenceformembers.
RecruitmentIwillcontinuemyfocusondevelopingandencouragingour localbranches.Thiscanbedone through runningastrong recruitmentcampaign for localbranches -publicmeetingstoattractnewmembers,incentivessuchasawaiveroftheregistrationfeeandadvertisinginlocalmediaaresomeexamples.Recruitmentdriveswillbeexpandedtoincludetheagriculturalcolleges,andgraduatenetworkeventswillbeorganisedtoattractthepost-collegemember.
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I ask you to consider me for your Number 1 Vote at National Conference.
Vote for a President who will professionalise the organisation and
offer vision and leadership through the challenging but exciting times ahead.