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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04b785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Councillor Keith Martin </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Councillor Keith Martin "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="news21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><I><B><U>Back to news page</U></B></I></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Welcome</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64037736@N00/show/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64037736@N0"><U><I><IMG SRC="1b46bc20.jpg" border=0 width="363" height="194" ALT="Cllr Keith Martin, Westport Town Councillor and mayo man Pat Rabbitte TD Leader of the Labour Party" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>STATEMENT BY PAT RABBITTE TD</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I>Leader of the Labour Party</I> </div> <div> <I>Monday, 3 April, 2006</I> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="rabbitte_welcomes_westport_councillor_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>RABBITTE WELCOMES WESTPORT COUNCILLOR TO LABOUR PARTY</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> “I am delighted to welcome Keith Martin into membership of the Labour Party. </div> <bR> <div> “Keith has been a most impressive member of Westport Town Council since his election in June 2004 and this is an important advance for the Labour Party in Mayo. </div> <bR> <div> “As a Mayo man myself I am greatly encouraged by the revitalisation of the Labour Party in the county. We have already selected Harry Barrett as our candidate for the constituency in the next general election and I am confident that he will make a real impact whenever the election comes. </div> <bR> <div> “The acquisition of such a capable and committed councillor as Keith Martin will give the party a further boost. </div> <bR> <div> “I know that there are many others in Mayo who share the values of the Labour Party and I hope that they will join with us in putting this government out and offering the people a real alternative at the next election.” </div> </td> </tr></table></body>