"It is outrageous that [the ESB] is oppressing a powerless citizen in this way."
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On the jailing of pensioner Teresa Treacy, who only wanted to protect her trees from being cut down. The Irish Times
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Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins (born 1 May 1949) is an Irish Socialist Party politician. He was the sole Socialist Party Teachta Dála from 1997 to 2007, representing the Dublin West constituency. He was elected as an MEP for the Dublin constituency at the 2009 European Parliament elections. He was re-elected to Dáil Éireann in 2011.
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