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An Irish Eurosceptic political group has launched a nationwide billboard campaign calling for the country to leave the EU.<\/p>\nAn Irish Eurosceptic political group has launched a nationwide billboard campaign calling for the country to leave the EU.<\/p>\n
The Irish Freedom Party erected posters across the country making the case against EU membership.<\/p>\n
One of the posters includes an image of Michael Collins and EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker with the slogan: \u201cEU membership means paying old men we didn\u2019t elect to make EU laws we don\u2019t need.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Brexit-inspired group has applied for official political party registration and intends to run candidates in the European elections.<\/p>\n
Party founder Hermann Kelly and chairwoman Prof Dolores Cahill of University College Dublin have announced their intention to run in the election if the group is registered.<\/p>\n
The campaign was funded by donations from members of the group.<\/p>\n
Communications director James Darby said: \u201cWe believe the best people to look after Irish affairs are the Irish people themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be making the case to be a normal, self-governing and independent state.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething that those who came before us, sacrificed to create for the good of their children\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group maintains it is the only party that believes in Irish freedom and national sovereignty.<\/p>\n
Mr Darby said it was time to reject the \u201cpolitically correct Europhile establishment\u201d and embrace the \u201cpatriotic alternative\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe days of subservience to foreign authority should be over,\u201d Mr Darby said.<\/p>\n