Paul Murphy has been one of the most high profile TDs in the Dail over the last five years, during which time he and five of his party colleagues were tried and acquitted of the false imprisonment of former Tanaiste Joan Burton during a water charge protest in 2014.The socialist TD who has set up the new political entity Rise, talks to Mick Clifford about what he calls the new green deal, the fragmentation of the left and why he would not be interested in pursuing his aims in a coalition with an "establishment" party.He also sets out why he felt a new organisation was necessary at a time when climate justice is near the top of the political agenda. And why he has no regrets about the incident that led to his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
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