Press

Finally, here is a lovely article that just about sums everything thing up (so far lol) in the Review Section of The Sunday Independent on June 1, 2014 It is called The Great Survivor – Life after Bankruptcy

The link to Vincent Browne’s Live debate from Wednesday 21 May

Wicklow People – TD Shane Ross endorses Godsil

RTE Prime Time debate – link is here

Monday 19, 2014

Review of Prime Time Debate

Carlow Nationalist May 20, 2014

A new poll puts SF / Independents ahead but I need some more votes.

Thursday May 15, I was live on air but on mobile with Declan and a FG councillor who kept on calling me a hurler on the ditch. I wanted to tell him

that I had changed the law already, and what exactly had he done? but this question was posthumously posted to the show! lol

Wednesday May 14, All eleven candidates were in studio in two lots in ClareFM for a bit of a polite bunfight

Friday May 9, 2014 TechCentral VIRAL FRIDAY

My online poster was featured in Viral Friday and here is it again for those of you who missed it…

Cork Evening Echo May 8, 2014

The Independents are not at war, we ARE the war!

May 6, 2014 Post no Jills on Broadsheet

I also appeared on East Coast Radio with Declan Meehan in the morning

May 5, 2014 An Irish Anglers World Courage Beyond Endurance

May 4, 2104

Jill’s debt defying pact

May 1, 2014

In a moot point, the fact that I dropped my constitutional case is commented upon – as the law is already changed. You can read it here

April 30, 2014

I took part in a debate on Radio Kerry with four other Ireland South Candidates. You can listen here

April 30, 2014

I am featured in the Wicklow People, in particular talking about my documentary An Uncomfortable Truth

Kildare Street Debates April 16, 2014

Here my role is acknowledged Fiach MacConghail (Independent)

We have Ms Jillian Godsil to thank for this amending legislation. Her High Court case against the Attorney General is due to be heard in July. She is arguing, quite rightly, that the exclusion of bankrupts from standing for election breaches the constitutional principle of equality, as well as interfering with her right to a free choice as a voter on her own behalf and on behalf of the electors in the constituency in which she wants to run. It also constitutes discrimination on the grounds of social and economic status. Ms Godsil was declared bankrupt in February this year. Under current law she cannot stand for election to the European Parliament in May. Ironically, she could stand in the local elections because the disqualification of an undischarged bankruptcy was removed by the Local Elections (Petitions and Disqualifications) Act 1974.

Here too Senator David Norris pays tribute to my endeavours

David Norris (Independent)
Link to this: Individually | I welcome section 1, as does everyone. I am very glad that tribute has been paid to Jillian Godsil who was a student of mine in Trinity. If anybody deserves a second chance and if anybody deserves a chance to run, this woman does. She is very brave and courageous and I wish her well. I am very glad that this is being put through quickly by means of a motion for early signature meaning that these people will be allowed to stand for election.

April 15, 2014 Wexford Echo

Jillian epitomises the power of one

‘I will not go gentle into that good night’

Kildare Street Debates April 11, 2014

I was referenced in the Dail over the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)

http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2014-04-10a.293&s=speaker%3A44

April 9, 2014

The Wicklow People talk about my changing the law and Independents making a difference

April 7, 2014

I was interviewed by PJ Coogan on how I ended up a bankrupt. Ironically, the interview was done on my way back into the High Court for the statutory hearing for my bankruptcy.

April 5, 2014

I made it into the top five WINNING news items for the week Read Here beating Bill Clinton into fifth place

April 5, 2014

I wrote about Independents making a difference – about the Power of One.

April 4, 2014

I was invited to share my news on the government changing the laws to allow me to run for the European Elections.

April 3, 2014

I was interviewed by Gerry Kelly on the Late Lunch. He coined the expression The Power of One likening me to a modern day suffragette. Listen here

April 3, 2014

I was interviewed by Declan Meehan on my bankruptcy proceedings and changing the law.

April 2, 2014

I was interviewed by Esther Hayden in the Wicklow People (although this story ran hours before the breaking news that the law would be changed)

April 2, 2014

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/law-change-will-overturn-ban-on-bankrupts-running-for-dail-seats-30146856.html

April 2, 2014

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/law-stopping-bankrupts-contesting-elections-to-be-scrapped-1.1746345

April 1, 2014

RTE broke the news that since I now had a High Court date for my challenge on running for The Europeans, the government had folded and were going to change the ban in time for nominations. Read here

April 1, 2014

The Journal.ie also broke the story