| Farrell hoping to rock your vote
this summer  IRISH
actor Colin Farrell has taken on his most challenging role to date.
The Miami Vice star is attempting to engage the youth of Ireland in the
political process via Rock The Vote.
Fellow thespians Cillian Murphy and Amy Huberman, presenter Ryan Tubridy
and boxer Bernard Dunne also feature in the series of TV, radio and internet
ads aimed at dispelling apathy among young Irish voters.
It aired for the first time last week.
Farrell hopes the initiative will lead to bigger election turn out this
month.
He said: “Voting is extremely important, I’m happy to do anything
I can to help. The country’s doing so well, eighth richest, strongest
economy in Europe. We’re doing great, aren’t we? But go into
any hospital in Dublin and you’ll see what it’s really like.
Get out there, have your say.”
Farrell is the highest-profile celebrity to put his name to the Irish
version of a campaign which started in the United States where its success
continues to be debated.
Rock The Vote executive director Patrick Cosgrave hopes the unique partnership
of celebrities and politics will work among Irish voters.
He said: “We’ve asked a number of DJs and TV personalities
involved in the campaign to play the clips and we’re hoping for
a good response.”
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