Irish MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have received Hollywood support in their bid for re-election to the European Parliament with a surprise endorsement from US actress Susan Sarandon.
Sarandon, 77, called the pair “voices for peace”.
In a video posted online, she said: “Right now in America it’s a very pro-war time and also voices that question that are being silenced and fired and being given a very, very difficult time.
“So for the last five years, when I’ve seen Clare Daly and Mick Wallace doing what they’re doing, we can hear them around the world including in the United States, they’re speaking up loud and clear for international solidarity and social justice, for peace and for the oppressed people.
“I can’t tell you how much – how very important – and how much that means to those of us in other places given hope by them and what they are saying to hear that kind of truth.”
She added: “There are very few voices for peace in places of power and we need them more than ever…
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