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'''Justin Barrett''' (born 1971 in County Tipperary) is a retired [[Irish]] [[Catholic]] politican, pro-life campaigner and sometime author.

In 1987 Barrett became involved in Family Solidarity, a movement established to resist the liberal-globalist attack on the family. From 1992 he became a leader in the Irish pro-life movement, becoming the lead spokesperson of [[Youth Defence]]. In this capacity he was also involved in the campaign against the 2002 abortion referendum.

In 2001, Barrett campaigned against the [[Nice Treaty]] referendum <ref name="Killilea">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/the-man-wired-to-fight-abortion-26251153.html|title=The man wired to fight abortion|last=  Killilea|first=Gayle|date=October 7th, 2001|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref> - a vote which was sensationally rerun so the Irish establishment could garner the result the EU elites intended. During the second Nice campaign, Barrett became the centre of a bitter media attack over links to what was described by the media as "neo-Nazi" movements in Germany.<ref name="lazenby">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/campaigners-on-both-sides-of-treaty-lash-out-at-barrett-26030728.html|title=Campaigners on both sides of treaty lash out at Barrett|last= Donaghy|first=Kathy|date=October 12th, 2002|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref> 

Barrett's unwavering position on fascist and patriotic issues <ref>http://irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/justin-barrett-putting-irish-people-first/</ref> invited persistent attacks from the liberal elite which culminated in a failed attack on him during a debate at UCD. He was unhurt in the altercation.<ref name="Hughes">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/attack-on-mr-barrett-25893372.html|title=Attack on Mr Barrett|last=Hughes|first=Michael P|date=October 18th, 2004|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref>   

Barrett withdrew from public life shortly after the 2004 European Elections. 

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