FrancieBrady wrote: » Neale's leader, who is careful about his image and PR, has a nice big portrait of Collins in his office publicity shots.
ThunbergsAreGo wrote: » So that's a no
jm08 wrote: » People didn't mind Michael Collins who had plenty of bloods on his hands or Sean Lemass either. Its a bit rich actually Neale Richmond taking the high moral ground on this one bearing in mind the fascist origins of his party who executed about 80 republican prisoners (their former comrades) including Erskine Childers for the possession of a pistol.https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/erskine-childers-executed-over-possession-of-a-pistol-1.4036480 Oh, and don't forget Sean MacBride (son of Maud Gonne) who was Chief of Staff of the IRA in the 30s, later won the Nobel Peace Prize.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I don't know the answer as nobody has asked him. I presume he has no problem with fighting for your beliefs/goals though as he is an advocate of wearing the poppy. Maybe it's only right to fight for another country?
aido79 wrote: » Not only is she defending the IRA campaign she's actually saying she probably would have joined the IRA if she have been born in the northhttps://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mary-lou-mcdonald-comments-hammer-home-fine-gael-concerns-over-talks-1001631.html Is that really the kind of person who people want as Taoiseach?
dundalkfc10 wrote: » Our current Taoiseach critisted the nuirses of this country for going on strike to try and get better conditions and a better health service (would which have save hundreds of lives), let Dr Tony away with lying about the cervical checks which resulted in many deaths. Plenty of blood on Leo's hands Id prefer someone like Mary who has no blood on her hands to be my Taoiseach
ThunbergsAreGo wrote: » Do you think Mcdonald was correct in what she said?
Edgware wrote: » She wouldnt have joined. She would have followed the example of her great leader and encouraged poor gullible young people to do so and end up dead or serving long sentences. But she would be available for funeral orations, she has a lovely turn of phrase
aido79 wrote: » He criticised them for going on strike midweek rather than on a weekend where it would have caused less disruption. He didn't criticise them for actually going on strike. Can you show me where he knew about Tony Holohan lying about the cervical checks. This article says Holohan didn't flag it with Varadkarhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/extra.ie/2018/05/16/news/irish-news/tony-holohan-knew-of-cervical-check-memo/amp All of this is a bit different from someone stating that they would have probably joined a terrorist organisation which murdered innocent people if they were born in the North.
aido79 wrote: » I'll be very surprised if he doesn't have the gun salute and tricolour on the coffin at his funeral. She might not join but she'll defend their actions til her dying day.
aido79 wrote: » Now that's what I call digging deep to defend SF and their IRA connections/allegiances. Hats off to ya!
padd b1975 wrote: » LOL. Could you imagine her waddling over to a British soldier in a pub in her sexiest frumpy frock with a G&T in one hand and a fag in the other trying to set a honey trap to lure him to his murder.
jm08 wrote: » Not surprising to see misogyny is alive and well in FG/FF supporters in Ireland.
padd b1975 wrote: » Calm down there Nell McCafferty.
Just visualising a scenario the lovely Mary Lou might have found herself.
dundalkfc10 wrote: » Mary beating Leo hands down in the election (Leo done all her work for her, having a go at Sinn Fein at every moment) must be getting to you. Sinn Fein are now more popular in the Republic than Fine Gael and it ****ing kills ya
jm08 wrote: » Keep digging. I'd say a 25 year old Mary Lou would have had lads like you panting after her. From 2004 (when in her 30s).https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/2020/0209/1114282-mary-lou-mcdonald-profile/
dundalkfc10 wrote: » Why the **** would he listen to someone now who lied to his face over something so serious now? I would have joined the IRA if my family had to go through some of the awful things Catholics had to put up with up North. Are you surprised that a Republican would have joined the Republican army during the Civil War up North? P.S Leo willingly lets Terrorists into Ireland to re-fuel their planes when going to oil wars when we are meant to be a neutral country.
jm08 wrote: » No, its not defending Sinn Fein or the IRA. I have given Fine Gael/Fianna Fail as many votes as I have given Sinn Fein (not a lot), but anyone who actually knows anything about Fianna Fail or Fine Gael knows that it is a bit rich for either of those parties to point the finger at any other party if you know the origins of this State and the blood bath that those two factions caused, except in their case it was Irish men and Irish women who were getting killed where as with the conflict in the north, it was Irish versus the British. Both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have a lot of Irish blood on their hands.
aido79 wrote: » Why does it always come back to this? People in this country really need to learn to separate history from politics.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » Excellent article here from Colm Keena about being wary of populist politics, especially of parties who have abusive online support bases. He is of course talking about SF, and how some of their online army gang up on anything ‘establishment’ on Twitter and Facebook. Populism is dangerous, especially when it’s being preached by a party with a paramilitary wing in the recent past. Beware of snakes in the long grass.https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/populist-politics-in-all-but-name-is-alive-and-well-in-ireland-1.4265927?mode=amp
blanch152 wrote: » In before the standard “you are a West Brit partitionist with no proof” insult.
