Is it just me or have SF vanished?

https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2020/0625/1149666-covid-i-saw-his-funeral-on-a-phone/

In fact, Stephen Byrne had worked at the Guinness Brewery for almost 40 years. In later years, he suffered with dementia and was cared for by Maura until moving to a nursing home last year.

When Stephen passed away in April, Maura was also battling Covid-19 in hospital, and was unable to attend her husband's funeral.

"I couldn't get near him, because I was locked in here," Maura recalls, tears streaming down her face.

This is a story that is going to run and is certainly not faux outrage, when we hear story after story similar to above.

Again, my Brexit Britain/SF/UKIP comparisons are apt. When Dominic Cummings was caught out we say the same 'Liberal media elite, blah blah blah' excuses drawn out by the likes of Brendan o'Neill. There is always some ghost, some boogeyman out there to slay, rather than admitting you ****ed up mightly and apologise. Christ, even Cummings issues a statement with a half-arse apology!

So, when the leader of the opposition ignores all the health advice and travels to Belfast, another country for a packed funeral and doest bat an eyelid, then it tells you a lot about the person.

It is non-essential travel. Why did Jonathan Gould have to travel all the way to Belfast from Cork, was it essential? It was my arse.

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

There's no law to state she couldn't attend the funeral.

As Sinn Féin have pointed out, they set up streaming of the funeral which 1/4 of a million people watched and they couldn't be held account for how many people turned up to line the streets. They had been in touch with PSNI before the funeral to tell them the plans.

Michelle O Neill went to Dublin, because she's allowed as our Govt made the rules, as Sinn Féin had a party meeting which she's a member of

Doesn't cut the dust I'm afraid.
There's guidelines in place, not laws as such, but they're there for a reason, they walked all over them and made a mockery of themselves as being in any position to advise anyone on best practice during the pandemic.
A bunch of donuts dd.

I alluded to this last night.
Some of these guys are going to march now, wait and see.
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right-dups-foster-urges-loyalists-to-follow-rules-after-surge-in-applications-for-twelfth-parades-amid-storey-funeral-row-39332990.html

Bishop of hope wrote: »

I alluded to this last night.
Some of these guys are going to march now, wait and see.
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right-dups-foster-urges-loyalists-to-follow-rules-after-surge-in-applications-for-twelfth-parades-amid-storey-funeral-row-39332990.html

Tommy Gorman was reporting yesterday that OO bands have been heard practising for a month.

Mortelaro wrote: »

Did she take a selfie when she was in Dublin, because she did at the funeral
I suppose you'll tell me it didn't matter because it is a different jurisdiction
Social distancing my Ass

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Just to keep you on the right side of terminology. I'm sure a person so 'expert in photography' didn't make a mistake on purpose.

Michelle O'Neill did not 'take a selfie' there.

They should rename this thread; The have a go at Sinn Fein thread.

Everything and anything from Matt Carthy sounds like a bogger to a selection of incidents that happened from one side in the Northern Ireland conflict from more than 20 years ago. The go to thread for FFG fans to vent their spleen and their anger as SF assume the role of main opposition party. Anything you don’t like about SF put it in here.

Do we have threads like this for the other main parties on Boards.ie? we only need one now for FFG, makes things more streamlined

christy c wrote: »

Awwww, poor Sinn Fein.

Of course their hairbrained actions and policies have nothing to do with why people have a go at them.

Positively seething now that for the first time since the foundation of the state FF and FG no longer lead both government and opposition, exclusively controlling the levers of power with a double lock mechanism as they swap the trappings of office back and forth between them. Those days have gone.

Bring it on FFGer, the more you vent your spleen the more it galvanises SF support.

TheCitizen wrote: »

Positively seething now that for the first time since the foundation of the state FF and FG no longer lead both government and opposition, exclusively controlling the levers of power with a double lock mechanism as they swap the trappings of office back and forth between them. Those days have gone.

Bring it on FFGer, the more you vent your spleen the more it galvanises SF support.

Absolute gibberish. You don't think their stupid actions and policies might be why people criticise them? Fine level of arrogance there any FG member or politician would be proud of.

FFGer? Your distraction methods are becoming more pathetic. You'd have been better keeping your head down and this would have blown over.

christy c wrote: »

As I said, their hairbrained actions and policies have nothing to do with why people have a go at them. Play the "poor me" card and hope it all goes away.

You don't have to break laws to be stupid.

Who’s playing the poor me card? SF will now look forward to leading opposition for the first time. For the first time in the Dáil opposition will be lead by someone other than FFG. A great opportunity for SF.

The “poor me” sentiment that you refer to if anything is seething out of FFG fans on here as they lament the loss of their double lock mechanism insurance policy grip on the trappings of office in the Republic. “Poor me” (FFG) indeed LOL.

Bonniedog wrote: »

Don't think he'd have done well under interrogation

Ó Caoláin who is decent intelligent man to be replaced by this gimp.

??????? OCaolain was a pompous ass, a buffoon and a windbag. A kind of trick shop "statesman"

Agree re all the pointless whinging about the thug funeral. The kind of person who would show up to honour such a man wont be fretting about the welfare of others. Still seems a petty thing to be going on about. Perhaps a more honest review of the misery inflicted by Storey during his cruel life might yield them more traction