Amazing how they ‘up in arms’ about other issues but when their own are up for extremely serious offenses, they don’t seem to be too bothered.
Dont see too much from the shower of so called outlets like Gript and The Ditch either.
One would have to wonder what their agenda is.
Doesn’t seem to include impartial news reporting to this poster.
Before we get into that - "catholic" policys - What are they, and a link to them please.
What are you suggesting about their relationship Marko
A whole pile of words, but I don't see one 'Catholic policy' listed, I'm beginning to wonder do these 'Catholic policies' exist at all at all
He was her right-hand man in Cabra for years.
"When news broke that Dowdall was stepping down, Mary Lou McDonald expressed her regret. She described him as “a hard worker who will be missed in his elected role by local constituents”."
If you google search Dowdall and MLMD, you will find that many records have been removed under GDPR. Strange, isn't it?
Ah it's only that, phew!
Why would MLMD need to come clean on the exact nature of their relationship if that was what Marko was talking about, that is public knowledge, I think Marko is hinting at something else, are you there Marko
The butchery involved in the murder of Paul Quinn should never disappear into the "shure they're alright" type of thinking either.
social friends
political allies
business partners
clear enough for ya ?
And what does MLMD need to come clean about
Edit: just saw this statement from Ms McDonald, do you want more from her.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald welcomes former councillor Jonathan Dowdall’s guilty plea in relation to ‘heinous and disgusting crime’
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she welcomes the guilty plea by former party councillor Jonathan Dowdall to facilitating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel.
Giving her reaction this evening, Ms McDonald said: “I welcome Jonathan Dowdall’s admission of guilt for what was a heinous and disgusting crime.
“This comes after a lengthy garda investigation. I commend the gardaí for their work, and they have my ongoing and unwavering support in tackling the scourge of organised criminal gangs in my constituency.”
What business were they partners in?
Still strange how so many records have been deleted on the google searches.
Article in the Indo on it today.
What's strange about it? What was deleted.
I'm obviously not going to buy that rag to read all about it.
They seem close, close enough to know each other on personal terms.
MLMD should issue a statement for clarity.
That's the thing, when you do a google search, and you get the statement that records have been deleted etc., you don't know what has been deleted, other than it is something to do with the subject matter, in this case, the search I did was for JD and MLMD.
A statement like ' I knew Mr Dowdall on personal terms', what purpose would that serve.
Is the insituation here that MLMD was somehow involved, what is the issue
Out of interest have you done the same search with the other party leaders names (MM, LV, ER) instead of MLMD.
Nobody is insinuating that, you are making up a strawman argument.
What is being said is that the exact nature of the relationship between MLMD and JD remains unclear because a number of items appear to have been deleted from a google search under GDPR rights to be forgotten. The question in such cases is why would references be deleted, and to whose benefit? As I said, questions.
I'll highlight that the very same, 'some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe' message that appears if one searches JD and MLMD also appears if one searches JD and Leo Varadkar, JD and Micheal Martin, JD and Jeffrey Donaldson or even JD and Liz Truss. The same message appears if one just searches for JD on his own.
To me this suggests some sort of standard process rather than anything specific or sinister on behalf of SF/MLMD. It is quite clear and obvious that the request to be forgotten came from Dowdall, not MLMD, Leo, Micheal, Jeffrey or Liz.
Of course you'll run with it how you want, but it very much appears like you're making something out of nothing on this one, Blanch.
Are those leaders alleged to have contact with JD? If I thought they did, I would post something on the relevant thread.
So what are you insinuating, what point are you trying to make, are you just building strawmen, I'm lost, should somebody not be allowed to delete google stuff, if they delete it should they have to eplain what it was they were deleting and why (which would seem ludicrous - much like most of what is posted here). Again what exactly are you trying to say?
The issue remains the same. Jonathon Dowdall has been described in the media as an acolyte of MLMD's. What is the exact nature of their links?
It's a statement of fact, sf and its party members are involved in organized crime and with organized crime gangs, and the proof is posted above.
deflect dodge and try to manipulate the facts all you like but we all know it kid
The issue absolutely doesn't remain the same; you've made very clear insinuations that MLMD is somehow responsible for the search results removed by GDPR. So excited you were to throw sh*t at the wall and see if it stuck that you either didn't bother to check if this was unique to MLMD or knew and intentionally omitted that information. There is absolutely nothing suspicious about the GDPR message on Google from MLMD's perspective as it clearly applies to absolutely every search connected with JD.
As usual, my main criticism of your approach is that you undermine the legitimate discussions that are happening. Here we are talking about some nonsensical GDPR issue that only the most avidly anti-SF folk like yourself don't accept (or pretend not to accept) the obvious reason for. It diminishes and distracts from the actual important part of the conversation, which is SF's recent links to organised crime and how that undermines the usual, 'well the Troubles' justifications that go along with the usual historic links.
I don't know and I don't think it matters My point is if you put those names in Google (as with any 2 names you care to mention) you will get search results. It'd be very strange if you didn't
I'm just wondering how strange it is that results were removed. Is it exclusively with MLMD or does it apply with other names. I suggested 3 government party leaders as 3 alternative names with similar publuc profile.
When I performed the searches I saw the following for all 4. Strange isn't. I also see it says may rather than were.
Some results may have been removed under data protection law in Europe. Learn more
Acolyte means
a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession.
Or
an assistant or follower.
As MLMD is not a priest or ever was I would imagine it means he assisted her or worked closely with her in relation to politics. This is quite likely given he was a Councillor in her constituency.
Acolyte is the sort of flowery language some journalists like to use.
I doubt anyone is meaning that she was his criminal mentor unless they had proof of such.
I also doubt he was much of an acolyte in the last couple of years either given he was locked up for waterboarding someone and being stupid enough to record evidence of it and keep it.
What items exactly? How do you know they were deleted?
Sf and Mary L will do what they always do when questions are asked of party members and activists like Jonathan Dowdall, that is, naff all. They simply keep distracting us with their alternative universe living views. I wager they are plenty more very questionable people still in the party. Why their supporters do not seem to mind... well I never did work that one out.
I'm not trying to dodge or deflect anything, so are you saying that MLMD and SF are/were part of the Hutch gang.
And I'll ask again, what business were Dowdall and McDonald partners in, you said they were business partners so you should have no problem saying what business, presuming you weren't bullsh1tting of course, that surely wouldn't be the case
Well, yes, why do you think I am talking about Jonathan Dowdall, he was a SF party councillor not so long ago, and now has a conviction for organised crime. That should be a concern for any voter.
It certainly should be, the next time Jonathan is an election candidate
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