sinn fein expenses controversy

I was wondering about the references on Morning Ireland to Lynn Boylan etc.

Christ almighty, are there any election returns from Sinn Fein that haven't had to amended?

If there are, somebody from SF HQ should do a deep dive to check.

anger? must be coming from the absf gang as they are the only ones posting.

Utter nonsense stupid response to some general life issues. There are dozens and dozens and dozens of people in public life working for society. And what, they’re all bent and no good?

This is funny. Given the number of times that Sinn Fein have revised their election expenses in the last two days alone, adopting a nothing to see policy is naive in the extreme.

Funny that since the start of this I have called the whole electoral expenses system a charade and so full of unimportant details that it is impossible to stay the right side of it. Completely unlike the charade of the outrage merchants foaming at the mouth at Paschal who now look like fools because they can't bring themselves to condemn SF in the same light.

Of course it is only a few thousand euro (not a few hundred), and it involves at least three electoral candidates returns, but it was only a man with a van putting up a few posters with Paschal and that was a mortal sin.

SF are on social media constantly - readily available. you need to ask media outlets about non appearance in the main stream media

Once more I have to agree.

Did you ever think we'd see the day when I'd be on the same page as you blanch on such a thing.

Only because it was obvious to a blind bat that it would backfire.

Sipo in some regards is too opaque and in many ways is unworkable with regards to the practicality of real life.

Colm Brophy made the same point earlier about the absence of SF from the show he was on. Was immediately put in his place by Claire Byrne.

He referenced an Eoin O Broin interview from earlier so they have been out and about. Someone also referenced it here.

I see there are questions being asked now about their Abu database after Eoin O'Broin's interview this morning. Apparently he claimed they don't use the database in elections so they dont have to report it to SIPO. Which sort of begs the question, what do they use it for so? To identify the members of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail that will be purged after the next election?

It's fairly regular that SF aren't there. Usual format. 1 government politician, 1 opposition politician and two commentators.

I haven't listened to it but I see there was a SF TD on the Pat Kenny version, Friday forum or whatever its called.

I read that as Shinner not Sinner!

But in fairness this is new for SF up ‘North’ they talk about power sharing ideology’s Brexit/Protocol.

It is rare that SF have the opportunity to attack a political opponent for non ideological reasons. Such as the ‘cash for ash’ ‘Scandal’

So down ‘South’ it is new to SF they don’t know when to go ‘all in’ on a political opponent for ‘normal’ political issues.

Thr attack on Pascal O’Donoghue seemed to backfire. As every time he listed the small amount to the cent. It just seemed so silly and trivial

But now we hear of the SF expenses issue. Given the SF framing of Pascal and the ‘van man’. Their issue seems much more concerning when compared to Pascal.

It amuses me as when SF started pushing for power ‘down south’. The opposition warned SF with the analogy this is Senior Hurling lads. Many laughed that analogy off as twee and not a real thing.

But to me this proves that playing at the higher level Dail as opposed to Stormont it is all about the small details ironically.

It is the ordinary parish pump politics at the higher level (the Dail) that cause SF much more damage than the ideological based stuff at the much lower level of accountability (Stormont)

I think that is the nub of it for SF they actually have to show accountability in the Dail. In Stormont (if it ever runs) there is basically none.

It will take SF some adjustment to get used to this new reality for them. And this own goal politically will be a sobering reminder to them.

no - amused and bored in equal amounts by the waffle thats going on

Name one

It's a semi d in Cabra, not Howth.

That story died a death because no one could stretch it further.