Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

when you say “a practicising barrister and the party Chair (line manager)” do you mean one person who is a barrister and acting as the party chair and (line manager) or 2 different people?

Two different people.

And when you say, Party hierarchy and members kept out of the process, all members of the panel were members of the party and at least 2 were senior members, can you explain the discrepancy ie members kept out of the process.

It's an 'internal' disciplinary process so I should have said - to keep it at arm's length as much as is possible.

Look I am not her spokesperson but I was listening to her.
She said that if the original complaint was one so grievous or could affect the party that she would have been informed.

Stanley's allegation that an SF "clique" abused the disciplinary process to undermine him. I'm going out on a limb here, but I think the inference in the word "clique" is that this group of SF members excluded its president. Why else would he use a word like clique? If we are to believe MLMD, and she wasn't directly involved, it looks even worse for her in my view. A group within the party engineered his resignation without her involvement, and "omerta" requires her to just go along with it. It's like she's president of a party but not its leader. That begs the question: if you can't lead a party how can you lead a country?

She’s an awful interviewer. Attack attack interrupt interrupt.

So Helen was in the loop for whatever reason.

There simply is no precedent for it. If a party wants to keep an internal report and those involved in compiling it, confidential, they can.

Here is the probable reason why that information has not been asked for by any politician. Is this 'omerta' or normal behaviour?

Leo Varadkar says report on investigation into Maria Bailey 'swing-gate' will not be published

“In terms of publishing the report, it is not normal for a political party or even a media organisation or an employer to publish an internal report"

However, Leo Varadkar yesterday said the report would not be published as some of those who participated in it did not want to be identified.

*bolding mine

Something up with SF in this part of the country that’s 2 TDs and a very popular county councillor who have left the party in the last year .. AIDAN MULLINS also left the party this year .. he like Patricia Ryan said he was being censored by the party .
I imagine BS wife will also jump ship , depending on the allegations against BS i think he will do better as an independent.. he is well liked in Laois and will pull in votes from people who wouldn’t have voted SF in the past . I honestly don’t think leadership of SF have any idea what’s happening at grass roots level.. both Brian Stanley and Aidan Mullins would have been SF diehards long before SF became main stream in recent times..

The history of politics in the world is littered with examples of politicians, who want to put out a different message to what the main party is saying. coming to a parting of the ways.

What's the current FG number of TDs not seeking re-election? I believe it is in the high 20s. Does this represent an problem 10 times the scale of the SF issue for you?

indeed, but these 3 politicians would have worked very closely together at times . Mullins and Stanley in particular would have been be very popular with voters locally

How many are standing as independents? - Zero

How many got pushed out? - Zero

If anything, its gives change yet still keeps with the strength of FG. Younger representatives with energy rather than representatives who go beyond retirement and no longer have the energy for what is a very high energy position

it’s all quietened down now.

SF will do very well in the election,their support see’s the current news cycle as a side show.

The next poll will see them rise back into the 20’s in percentage’s.

Seat wise their numbers at the next election will rise not fall.

The support will grow and grow for them during the campaign.