Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

You are not suggesting Child Protection is only in the remit of SF are you?

There was a Dáil debate on these measures and there are a litany of issues and failures to protect, and they aren't just issues for SF.

SF suspended and removed abusers immediately and reported one of the two to the PSNI and Social Services.

I listened to the same interview, nobody lied, the only one lying about it is you.

MLMD isn't the first to correct the record of the Dáil and won't be the last.

I unashamedly give kudos to politicians who can admit they are wrong and correct. Ditto to politicians who can admit, at whatever cost that their party system failed and put in place measures to try ensure it doesn't happen again.

Great example of your complete lack of interest in child protection issues. You never spent any time discussing those issues.

FG.

You're right. They should have "written a strongly worded letter to the UN" to fix it.

This thread is not about “any TD, Minister or Taoiseach” stick to the case in point.

I clarified that. As you said, a strongly worded letter was sent in response to 14 civilians killed on Bloody Sunday. And that worked brilliantly. Hurrah for the success of strongly worded letters. The catholics up north could rest east knowing that a strongly worded letter was going to save the day. After the strongly worded letter following Bloody Sunday we had the the Springhill Massacre.

Three of the victims were teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, and another was a Catholic priest waving a white flag as he went to attend one of the injured.

13-year-old girl, Margaret Gargan, was fatally shot. A parish priest, Father Noel Fitzpatrick, and Patrick Butler, a passer-by, both ran to her assistance. Fitzpatrick was reportedly seen to be waving a white cloth above his head to display himself as a non-combatant, but they were also fired upon and killed. All of the victims were unarmed.

But don't worry, no doubt another strongly worded letter was written to protect the catholics up North. And again, no doubt the likes of you, Simon Harris, and other FG supporters think the catholics up North should have taken their soup and accepted that was life in the North.

I never said youngsters now a day's are better informed, Simon Harris and Helen McEntee certainly aren't.

1998 was the first election of the new Northern Ireland General assembly. Sf received 16% of the vote. Combined between them and SDLP they had 36.9%. In 2022 Sf received 27% of the vote and the combined nationalist vote was 39.8%.

In a 1998 survey, 25% of people described themselves as nationalist, while in 2018 that figure was 21%. A combined vote of 40% in a country of 21% Nationalists to me highlights how successful SF and the SDLP have been at attracting votes across a broad spectrum.

In 1998 an opinion carried out found that 25% of people in the North would vote for a United Ireland. In 2024 that figure rose to 39%. How you think the cause of a United Ireland hasn't been advanced since 1998 is absolutely bizarre, and to claim SF had nothing at all to do with that is even more bizarre.

Only after Maria Cahill (who MLMD behaved abominably towards and gave up whatever minimal decency she had left) pursued this doggedly.

The SF position is poor record keeping. Add that to everything else she won’t take responsibility for in the last few weeks.

There were 4 other people and the alleged rapist in court awaiting trial.
4 of them adamantly rejected the accusations levelled at them and had 2 things.
1, A letter from MC asking the IRA to help…because she would not go to and was anti the police.
2, And in that letter MC singles out one of the accused as being especially helpful.
There was another letter showing that SF offered help and advice to MC.

As it happened the case never happened, perhaps MLMD felt she owned those people too. Everyone has a right to their good name until proven otherwise and whatever you think of MC's story of her rape (I believe her) what she says happened after is contested.

Lol, the irony of you calling anyone else poorly educated. 😂

Lets try it again.

1998 was the first election of the new Northern Ireland General assembly. Sf received 16% of the vote. Combined between them and SDLP they had 36.9%. In 2022 Sf received 27% of the vote and the combined nationalist vote was 39.8%. In a 1998 survey, 25% of people described themselves as nationalist, while in 2018 that figure was 21%. A combined vote of 40% in a country of 21% Nationalists to me highlights how successful SF and the SDLP have been at attracting votes across a broad spectrum.

In 1998 an opinion carried out found that 25% of people in the North would vote for a United Ireland. In 2024 that figure rose to 39%.

How you think the cause of a United Ireland hasn't been advanced since 1998? Explain that to me.

Thread title could not be less relevant at this stage.

I see math isn't your strong point.

In 1998 25% of people wanted a United Ireland. In 2024 that rose to 39%. That's a 14% increase in 26 years. By 2050 that will be 52% and by 20258ish that will be 55%.

I know being a FGer the idea of a United Ireland likely turns your stomach but it is important to note that plenty of people who don't see themselves as Nationalists still want a United Ireland. I appreciate that's a alien concept to you though.