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FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER Charlie Flanagan says that he regrets if offence was taken to a tweet in which he appeared to direct a four-letter word to political opponents.
On Wednesday, the Fine Gael TD for Laois-Offaly tweeted that 2015 offered Ireland the choice of “Constitutional politics or Cult politics”.
He was challenged by Sinn Féin TD Padráig MacLochlainn, who tweeted a picture of the right-wing Blueshirts, a precursor to Fine Gael.
Another user suggested that the tweet had been misspelled, to which Flanagan replied that he’d “left out the n”.
Some users were quick to point out the inflammatory nature of the tweet.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie yesterday, Flanagan said that he was sorry is people took offence.
“I don’t use bad language. I apologise if offence was taken.”
The minister declined to expand on what the meaning of the tweet was or who it was aimed at.
As Minister for Foreign Affairs, Flanagan is required to meet Sinn Féin leaders regularly, including at the pre-Christmas Stormont talks.
Originally published: 14.59 on 01 January.
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The article states the Blueshirts were a precursor to Fine Gael. The Blueshirts were actually a component of Fine Gael. They existed at the same time and had overlapping membership.
They still are a component of Fine Gael.
Party for the few…..abusers of the majority…
Still a component? Ok, which members of FG were in the blueshirts?
The sound of this heinous word hurts my ears moreso than the Warrington Bomb.
Gerry’s alleged masterminding of needless atrocities and slaying of innocents was over 40 years ago. Typical Fine Gael to go dredging up the ancient past.
alleged John yes and David Burke you have proof of what you claim ? TheBlueshirts went to fight for the Spanish dictator Franco against the democratically elected Government and aligned themselves with Hitler and Mussolini…I suggest the victims of these facists may consider it a “big deal”
To even attempt to pedd
To even attempt to peddle Gerry
@David Burke. You have accused someone of murder. Should you not make a formal statement to the Gardai? Didn’t a lot of Blueshirts went to Spain to overthrow the democratically elected government? So were they not involved in mass murder? Silly uniforms my eye. Bit like those Brownshirts in Germany really, a thing of their time, silly uniforms.
Not a fan of FG but give the man credit he apologised for a laughable slip. It’s hilarious that a SF TD wanted him to apologise! Sheer blinkered hypocrisy
Victims of SF / IRA are very real and much closer to home. The old blueshirt jib is looking very worn now, was threadbare 20 years ago when I was in college
Grammar ten major
he flanagan is for another time in place not fitting to honourable pratice just like his father ……………………a blue shirt playing games with the people
Appalling carry on. Our children listen to the news. Appalling time to get the big stick out .
Just a tip David. Addams could sue you for defamation of character for that statement. The words alleged to have done should have been in the sentence since you have no proof. Jamie fox said it best in the movie law abiding citizen. “it’s not what you know,it’s what you can prove”
Imagine in the real world spouting a half baked apology like that.
Boss: You’re late for work.
Employee: Sorry if you’re angry that I wasn’t here when you assumed I would be.
Remember that his Father before him too was a dyed in the wool Fascist Blueshirt in the 1930′s !
It’s what we have come to expect from Enda and his Troopers .
Paul would you like your kids to hear people spread stories about their dad, it’s not nice especially on New Years Day……….
Monkey – not rumours, Gerry himself has acknowledged this:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/07/gerry-adams-investigation-brother-sexual-abuse
Funny, but it is ok for SF supporters to discuss other TD’s family members, even in New Year’s Day.
I don’t think people’s families should be used against them but what’s so special about New Year’s Day??
Unfortunately you have raised a subject which has nothing whatsoever to do with Minister Flanagan or the article.
Or are you inferring the your gross term used above , was reserved for Fascist Blueshirts too ?
Implying*
Eddie Barrett – just illustrating that two people can play your game of bringing family members into a discussion.
The two main parties in Ireland today that have past associations with fascism: Fine Gael and Sinn Fein. Any pictures of IRA leader Sean Russell meeting top Nazis?
Of course it’s all ok for IRA guys to cosy up to the Nazis and take cash from them!
What a load of waffle. The nazis knew the IRA were too inefficient to be of any real use. May take a look closer to home where your country took in countless numbers of Nazi Scientists and have them effectively an amnesty. Get over this IRA-Nazi Collobration. There’s no real substance in it. I studied it for 6 months and basically the Nazis though the IRA were a joke. Funny how up pop up on any SF related articles.
Liam I wouldn’t take any notice to Jurgen, without fail he repeats the same crap every time. Laughable really!
Jurgen knows full well that the Nazi/IRA collaboration was on a ‘my enemies enemy’ basis, but there was no ideological connection with facsim, like there was with Fine Gael. He also glosses over the fact that after the war his beloved US of A was more than happy to work with Nazis developing rocket technology.
Jurgen Remak – describes himself as – De Good German and continuously spouts his knowledge of Fascism and Nazi’s on these pages – what is your connection Jurgen ?
And why do you take such an interest in Fascist pro-Israeli topics, while trying to defend their War Crimes on The Journal.ie threads always ?
Now now liam, what you say about the US is very true. But it is also fact that the IRA collaborated with the Nazis – something which Irish Republicans on this site have consistently denied.
All I’m saying is that neither Fine Gael or Irish Republicans have clean hands when it comes to fascism. So it’s funny to see both of them going at each other over their respective pasts of this period.
Jurgen – your knowledge of Irish History during the period concerned, is very poor .
During both World Wars the IRA sought and received arms from The German Government .
They were sought and received on the basis , that they would be used against their and our then common foe – The British.
Fascism , didn’t come into it .
That was always reserved for Cumann Na Gaedhal and subsequently Fine Gael and their Blueshirt Organisation.
The IRA always stood shoulder to shoulder with Socialism , not National Socialism – There is a vast difference !
Go back and study your History Books “Jurgen” – ‘The Good German’ please ?
You may learn a lot about Irish History!
Wow congratulations Jammy, well done on actually acknowledging and using the word collaboration in describing IRA Nazi schmoozing – not like you to admit being wrong, it’s taken you a while. Baby steps eh? Now explain again your lie about how the IRA and Nazis just ‘exchanged information’. Carroch it’s you whose historical knowledge is poor – go read unbiased historians on the subject. Jammy, Carroch – whatever happened to all that cash the Nazis gave the IRA? Sounds to me you’re just anxious to downplay the collaboration.
And Jammy, Carroch, I hope you disagree with the anti semitic nonsense the IRA publication ‘War News’ came out with. And of course the IRA did issue a statement saying they would welcome German forces as friends and liberators. The Third Reich was also praised as the ‘energising force’ of European politics and the ‘guardian’ of national freedom – but I guess its ok for the IRA to come out with that sickening garbage.
And you also know the IRA invited captain blueshirt himself O’Duffy to join the IRA. Blueshirt/ IRA joining forces!
And Hi Pat – you’re the fool who said I was talking garbage about the IRA taking dollars from the Nazis right? You guys are all the same. Unable to admit you’re wrong, you just can’t acknowledge the simple facts of history.
Not sure Oliver J Flanagan was part of the Blueshirts. He only joined Fine Gael in 1954.
Ironically, in his 1943 infamous anti-Semetic maiden speech, he railed against acts “against republicanism” and called for the release of the IRA and Republican prisoners who were interned at the Curragh:
“I am expressing the views of the republican organisation and the people of Leix-Offaly who sent me here because I got no support from Fianna Fáil, from Fine Gael, Labour or Farmers. I got support only from the republicans of Leix-Offaly who sent me here, and it is on behalf of these people that I am demanding the release of Seán Mac Cumhaill and these other men in the interests of Christianity”
http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0091/D.0091.194307090010.html
Our minister should not have apologized. He called this correctly on this occasion.
Was listening to Newstalk interview before Xmas with that guy Flanaghan. Think it was Kenny who asked him if he was atoning for his fathers views and actions. From his response sounded to me Flanaghan and his Dad didn’t exactly get on.
Yes Jurgen, and the closest we have to a fascist party in the present time is Sinn Fein.
Blue shirts disbanded unlike the extant Army Council of the IRA.
Outside of your totally confused version of the German/ Ireland historical relationship, during two World Wars.
Please explain your Pro-Fascist stand constantly, on these threads, in regards to The Criminal Israeli Government and where you consistently try to excuse and defend their awful War Crimes ?
@Silver Planet:
Which imp is lying?
To be fair Dermot I don’t think you can describe SF as fascist – that term gets thrown around too readily. Elements of Marxism, left socialism feature far more strongly any of fascism, though characteristics can be shared between all these extremes. Fascists also tend to be extremely nationalistic, combined with some level of racism. While SF are very nationalistic, to their credit they currently have no apparent racist tendencies – it’s more about class conflict for them.
Jurgen – no answer, I note ,to my questioning of your Fascist Pro-Israeli War Crimes stance, on various Journal.ie threads ???
No answer from you about war news anti semitic garbage eh Carroch? Strange how you are silent on that, yet bring up Israel. Or maybe not so strange. Hope you also despise SF leader J J O’Kelly for praising Hitler for freeing Germany from ‘Jewish white slave traffic’. Or maybe not Carroch – I wonder why you don’t address this seeing as you like to give out about Israel so much. But again, maybe not so strange eh? Hmmm…
And no answer to where all those blood stained dollars the IRA got from the Nazis went. V poor attempt to change the subject to Israel.
Confused on the German Ireland relationship? No, the historian and expert in the area David O’Donoghue has written at least two books on the relationship between Germany and Ireland in the. 30′s, 40′s. I suggest you read them Carroch, along with the work of historian Brian Hanley. That’s where I get my facts from – unbiased, truthful accounts of history. But you know better than these qualified men, right?
You’re a fool Carroch, it’s the SF account of history and nothing else with you guys. Hilarious. Stick to an poblacht, fantasy version of history.
When a TD uses Twitter they would call it a “twit” not a “tweet”…
Kerryman just got schooled!
Jurgen – What really displays in bright lights on these threads and which defeats your argument is – your calling of anyone that counters your argument – “A FOOL”
I debated , both at secondary school and at College , where our Teachers and Lecturers taught us from First Year Secondary School , that describing ones opponents in derogatory fashion was a red card offence and automatically lost the debate issues!
Ironically, you know nothing of me , or my sources on the Germany subject, but one can assure anyone on these threads , that in this particular instance, my sources are impeccable and first hand – not the opinions of a writer or historian.
As for you again not answering and again avoiding my main query – How can you support the War Crimes , Child Murderers of The clearly Fascist Israeli Government and Army, while at the same time railing and lecturing us on our associations with Fascism , National Socialism and FG’s role in it, in the past in Ireland ???
Please answer the direct question this time please – and zero waffle ?
You are out of your depth Kerryman. But very entertaining.
Kerry what you’re doing is deflecting because you haven’t got an adequate counterpoint.
Very well done on your school debating though. On a side note, I was shepherd no.2 in my primary school nativityplay – so I can spot a braying donkey a mile off.
Charles – thank you, you made me laugh out loud.
My apologies, so if I take back calling you a fool, does that mean in your ‘debating’ world, I ‘win’ the debate?
It appears then you are completely fine with anti semitic garbage from the IRA, fine with them praising the Nazis. At least you haven’t denied that – or have you? Or is that a clever little debating tactic that pro debaters like you use? That’s awesome Carroch!
Your sources are ‘impeccable’? Really? You should direct these ‘sources’ to a real, qualified and unbiased historian then, to correct the obviously completely wrong account of history those historians wrote. Poor Carroch, very poor.
I am an avid reader of history Carroch. I will take on board all sides. People rightly mentioned America taking Nazis in – America has an extremely bad record on this. The difference between you and me is that I can fully recognize this, and not try to skew historical facts just because they are inconvenient.
Really pathetic Carroch – if you were anything of debater you would reveal these ‘sources’ and use them to ‘win’ the argument. But no! The great debater Carroch keeps them all to himself, because in his mind everyone else is wrong and only he and Sinn Fein tell the truth.
To anyone who wants to read an accurate, unbiased history of that period check out ‘The Devil’s Deal’ by David O’Donoghue concerning IRA Nazi links. Also his other book ‘Hitler’s Irish Voices’.
Warning: Only read if you have an open mind!
Jurgen- For the THIRD , I’m calling on you to confirm your views on your support for the Right Wing Fascist Israeli Government & Army – where you frequently support their murdering of children and they as War Criminals on these threads ???
I see that you have the usual two bit FG’s players trying to defend you too !
Do they defend Israel and their War Crimes too ???
your minister Mr Carey..not ours
The IRA forefathers were in direct cohoots with Hitler and the Nazis an ciarrolacht, comments please?
Some would say SF is run like a fascist organization. Sure Gerry has been in power at the top of the party longer than Adolf. I find that fairly fascist, when did ye last have a leadership election anyway?
Which makes it ok “we jammed” does it?
Why do you defend the Ira, murderous shower of bast@rds
You couldn’t make up that shit, but you just did!
What are these impeccable sources? Fool
Your points Justin are progressively inane irrellevant and desperate
A tasty start to 2015 Flanagan.
Should go down well with the voters.
Best get sobered up.
You have to be back to “work” in a month or so.
If your sources are first hand accounts from relatives, who were or most likely are Sinn Fein members, then you will know that the information that you glean from them should be checked and verified so as to remove bias, prejudice and subjectivity.
Ciarraioch you are a dab hand at introducing irrelevance yourself.
A flag waving german-american coming over here and lecturing us on our political party’s alleged association with nazism .. No irony there whatsoever .. Has america been envolved in arming/supporting any right wing ultra-nationalist entities at the moment anywhere in world outside of their own borders? The middle-east maybe, eastern med direction.. ?? Eastern europe anywhere??
Flanagan is an idiot. What happens behind the closed doors of the ministerial office? I shudder to think.
Yet another piss poor politician/minister in Dail Eireann who isn’t fit for purpose. ..
This from the son of Blessed Oliver Flanagan – another family dysentery!!
Another cunning stunt from a government minister.
Correct title please: Councillor Flnagan. Once a councillor, always a councillor
I see what you did there…… hehe!
Another muppet
“I don’t use bad language. I apologise if offence was taken.”
Said the minister apologising for the implication his opposition are c***s.
The government is a shambolic joke.
Ah sure 2015 starts the same way with this government. Another minister having to issue an apology. Sorry seems to favourite word for this government. they make so many mistakes that sorry seems to be all the say now. New hit single for 2015 sorry sorry sorry.
He has to go – This is totally unacceptable for a Minister for Foreign Affairs. What is he saying on the phone or in Private on our behalf ?
Charlie Flanagan inherited his seat from his father , Oliver, who entered the Dail as an independent during the war. Oliver Flanagan was the the most vocal anti-Semite in the Dail while the gas chambers were doing their work.
Pass the sick bag
Inherited? Did anyone vote for him?
nCult
All the offense. Its so hard right now as I am very sensitive.
why are there no smart people in the dail? and when i mean smart i mean in terms of being social and down to earth
@James O Carroll. And you have interviewed all 166 of them to see how social and down to earth they are?
At least we know how corrupt they are….. And I mean them all
166 TD’s , at least 100 too many ,,after all the fighting and deaths in 2 wars Germany rules most of Europe now , including Britain ….
Irish Government Member Criteria rule No.1
Yokel, Village Idiot Tendencies a must.
I eagerly await the “my account was hacked” line
Or it was my 3 year old Grandson, or my cat who posted it by mistake.
This is a minister of this country in a job of high office. He should act like a minister not a schoolboy.
2015 is already looking set to be the year of faux outrage. When you get offended by a word that wasn’t even said its seriously time to re-evaluate your life.
He’ll have to go to the Bishop for having the thought but its a well beaten path for him for instructions
“Some users were quick to point out the inflammatory nature of the tweet”
The tweets you’ve picked out from Brian Dineen and IrelandUncut really don’t add much
And what’s inflammatory about it? Calling fascists c**** is inflammatory?
The most inflammatory thing I see here is a member of Sinn Féin using the past as a stick to beat another party with. Is there a single person in Fine Gael who was a blueshirt? No. Is there anyone in Sinn Féin who helped murder Jean McConville and plenty more besides? Maybe, but don’t mention it or they’ll get upset
“The most inflammatory thing I see here is a member of Sinn Féin using the past as a stick to beat another party with. ”
Yes, its terrible when that happens. If Sinn Fein are not careful, fine gael might being up Sinn Feins pas……sorry, theres too much laughing inside my head to continue.
Lol! Laughs are great! Let’s tell Tim Parry’s parents about the laughs we’re having
Good to hear there is something inside your head!
Just pointing out the hypocrisy.
I’m not Fine Gael, champ
Nor am I a Shinner, but I hate a hypocrite. SF have the past thrown at them at every turn by RTE, the full weight of INM, and in the Dail to avoid answering them at leaders questions. SF do the same back ONCE and people cry foul? Like I said, hypocrisy.
So it’s NOT hypocrisy for SF to complain when anyone mentions the provos then to make gratuitous references to the Blueshirts?
Maybe Silver planet you should listen to what Tim Parry’s father has to say
How is it hypocritical to point out that the party who criticises you for your past historically sent people to Spain to militarily support an unelected dictator and then proceeded to make a complete balls of it? How is it hypocritical to point out that the party who ruined this country also sent condolences upon the death of Hitler when they repeatedly mention your alleged involvement in the Provos?
The present Queen of britains husband had three sisters who were all married to members of the Nazi party-one of the sisters and her husband were killed in a plane crash and Philip was at the nazi funeral in germany before you could say hypocrisy-
Bye Bye Charlie,,don’t let the dáil door slap you on your way out.
I like Charlie Flanagan I think he’s doing a great job wandering around been the minister for foreign affairs and drawn down what its all about the pension its the feckin pension stupid..
I don’t know why Charlie apologized, isn’t he a member of a government that has absolutely no accountability?
Enda Kenny told a racist joke a while back and it didn’t impede his career, he was never held accountable for that so relax Charlie, FG and their supporters will circle the wagons just as the usually do, they don’t care if you’re a racist, a thug, a tax dodger, tax avoider, incompetent or corrupt….FG have your back.
And yet the old lie resurfaces again.
From dribbling leftists one would suspect.
There is a difference between a racist joke and a joke about racists.
Yeeeehawwwwww…..circle the wagons.
Like it or no, that’s a lie I will always challenge.
Challenge all you want…Will I post what he said, his request that the media not report what he said and the grovelling apology he had to make?
As Brian Cowen said “(Insert Party Here) dont do resignations”
You mean fine gael had a military past too, shock horror
Was Phil Hogan in the Army Years ago ?The way he thought he could order Council staff on door to door collection of property charge was some pure military mustering the troops !
The Mutiny was a great laugh !
-and where does the bold Charlie stand on the cult politics of bailing out bankers, bondholders and developers that has make a true cu-t of our country.
Is it a good time to remind ourselves that FF, Fg and Sinn Fein voted for it. Only Labour voted against it.
Who were they again?
Brendan what have labour done since if they did vote against it ?
The blue shirt picture would remind you of the Irish soccer team under trappatoni .. Yes boss were robots boss
Culnt politics?! What the hell is that??
Can’t we all just agree to stop pretending to be offended?
Can’t please every one some people live to be offended
I’m only offended that my country has dropped so low that a high ranking member of government can imply that the opposition are c***s and expect no penalty.
A proper accountable government would sack him.
@Neal. A bit like Enda & the Maria Cahill case then?
Charlie Flanagan – Scaoil amach an ‘n’ !
“Happy New Year Enda!”
Your Friend ,
The Flaninator.
NO WONDER MERKEL LIKES THEM WHEN THEY HAVE THAT SALUTE? lol.
Charlie Flannagan says he does not use bad language is it that he only types it I wonder ?
Implied, inferred, check your tweet before you let it go – god I hope I didn’t let that go.
The Blue shirts were F.G.
Can someone explain to me where the ‘n’ was left out of?
I’m lost….
Don’t think there’s anything wrong with this, just people enjoy bashing someone on twitter, those are the real cults with an ‘n’ (somehow?)
I can’t stand Flanagan, he’s a horrible little man.
However the reaction to this tweet is way over the top. Is there nothing that people won’t get outraged about nowadays?
Niall, surely you must realise that a significant number of commentators on the Journal site are Sinn Fein and left wing propagandists. The number and nature of the comments and the vitriol from people who have concealed identities bears this out. The frequency of these views no way reflects everyday experience. RTE also have embedded propagandists. Any reasonable study of their output or lack of and the line of questioning will show this.
@Liam, you fgers seem to think everyone that doesn’t support this government must be shinners. Criticism of fgs ‘look after the rich and screw the rest’ policies does not equate to supporting sf. The vitriol is from a lot more quarters than just shinners, and rightly so. P.S. the more this government attack sf, the more popular they get…
@Niall, I agree completely that this is a non-issue, but due to fgs blatant lies and mis-management, which people see as utterly disrespectful, many are now just looking for reasons to dislike them even more. They brought this on themselves.
De Wit I’m not a Fine Gael voter and never did until the last election. Agree they haven’t carried out promises and worst of that is the lack of reform in Government both elected and permanent. They have hurt many people but that was going to happen whoever was in. On balance getting the budget in balance has been done quickly but not without pain. I don’t know what rich have been looked after?. Based on the number of receiverships and bankruptcies and equity collapses and increased taxes of all sorts the rich have been pretty devastated.
My point that there are some pretty sick minds and warped politics among these comments is borne out in the early list of comments above. Red thumbs to critisism of Adams the biggest liar of them all reflects either orchestration or a sick electorate. I pray it’s the former otherwise I fear for my country.
It’s neither Liam, it’s simply people opposed to the way that the established parties act when it comes to opposition. They repeatedly target Adams in an entirely hypocritical manner and people seem to be sick of it regardless of their political beliefs. If the established parties were so convinced of Adam’s past then why haven’t any of those parties, or indeed anyone else, initiated legal proceedings against him?
You dont have to be rich to go bankrupt, and are far less likely to do so if you are rich, I know this from first hand experience. So to say that bankruptcies indicate a trend of rich people losing anything is a fallacy. Had you been paying attention to what was happening after every budget for the last 4 years, instead of attacking a party whose policies have never been implemented (sf), you might have noticed that the rich have lost less in every recessive budget, and even gained in budgets where everyone else had been cut. It is the oppositions place to criticise government policy if they dont agree with it, it is the governments place to implement policy and debate and/or defend said policies. However, in our ridiculous parliament, we have a situation where the opposition attacks policy and the joke of a government attacks policy that has never been implemented, instead of educated debate, we have morons slagging each other off.
Holy Lord the stink of blueshirts on here is foul! Makes my skin crawl like seeing rats! Dirty vermin!
Flano should learn the old saying ‘stay off the twitter when you’ve had a few sups’ so as to avoid any future embarrassment.
The account quoted in the story @IrelandUncut used the EXACT SAME JOKE about FF/FG/Lab. Awfully selective outrage.
https://twitter.com/irelanduncut/status/276253746873380864
“I’d call a #newirishcurrency after Michael Martin and it would rhyme with Punt @jemb123 FF/FG/Lab, putting the “n” back in cuts #Budget2013″
Haha! I can’t believe this is getting more red than green thumbs! Actually it makes sense. People here don’t like having hypocrisy pointed out, apparently.
Everyone needs to lighten up a little.
Well the shinners are a cult, as well as a bunch of …..
I also hate it when I accidentally hit submit before finalising my sentence.
Continue your comment good sir……
The irony and hypocrisy of Sinn Fein slagging FG about the blue shirt fascist element (who never got traction) is that Hitler had a rep in Dublin during WW2 to liaise with the IRA. They were close and were hoping for a Nazi victory. “Britain’s problem is our opportunity”, “my enemy’s enemy is my friend”. The Nazi propaganda film makers also turned out dozens of anti British pro Irish movies during the war that were designed to keep the IRA on side. My betting is that the Sinn Fein cult mind training doesn’t include that.
You forgot to mention FF sending a letter of condolence after Hitler killed himself…and FG leader Eoin O Duffy offering to Nazi Germany the formation of an “Irish brigade”….better include all facts when delivering a comment on history.
Accept that Dermot. It wasn’t meant to be a full essay. It’s just a comment on more SF hypocracy
Oh right..
So is it not hypocritical of FG to criticise SF about their chequered history on an almost daily basis considering the fact that FG openly sent lads away to fight for a dictatorship?
Another Flanagan involved in a scandal? I did Nazi that coming.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism
Sinn Fein supporters in the Journal regularly attack people who describe them as facists. They insist fascists must be right wing. This definition appropriately describes the non questioning single mindset and dictatorial leadership that Sinn Fein represents. We need to be very afraid.
Sinn Fein does not have a non-questioning single mindset nor dictatorial leadership. Ask any party member and they’ll tell you the same thing.
That’s something coming from a Balaclava.
“This definition appropriately describes the non questioning single mindset and dictatorial leadership that Sinn Fein represents.”
It’s called the party whip and every party in Ireland uses it to enforce the will of their leader. Does that make Ireland a fascist state? Of course it doesn’t.
If I were you, I’d do more research on what fascism is because you clearly don’t understand the full concept. For example, I’ve yet to see Sinn Fein advocate invading weaker nations like Iceland in order to rejuvenate nationalism nor have I seen them openly advocating the cleansing of minority groups.
Wait for the statement from Hitler Youth
Oh sorry I meant to say FG youth
Stating that they are not offended by the c*** word.
T’is okay to use the ‘n’ word i use it all the time!
Thought so !
That’s a very cunning stunt…
A very slow news day! #sillyseason
Great ambassador for Irelands foreign policy .What is he saying about other people and nations in private .mind you if your Angela Merkel it’s probably a load of sickening compliments .He sits down with Sinn Fein and the other Stormont parties and then makes a comment like this .Arrogance ineptitude, are rampant in the goverment .They can’t accept their days are numbered.Any other parliment but ours would demand he resigns but this lot will ha g in to the bitter end .2015 will be more of the same .
Minister tells truth…..shocker!
How on earth did he imply that fine gael opponents were “c…use nts”…….
Very disturbing to see so much support for a party that consistently supported murder and covered up child abuse. It says so much about their supporters
and your proof Paul is…..and by the way if a British Soldier shoots somebody dead is that murder ?
Sternn -you just made me snort coffee out my nostrils.
Jaysus, one would think Charlie Flanagan had murdered the innocent mother of a large and helpless young family and buried her body in a bog in another jurisdiction! For decades, until it was politically expedient to allow her family to give her a decent Christian burial! One would expect that savagery from the likes of ISIS, not a mild-mannered democratic politician from a law-and-order party, right?
law abiding are you for real ? Law to protect the vested interests is it ? And please if you are to use victims of the troubles please get your facts right….
Well done Charlie another FG intellectual.
Charlie a fascist and A Free booter. ….soon to be on the tit of a government pension.
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