Sinn Fein are not a Normal Political Party

[Stacky]

Mary Lou discrediting Mairia Cahills testimony as "Stories" on Pat Kenny

 

[jimmym]

SF say they are willing to have a debate in the Dail on sex abuse but they say FF, FG will have to explain what measures they took when
party members issued character refs for sex offenders, let the whataboutery commence,

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

SF say they are willing to have a debate in the Dail on sex abuse but they say FF, FG will have to explain what measures they took when
party members issued character refs for sex offenders, let the whataboutery commence,

Tbh, I don't think there is a need to waste Dail time on this. Lou Lou said the two were gone rogue on this. Do we need a Dail debate every time a party member (not TDs or Senators) goes rogue?

Mary Lou demands Taoiseach and Tánaiste answer questions on what sanctions applied to ‘senior party members who wrote references for child abusers’

Mary Lou McDonald has warned government parties that if they want to schedule statements on child protection in the Dáil, they should be prepared to answer questions about their own practices.

www.independent.ie

 

[hurley68]

MLMD says MON did not see McMonigal at the BHF event, Christ he was right in front of her, MLMD said MON had only eyes
for the poor boy Daithi, FFS

This must be the new specsavers add.

 

[jimmym]

Tbh, I don't think there is a need to was Dail time on this. Lou Lou said the two were gone rogue on this. Do we need a Dail debate every time a party member (not TDs or Senators) goes rogue?

Mary Lou demands Taoiseach and Tánaiste answer questions on what sanctions applied to ‘senior party members who wrote references for child abusers’

Mary Lou McDonald has warned government parties that if they want to schedule statements on child protection in the Dáil, they should be prepared to answer questions about their own practices.

www.independent.ie

FF,FG will want their pound of flesh on this, I agree with you, The Dail is now a place for tit for tat stuff, Look at the furore over Pascal and the van
last year,

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

FF,FG will want their pound of flesh on this, I agree with you, The Dail is now a place for tit for tat stuff, Look at the furore over Pascal and the van
last year,

Pascal is TD though.

 

[jimmym]

The problem for SF is the newer progressive membership will be sickened by carry on like this, But there are still many in the party who
are seen as party royalty and beyond reproach,

 

[jimmym]

Didnt know Sean O Fearghill had given a character ref for a sex offender, absolute disgrace,

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Didnt know Sean O Fearghill had given a character ref for a sex offender, absolute disgrace,

Yes in 2006

Full Text of Sean O Fearghail's response to online queries today:​

Dear XXXX,

You contacted me in response to a recent campaign, conducted on social media, in respect of a character reference written by me 14 years ago.

You and others have communicated your views in relation to the provision, by me in 2006, of a character reference.

The fact that I wrote the character reference is true, but there are a number of caveats to my actions that are not in the public domain.

I wish to explain these issues, not in any way to validate my actions but to explain the reason and background to the action.

Before detailing my actions, I wish to state categorically that I did not then, nor do I now, condone rapists and inferences to the contrary are unspeakable and untrue.

Apart from being a public representative, I am a husband, a father, a brother and an uncle. I cannot begin to imagine the devastation, destruction and horror experienced by those who are abused by the wrongdoing of paedophiles.

The actions I took were not done to seek a lesser sentence for a convicted paedophile but to provide a reference as requested.

I provided what I regarded as a strongly caveated statement TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Within that letter I stated that I knew him to be a member of a very large, well known and well-respected local family.

I stated that I had been acquainted with the person through my constituency work and by also being a local resident. I also said that during those contacts I had never had any reason to question his decency or integrity.

I added that, while I was not at all familiar with the circumstances surrounding the crimes of which he had been convicted, I knew that they were grievous in nature and I offered the testimonial not to in any way condone what had happened but simply to illustrate his standing in the community.

I do not know if the character reference was ever presented to the Court.

I wish to make it clear that (i) I did not attend in Court on behalf of the individual convicted in order to provide a character reference during the case, (ii) I have never written to the court asking for leniency; (iii) I acknowledge that the victim in this case has suffered horrendously,(iv) I am sure it would be impossible to measure the scale of the damage done to the victim in these proceedings.

I trust that you will accept that the above information provides context to this matter and assures you that I did not and nor would I ever seek to provide protection or ask for leniency for anyone charged or convicted of such horrific offences.

And finally, since 2006 I have a policy in my office of never providing any correspondence in respect of individuals before the Courts except in certain cases of family home repossessions.

Kind regards,

Sean O Fearghail

 

[knockfiarna]

Bringing whataboutery into any defense or commentary about an issue is always a bad look for a political leader on the back foot. "Oh we have our bad apples but look over there at that lot".
Would suggest SF get their own house in order rather than deflection.