Sinn Fein are not a Normal Political Party

[Meridian]

Yes SF wont have anything near an overall majority and so can be controlled to some extent.

They are already controlled by the army council

 

[Meridian]

Who should Sinn Féin go into gvt with? Maybe the Greens or even with FF. Don't see them going in with Labour or FG. They might even go into coalition with the Social Democrats.

I cannot see any responsible political party going in with SF/IRA.

Lie down with dogs, come up with fleas.

 

[King Silkbeard]

If Ireland was a United island with an integrated economy we would not have the sort of queues in Dublin Airport. Shannon, Cork, Knock and Belfast would have proportionate amount of travellers.

 

[Stacky]

If Ireland was a United island with an integrated economy we would not have the sort of queues in Dublin Airport. Shannon, Cork, Knock and Belfast would have proportionate amount of travellers.

Ireland has had an integrated economy for well over 20 years.

See also D.U.P. current protests about the border in the Irish sea due to Brexit.

 

[jimmym]

If Ireland was a United island with an integrated economy we would not have the sort of queues in Dublin Airport. Shannon, Cork, Knock and Belfast would have proportionate amount of travellers.

But still not as many as Longford or Limerick

 

[SoundMan]

They are already controlled by the army council

 

[daftbrush]

IRA/SF considering attending the Michael Collins event in August. That will surely throw the vat among the pigeons.

 

[Stacky]

IRA/SF considering attending the Michael Collins event in August. That will surely throw the vat among the pigeons.

Just 23% of them....

 

[Meridian]

Those pesky Europeans;

Jessica Ní Mhainín, a policy and campaigns manager at Index on Censorship, which filed the alert along with the International Federation of Journalists, said the organisation was “alarmed at the legal action” by Ms McDonald.

It was “characteristic” of a Slapp, she said, which involve “powerful people making legal threats or taking legal actions against public watchdogs – such as media outlets – in response to public-interest speech that may be inconvenient to them or their interests”.

Mary Lou McDonald defends defamation case against RTÉ

No binary choice between press freedom and individuals’ right to defend reputation, Sinn Féin leader says

www.irishtimes.com

 

[PROCNA2018]

Those pesky Europeans;

Jessica Ní Mhainín, a policy and campaigns manager at Index on Censorship, which filed the alert along with the International Federation of Journalists, said the organisation was “alarmed at the legal action” by Ms McDonald.

It was “characteristic” of a Slapp, she said, which involve “powerful people making legal threats or taking legal actions against public watchdogs – such as media outlets – in response to public-interest speech that may be inconvenient to them or their interests”.

Mary Lou McDonald defends defamation case against RTÉ

No binary choice between press freedom and individuals’ right to defend reputation, Sinn Féin leader says

www.irishtimes.com

And we still don't know what the grounds for the case are.
If this is vexatious, she picked the wrong topic to go to court on and will lose more than the court case.
If this is about defamation, then anyone has the right to defend their name.