Michael McMonagle worked for Sinn Féin up in Stormont. He was charged with child sex abuse; Sinn Féin immediately discharged him as an employee and a party member. Harsh, you may think, since he hadn’t been found guilty at that point, but that’s what happened. Later, McMonagle contacted two of his Sinn Féin colleagues and […]
October, 2024
It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s have SF for lunch…
Because you know you’re going to encounter something that smells a bit, doesn’t really take away from its stink when you come up against it. Talk Back on the B(ritish)BC couldn’t afford to allow Nolan’s show to be the only one sticking it to the Shinners, and so today we had some forty minutes of […]
THE SINN FEIN ELECTION Part 2 – by Donal Kennedy
In 1906 Unionists got more than 50% of the votes cast in Ireland, but Nationalists took the Lion’s Share of the seats, 84 of which were uncontested. In 1886 Unionists got more than 50% of the votes cast in Ireland, but Nationalists took the Lion’s Share of the seats, 66% of which were […]
THE SINN FEIN ELECTION – by Donal Kennedy
FROM IRISH REPUBLICAN NEWS December 12 2008 and still relevant. Part 1 Donal Kennedy looks at the electoral facts surrounding Sinn Fein’s historic victory at the 1918 General Election, 90 years ago this week, and takes issue with those academics, journalists and politicians who seek to undermine its democratic legitimacy. On 28 January […]