“Let [Gerry Adams] take that legal action, we’ll meet him in the courts”
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald’s clash with the Sunday Tribune’s Suzanne Breen on RTÉ’s Today with Pat Kenny [mp3 file] yesterday is notable mostly for the numerous breaches of Slugger’s ‘play the ball’ rule. For background see the Liam Adams timeline, and some questions about Gerry Adams’ declared ignorance of his brother Liam’s involvement with Sinn Féin in west Belfast. But if, as Mary Lou McDonald claims, Sinn Féin are committed to revealing the “full facts” about this, here’s another question for the party. When was the Lower Andersonstown cumann – of which Liam Adams was an active and founder member as well as joint signatory of the cumann cheque book – “dissolved”, and why? We know from the party’s statement, which neglected to be clear on the actual date, that it was “a number of years” after 2000, and that Liam Adams “held a number of positions [there], including chair for a short period before the cumann dissolved.” In the interests of “complete information”…
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wee buns,
Spot on! That is of course the british/Irish establishment party line, you speak off?
This thread is about,lies,deceit and subterfuge,not about the RCC,who,merely helped a victim have her story heard,after over 20 years of inaction by the public representative in whom she put her trust,a trust that has since been shown to have been misplaced – through no fault of her own.If the alleged abuser had not been so close to the republican leadership would he have been treated differently.It is my view that the Sunday Tribune or the RCC are not the ones with serious questions to answer.
The admin should’ve let old west-thing-a-may’s reply to me stand, I’m not worried about anonymous posters and what they have to say.
It might be the poster formerly known as H7/H3 for all I know.
Danny O’connor,
I admire your honesty. I’m in no doubt you support a Ryan style investigation into the wholesale abuses carried out by the catholic church and religious orders, stretching back 50 years or more. That these widespread abuses were suppressed by the catholic hierarchy and their political representitives in the SDLP.Why the silence from the SDLP, surrounding clerical abuse?
The party which for years painted itself as the party for decent catholics, has been extremely quiet on the rape of children by priests.
Is the SDLP the poliical wing of the catholic church?
Paul Kielty,Iwould welcome any investigation that would bring to justice anyone who abused their positions to abuse or cover up abuse ,The SDLP is not the political wing of the Catholic Church.I put myself before the people at elections and I seek all their votes.
In relation to your point about the SDLP being quiet about clerical abuse- that is a lie, and you know it,either that or you dont watch tv,listen to the radio or read the papers.SDLP reps have been on tv including the leader ,calling for an investigation in the north, questions have been asked in the assembly about it.You are clealy talking through your backside ,possibly because you are so fixated with an anti SDLP bias that you didn’t listen to what Mark Durkan and Carmel Hanna were saying. You say that the SDLP painted itself as the party for decent Catholics,never once have I even used the word in any campaign I have ever been a part of.
It is my view that SF have questions to answer.It is also my view that you by alleging that The SDLP “suppressed”anything are being not only dishonest but downright hypocritical by defending SF in supressing this.You obviously didn’t read the statement from Ms Cahill on Slugger.
You perhaps should join Perversional Sin – Fine
“If people are supposed to avoid getting too close to journalists, well, I suspect we need to start talking more about the Belfast Media Group. ”
Why? Have they been linked to journalists?
Dixie Elliott, it wasn’t ad hominen or libellous at all. I respect your opinion and being honest enough to put your real name to your posts.
I will not repeat what I said, but rest assured it wasn’t in any way a personal slight.