Sinn Fein is the subject of editorial flak over their protest on Wednesday evening outside the meeting of the first District Policing Partnership in Omagh. Although the criticism has not simply come from Unionists.
The nationalist vice chairman of the Policing Board Denis Bradley:
It sounds to me that the protest went beyond what I would consider acceptable or reasonable. I hate intimidation of any kind and I think this society needs to move away from intimidation and that includes Sinn Fein intimidating anyone or anybody else intimidating Sinn Fein.
In all Catholics make up a slight majority of the independent members who serve along side elected members drawn from local councils on DPP’s throughout Northern Ireland.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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