were more recent, and postdated the party’s commitment to peaceful and democratic means. This is a bit – but only a bit – unfair to Sinn Féin. It ignores the determined journey that the party has made from the margins to the centre of politics in pursuit of legitimate aims and the acceptance of that journey by large numbers of voters.
But just as it is reasonable to accept the “new” Sinn Féin at face value, so it is entirely legitimate to question aspects of that continuing journey. This week, it has been pretty badly exposed by first inflating the controversy over Donohoe’s breaches of electoral regulations into a full-blown political crisis and then rather excruciatingly pleading that its own breaches of the same laws were simple “administrative errors”. Brace yourself for more.
For the rest of us, perhaps the lesson is we would all be better applying a keener judgment to these things. Not everything is a massive scandal. Some inadvertent breaches of electoral regulations are just inadvertent breaches of electoral regulations. After all, if everything is a massive scandal, nothing is a massive scandal.
What's most important is political accountability and responsible journalism and we have neither of either
Two hags
The ultimate sell-out. Focus on the opposition's mistakes from which nobody gained, and ignore the ruling parties from whose corruption many gained. Can you be less shameless?
Thankfully we have ‘the ditch’ for honest journalism
I suppose that if there was actual honest concerned politicians in the Dail, the Greens and FF would have called him out.
Corruption, fraud, enticing yourself and those around you are very important. Regardless how small the indiscretion is, it has to be rooted out and those responsible held to account. Those in positions of power have to be held to higher standards than those that elect them.
PatLeahyIT
Pure tripe
Like 8.7 million euro worth of contracts for poster pal? Or how about billions stolen from vulnerable families and covered up?
The Irish Times Government Propaganda Paper.
You need to get a life the current government have screwed the Irish people long enough only a government rag would never admit that wows
We are focused on what's most important right now. The plantation .
Are you out of your minds, is this what you’re trying to sell us
Like cronyism Pat? Standards & ethics in politics? Why are you making it a party specific issue when it's about ethics & standards across the board. If they're as rubbish as currently Irish people lose no matter who is at fault. Luckily a 'real issue' popped up earlier for you
Pat Leahy out pleading for opposition parties to cover up FF/FG corruption. Shame on you 100YearsOfFFFGfailure
In other words sinnfeinireland should have covered up corruption.
You mean stuff like this perhaps?
Ask one question, did anyone else benefit from SF's mistakes?
Man who sees only one problem complains about the short-sightedness of others.
😂😂😂😂
Your bias is just transparency. Most people just dismiss your opinion because of this. You're supposed to be a journalist, but you're basically just PR for Fine Gael
Its just great,self righteous idots
At it again pat. Not working is it . Up again in the latest poll. Won’t be long now pat .
Change the name of the paper to Behind The....... because that's all your rag-top paper is at the moment.
Nice try Pat
1000%
Nope - it’s not about the paltry undeclared donation it’s the connection to the €8million of government contracts awarded to thr donor’s company.
Seriously doubt that. Have you not seen this mornings headline regarding nursing homes. A cabinet of disgusting people
When you have nothing to hide, why not?
So Roisin Shorthall or Ivana Bacik or Ged Nash or Boyd Barret or Catherine Connolly didn't turn the heat up on Donohue ? What was pat leahy watching
I’d imagine this story and the pascal story is going to be forgotten about when the enormity of this story is full understood. It shows the values that lie at the heart of our government
Yeah just ignore the rampant cronyism that exists in this country, I suppose just like Irish journalists have for years,all in the one trough
Oh quick, look over there!
Ya they should have ignored it. That would be some opposite 😅
Given the long history of corrupt relationships between FF/FG and developers/builders, you really think the President of the Construction Industry Federation giving undeclared financial support to a senior FG politician is no big deal?
As they may soon regret sueing the DUP for claiming they are terrorists. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
More propagandist deflection from a paper with no credibility Both need holding to account ! But only one is using public money while in govt to benefit their donors !!!!
Will always be the Me Fein
Step down Michelle O Neill. You are a danger to this Republic. Treacherous.
And Pat ask your mates why are householders paying the electricity of big businesses?
Hello what about D. English?
8.7 million? Hello Anything to say about that elephant Leahy?
Pat who ? pack of clowns 🤡🤡🤡
When 'journalist's' learn to report the reasons Why SF are ahead in the polls, and offer unbiased, factual,researched, insightful reporting, the media might recover from the contempt they have earned, and actually acheive their objective, or at least be journalists.
Hi. Thank you. Was wavering. But SF has my vote.
The people are rising times, none of this will matter in time and neither will the anti Irish times . The first thing I would do in a just world is ban and shut this rag down for inciting treason.
Timed this article well with the latest Red C poll lol
£26m that hasn't gone away, you know?
Unusual to see an anti SF piece from Pat 🙄 more transparency & accountability in Irish politics should be welcome by all. Nothing to hide then nothing to fear. Is that why the likes of Pat & the Irish Times are so intent to shift focus off Paschal Donohoe? Lots of issues & lies
Maybe PatLeahyIT and the why didn't chase the paschaldonohoe story but when it breaks they go after sinnfeinireland , again
And let's not mention the Nordy Bank jobby.
SF under pressure for their cynicism
It s Ireland, after all, so whistle bllowers must be punished....That's how the state works.
The Polls certainly say that Pat.
Obviously didn't see the latest poll this evening. SF up ,FF down ,FG down. SFalmost double FF/FG combined.
No harm in SF having a good election expenses internal investigation. Democracy and transparency is a good thing.
That aged well
FFG are gone. There will be no FFG recovery. They have lost the room.
Millions in the coffers. Property everywhere. Their volunteers can eat hot beef sandwiches and enjoy a good few bevvies while they’re out ensuring their vote.
I think the public are so sick of FFG now that any more dirt the FFG media dig up on SF will have no effect on the public. It might even backfire on FFG, they could lose more support.
It was very informative finding out Donohoe knew about his indiscretions years ago and did nothing. About his croney getting on a state board while hogging property in Dublin and the state contracts worth millions. The directorship he knew nothing about and his driver as well.
Yawn, print something interesting. You expect people to pay for your rag and this is the tripe your pushing.
Johnnie doubtall hasn’t done them any favours in court the man is a compulsive liar I’m sure their is a lot more questions Mary Lou will be asked about him. The navan road torture
Wrong again Pat. SF could kick a puppy-a-day for months and people would still rather vote for them over the shower of pricks that are fiannafailparty FineGael . So go talk shite to your Dublin mates some more there lad
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