The wondrous adventures of Sinn Fein (part 3) Mod Notes and Threadbanned List in OP

The dissidents responsible for killing Lyra McKee were not the IRA or PIRA. Why try confuse the two? SF had nothing to do with the Republican Dissident, pool of possible future Fine Gael senators, currently active in the north.

You do understand who carried out the Omagh bombing?

Give you some history. It was the "Real IRA" or the "New IRA", can never keep up with the name changes. This version was member of the PIRA which left because they didn't agree with the GFA and wanted to continue the fight to get the British out. All of these people had been in the PIRA up till a few weeks/months before

Are you trying to tell me now that the PIRA and SF forgot which members had left and started up this new organisation?

Not sure what the vulgar language is required on every post. Doesn;t really add anything to the conversation does it now?

No need for the dramatics and allegations. No opinion, they were illegal and criminal. I can't decide what was and wasn't criminal. I am not the British establishment.

If you are looking to use people to twist some kind of angle out of this I suggest you rephrase your question. Try harder as you say.

Yes, wasn't it the SF TD who put up a link on twitter to him complaining about the amount of raises he was offered, then during the pandemic put in a claim for full expenses for his huge journey from North Dublin. Very hard on these SF TD's having to live on a TD wage without sticking in a few expenses while sitting at home

Of course we had Pearse who got fined because he didn't bother his ass going to government building, too much hassle to do what he was paid for

Its a Sinn Fein thread so maybe concentrate on SF.

Im not a mod, just pointing out its a Sinn Fein thread. It seems every comment is followed by "something something FG/FF something something". Is that the best we can expect from SF, just pointing at the other parties?

Also I don't keep telling people, one poster kept complaining on this thread that everyone was talking about SF, I just pointed out that this was the SF thread so naturally SF would be discussed on it.

The Lyra McKee killing had zero to do with SF or the IRA who signed up to the GFA. Let's be clear. They actually despise Sinn Fein.

Bit of a struggle, but you got there in the end fair play. They were criminal that committed crimes yes.

You have a very basic understanding of a much more complex issue but I'm guessing that's just a front in an effort to try throw a few political digs.

The IRA were illegal. By default any member was breaking the law. They behaved like a paramilitary organisation. They operated like an army. They carried out killings. All deemed criminal and illegal. They didn't see it that way. They never claimed or wished to operate within British law. In fact they actively fought against it.

So do you see where you are running into difficulty? They would not see themselves as criminal, even though they must admit under British law they were. They celebrate and stand by many of their people and actions. Exactly like the BA do. I don't expect one army in a struggle to feel answerable to the laws or the opposition in that conflict.

Since the Good Friday agreement and before, some of these IRA members joined Sinn Fein favouring politics. You and FF and FG can try use the troubles/conflict to deflect from real current issues, sure, go nuts. Don't expect people who fought in a conflict to apologise for every single act through the moral high ground lens of parties who all started out the same way or the British who butchered and murdered with the best of them, albeit all nice and legally like.

You know all this though. You are trying to discard context to get in cheap historical digs. Ask Boris Johnson does he condone stick broom shafts up peoples backsides or putting cigarettes out on eyelids, because that's the guys regularly get voted into 10 Downing street.

People are far more interested in how they can't afford their rent and might never own a home.

When people like your good self try to confuse the issue equating dissidents to the former members of the IRA in Sinn Fein, it's important to point out Fine Gael have closer ties to the like shot Lyra McKee than Sinn Fein.

What tune? I'm consistent. Your understanding may shift.

Never claimed she was. Stop lying.

I wouldn't expect former military from any party to condemn their army.

Any clear examples or more lies?