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

Possibly a shot gun post there? Engage brain (if it exists) etc.

Presume you're also calling for the hospitality industry to close and criticising the government for not acting? Ditto the schools? Assume you're also on the government thread hurling rocks at the incompetence of the government? It's dangerous to say this is the worst example of you spewing verbal scutter on here (that would be a very competitive race with reams to choose from) but this is definitely a contender. Boy you've outdone yourself on the last page here.

Another poster hit the nail on the head: I don't think MLMD travelling to fund raiser events is a good look, but as usual the spin to exaggerate things completely diminishes legitimate criticism.

SF's fantasy land policies are all that's necessary to be skeptical of the party in government. Maybe focus on policy rather than the utter drivel you tend to post (though of course focusing on policies leaves the government open to criticism for not having any).

Prawn Sandwich soldiers more like it...

On a serious note, how can supposed left-wing progressives defend this carry on from SF? They have been at this for years, going across the pond and putting their hand out for dough. They are after all the richest party in the state, yet they claim the poor mouth.

... and it seems they are telling lies about where the money ends up.

Northern Ireland is not Ireland now?

Only SF could say something like that.

Of course it isn't a Galway Tent scenario.

A tent?? In the rain in Galway?? That wouldn't be good enough for the people that Sinn Fein mix with. Exclusive golf courses in the US, now you're talking.

Hmmmmm Hudson National Golf Club…… know it well….. up the road from White Plains.

Expensive to join ,circa $ 200.000 ,designed by Tom Fazio.. and. Ii remember correctly was 120 bucks for a round.,.

Not a place you’d come across a dude on the average industrial wage.

Not ‘Galway Tent’ style in fairness with lads horsing the steak N.chips down with gallons of stout and sweatin like overweight pigs.

Very refined eatery there, with top of the range wine list and a superbly equipped pro shop.

Cant remember the price of a golf cart, but I was a bout $2000 lighter after the day and didn’t even pay for the golf.

Hmmm….was Cullinane over there I wonder…be interesting to see how a few bars of ‘The men behind the wire’ went down.

Not at all, just giving my personal experience an airing…… let folk know the setup.

Hope that’s ok?

Indeed……

What I would like to know is did any of the SF intelligencia travel over to play.

Did Gerry Kelly sit in the passenger seat of the golf cart

Was there a four ball from Connolly House.

Stuff like that…… wonder what handicap Conor Murphy has?

Any decent journos out there getting those juicy tit bits.?

SF banging on about the elites in FG and FF.... while they swan about the place on exclusive golf courses and charge $7,500 for a round of golf is the problem. Not surprised you defend it though.....

Prawn sandwich socalists..

A fundraiser with a 4 ball of $7,500 and $1,000 a plate afterwards? So over $2,800 a head for a day out. That's more than I spend on travelling to GAA matches and going out to pubs and restaurants in a year. Nice if you have that kind of money.

The way that works is that it's an 'investment' by the individual or company involved. They will be paid back multiples of that investment in later years as SF now 'owe' them a favour. The people who will pay that bill back are the gobshltes in this country who usually go under the name 'the taxpayer'.

In future years, when it comes to contracts being handed out, or someone needing to bend a politicians ear to ensure legislation is passed/not passed then these people will be at the head of any queue. They'll have far more clout and influence than any elected TD in the Dail.

It's how politics works. Ironically the system probably worse in the USA than in any other western country.

Same old story really from all of them. At this stage I've personally no issue with SF running the country, though I won't be giving them a voting preference. The others have had their chance over the past 100 years and have done good and bad. But if anybody is expecting a sea change in Irish politics when SF are in power then they're in for a seriously hard landing.

Excellent post K, nothing is for ‘free’ basically.

You are quite correct, “investment “ is an excellent way to describe the event from the perspective of those supporting it.

Its all about ‘now that I looked after you’ in the past , Dude, now I need you to ‘look after’ me.

They all do it in fairness….as soon as you leave power the invitations and being ‘looked after’ yoursel dries up pretty quick.

Good call k,

"That is how they will pay back their American friends"

I'd love to see list of attendees. A lot of them will be Irish, some will have gone over specifically for the golf and mingling. Plenty of them will be linked in with business and vested interests here. They effectively pay them all off... FF, FG, Lab, SF and expect them to deliver the goods once in power.

Well, actually, Sinn Fein have told us that they will fix all the problems. They have said at every turn that the government is doing the wrong thing. As this is the Sinn Fein thread, I will keep the discussion about them, not about the government.

You can hold any opinion you like on my style of posting but I don't have to respond, and I won't.