This afternoon.
Leinster House, Dublin 2.
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald leads out her party’s new front bench. To wit:
Party Leader Mary Lou McDonald
Deputy Party Leader and Spokesperson on Finance Pearse Doherty
Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Mairéad Farrell
Enterprise, Trade and Employment Louise O’Reilly
Health David Cullinane
Housing, Local Government and Heritage Eoin Ó Broin
Agriculture and the Marine Matt Carthy
Justice Martin Kenny
Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands Claire Kerrane
Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport Darren O’Rourke
Media, Tourism, Art, Culture and Sports Imelda Munster
Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Kathleen Funchion
Education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Higher Education, Innovation and Science Rose Conway-Walsh
Foreign Affairs & Defence John BradyChief Whip Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Úrlabhraí Gaeilge, Gaeltachta, Ealaíne agus Cultúir Aengus Ó Snodaigh
FIGHT!
Earlier: Worth A Troy
First time Sinn Féin TDs feature on front bench (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…O’Neill rejects calls to step aside during social distance inquiry
How many of them have been asked to avoid Leinster House for 14 days following their return from Belfast?
None of them – Sinn Fein don’t recognise Northern Ireland¹ as distinct from the Republic².
¹ ‘6 counties’, ‘Northern state’, ‘the North-West’, ‘the north of Ireland’ , …
² ’26 counties’, ‘Southern state’, ‘Free State’, ‘Southern Ireland’, ‘the south of Ireland’, …
But the actual situiation is.
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/travel.html
Travel from N.I. – no need to self-isolate
You’re struggling today Cian.
Plus there is no quarantine required if you are travelling north south or north south, regardless of politics.
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/travel.html
Travel from N.I. – no need to self-isolate
A bit silly really – there’s restrictions coming from England into the Republic. But – there’s no restrictions England to Northern Ireland, no restrictions Northern Ireland to Ireland. So Fly London – Belfast, and drive or fly to the Republic. No isolation.
It’s all the blood on the hands and those
Prepared to
Murder for a cause that gets me
May they never get to power
Excellent
I’d swap out Cullinane for Conway Walsh there in Health
But otherwise spot on
Martin Kenny is a class act, really looking forward to hearing from him
So nice of her to turn up at last.
Yawn.
So they are Social Distancing now, does this mean they admit they were wrong?
there no point wearing confident red heels and then undermining it with a defensive crossed arm walk
Who is that btw
Kathleen Funchion?
Bitta’ve puss on her anyway
I don’t remember names and faces, only shoes and bums,
Any thoughts about the opaque tights?
none that wouldn’t get me barred for life
I’ll be gentle and just say reminiscent of Peig
acceptable in the depths of winter with a lbd and heels only
a cardinal sin at any other time, punishable by public stoning
ah a bit of a stink eye should do the trick
did I take it too far?
the stones would bounce off those formidable stockings
Reservoir Dogs.