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Truely sectarian display of triumphialism at tonight's Dublin's Lord Mayor "Do" in the Mansion House dublin |
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 Tuesday June 28, 2005 03:08 by Mansion House Observer
 Following on on from the extremely close election of Fine Gaeller Catherine Murphy as the new Lord Mayor of Dublin for 2005-2006 (26-25 in favour); there was none of the usual concilitary gestures and measures as usually happens; at the new Lord Mayor's reception in the Mansion House afterwards. Instead a truely sectarian triumphialist spectacle followed! The Protocol (Certainly since 1993 at least!) Is that that the outgoing Lord Mayor of Dublin (In this case Michael Counighan of Labour as the outgoing Lord Mayor) welcomes in the new Lord Mayor of Dublin (In this case Catherine Byrne of Fine Gael) as the new Lord Mayor of Dublin; and invites them to speak; as she duly did. However all of the opposition candidates are supposed to speak as well; as a matter of courtesy; which they have always done up to tonight; but not tonight! All we had was Counighan followed by Byrne; and then Browhen Maher of the Greens (Part of the "Civic Alliance" Clan/Mafia on Dublin City Council!); and that was it! No speakers from Fianna Fáil; Sinn Féin; the Community or Independent Councillors! A truely sectarian display of triumphialism if ever I have seen; that would make the Orange Order/LVF/the 'Reverend ' Ian Paisley truely proud! |
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