OscailtLabour Racism in RoscommonFollowing on from Labour Cllrs. McGarry and Cawley across the border in Sligo, Labour in Roscommon didn't what to be left out of the new populist policy towards minorities. Boyle Town Cllr. Willie Tiernan had interesting comments to say about a German couple, who have lived in the area for over 10 years, who lodged an Appeal to An Bord Pleanala about the building of a hotel, golf course and 297 holiday homes on Coillte land in Lough Key Forest Park.
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2005-09-29T21:49:13+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=72232http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifNo criticism yet from Labour leadershiphttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/72232#comment1228472005-09-29T21:49:13+00:00MingI presume no labour public reps will be criticising cllr. Boyle for his remarks,...I presume no labour public reps will be criticising cllr. Boyle for his remarks, they'll be afraid they might meet the same fate as Declan Bree.....Nothing newhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/72232#comment1228502005-09-29T22:25:22+00:00AlanNothing new i'm afraid as a motion was put before Balbriggan town council earlie...Nothing new i'm afraid as a motion was put before Balbriggan town council earlier in the year calling for deportations of unaccompanied children back to their country of origin. All Labour town councillors supported the motion. The chair of the council was labour and defended the motion as "not racist".<br />
Quite a statement when 3 other councils across the country said it was.<br />
First labour HQ knew about this was when i e-mailed them about it in June, still waiting for a response on what action they took (if any).Not surprisinghttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/72232#comment1228662005-09-30T02:13:44+00:00KillswitchThis is disgraceful, but not surprising in the slightest, and merely reflects a ...This is disgraceful, but not surprising in the slightest, and merely reflects a deep seated parochialism/prejudice in the townships more generally. Many local councillors do, afterall, spout what the voters in their local pub whinge about, regardless of party. <br />
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And where this instance is with regard to a German couple, you can only begin to imagine the prejudice boyle-ing (!) in the wee little townships littered across the county (not to mention their next-door neighbours and this island more generally) where non-Europeans are concerned.<br />
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Cheers LabourWatcher for the post, not with regard to Labour, but highlighting the deep-seated 'We don't like your type around here' mentality that is so widespread on the Island of 1000 welcomes. Slainte!