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‘Silly’ RTE sketch blasted
10.02.11
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
BUNCRANA Mayor Pádraig MacLochlainn has blasted as
‘silly’ an RTE sketch poking fun at Sinn Féin’s past
by displaying images of guns and bombs.
The three-minute segment, aired on RTE’s 11th-hour
programme on Tuesday night, showed images of SF
general election candidates Pearse Doherty and
MacLochlainn smiling to the sound of 1980s dance
tune, 'Fame', with the words - ‘Remember our Name,
Sinn Fein’.
Voters were urged to think before giving a first
preference to Sinn Féin’s MacLochlainn or Doherty.
"When you're in the polling station, make sure you
remember Sinn Féin,” the sketch said, before
flashing up pictures of mortar bombs, Northern bank
notes, a burnt-out car and automatic weapons. |
Donegal North East
candidate MacLochlainn said the sketch was a cheap
attempt to undermine Sinn Féin.
“It is very clear that there is a huge swell of
support for Sinn Féin and this sketch was a clumsy
attempt to damage the party. It was plain stupid and
will end up backfiring," said Cllr MacLochlainn.
“The IRA has been on a ceasefire since 1997.
Everyone shares a measure of responsibility for the
conflict in the North because it was caused by a
failure of politics on this island.
“Obviously there are many out there who see Sinn
Féin as a political threat because we are outside
the political consensus for cutbacks and bailouts. |
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Cllr. Pádraig MacLochlainn |
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Pearse [Doherty] and I
have articulated our policies clearly,” he added. |
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