A Bold Fenian Woman |
| Published: February 28, 2008, 7:48 pm |
| Tags: seafóid, northern ireland, history, terrorism, crime, stormont, republicanism, victims, politics |
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It seems that Unionist's are none too pleased at Sinn F in plans to honour the life of Mair ad Farrell as part of an International Women's Day celebration.Sinn F in Assembly member for West Belfast Jennifer McCann has defended her plans and said she did not intend to offend unionists.'I'm not asking anyone to agree with what I am doing, but I am saying they should respect it. Stormont is a shared space and that's the way it has to be seen,'It really is about time that Unionism began to accept that Nationalists and Republicans are here to stay, Stormont is no longer a Protestant building.Mair ad Farrell was born in Belfast to a middle class family with no link to militant Irish Republicanism other than her grandfather, who was interned during the Tan War.When she was 18 she joined the...Obama = Thatcher The Dossing TimesAn offensive event hidden behind SF platitudes Three Thousand Versts of LonelinessSee 2 more posts on this topic: Jennifer Mccann, Mairead Farrell, [ Full article ] |
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