Dr Phil Larkin returns to provide a thoughtful post on the rise of Sinn Fein in the Republic. A RETURN TO SENSE AND SANITY: THE “RISE” OF SINN FEIN IN THE IRISH REPUBLIC Every so often certain sections of the media, Irish and British, seem to “lose the run of themselves” in relation to a particular issue. For a sector of the Irish media (north and south of the border), the current cause for hysteria is the seemingly unstoppable rise of Sinn Fein within the body politic of the Irish Republic, a frenzy fuelled by the recent referendum campaign on the EU Fiscal Reform Treaty. If one were to believe all that has been written over the last few weeks, we would see Gerry Adams as alternatively the next Taoiseach or Irish President, Sinn Fein forming a majority in the Dail at the next election, holding all the cards to Ireland’s political future in their hands. Every utterance that a party figure makes is hailed by some as a piece of profound political wisdom, and there appears to be no
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Surely No.1 deserves the same recommendation ;)
I still pity the people (plural) who came to our blog looking for "where to send resumes to obama", "bengali kitten" or - one of my favourites - "I hate politics".
Not to mention the dozen or so who came looking for "erect penises" (once in combination with "cage").
Of course, with a bit of luck now they'll come to your site too ;-)