Sir – We don’t have to read from Shane Ross’s book to understand Mary Lou McDonald.īeware of what you wish for and don’t let the genie out of the bottle.
In this context, and as a matter of public interest, I would be very interested to know how much Ross has been paid by his publisher and by Mediahuis Ireland.Ĭhris Fitzpatrick, Dublin 6 Sinn Féin leader’s faults are an open book With the next general election on the horizon and the popularity of Sinn Féin at an all-time high, the motivation to write such a book may, perhaps, be more of interest than the contents. The Sunday Independent has given prominence to such personal details by selecting passages that include reference to them in the exclusive extracts, thereby also attempting to sensationalise them. Nor are the details of her parents’ marriage, or a very personal decision taken by one of McDonald’s siblings, or the names of McDonald’s siblings and children. The business, medical and legal affairs of McDonald’s father are, however, none of Ross’s business, nor are they ours. If McDonald has questions to answer about the party she leads or about her personal finances or other relevant issues, by all means let Ross and others ask her (in print, in the media or in the Dáil) to respond. I was, therefore, appalled to read the three-page extract from Shane Ross’s book in the Sunday Independent last week. Like all of us, she is entitled to her privacy. I, however, have no interest in McDonald’s private life or in that of her family, unless it has or could have a direct effect on her current job as a public representative - or unless it could have an impact on a future political post. I also realise there is a reasonable chance Sinn Féin will be in government after the next general election and McDonald will be taoiseach. Sir - I am not a fan of Mary Lou McDonald’s politics. Robert Sullivan, Bantry, Co Cork Ross cashing in on McDonald’s privacy It’s bad enough we’re told of this pressing situation nearly a quarter of the way into the 21st century, but at least now the whole world can learn of the stressful issues facing the native Irish and visitors from overseas alike, courtesy of our national broadcaster, assuring at all times international truth in the news without fear or favour. The Great Blasket, with Peig Sayers' home on the right If the Kerry midfield partnership of Pat McCarthy and Paudie Lynch had the better of the midfield tussle in ’75, it was vice versa now. His robust abrasive style of play suggested that he would neither give nor indeed ask for quarter he played the proverbial blinder, sealing Kerry’s fate with a late but skilfully taken cúl. If we expected him to go easy on us on that account, we were quickly disillusioned. Like the farrier in Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem, he was “big-boned and hardy-handsome” and “powerful amidst peers”.Ī man beside me whispered: “That fellow’s uncle is Bill Casey from Lispole, who won four All-Irelands with Kerry.” I think he was closer to six feet four, but poetic licence may have been employed for rhyming purposes. Sir - I first saw Brian Mullins (solas na bhflaitheas air) marching in the parade behind the Artane Boys’ Band before the 1976 All-Ireland Final between Kerry and Dublin.Īs the two teams came abreast of us, a section of the crowd - not in the Kerry cohort - began to chant: “Six foot two, eyes of blue, Brian Mullins we love you.”
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