@Bentonra I'm more than willing to give SF a fair hearing. But frankly, they're increasingly behaving like a bunch of student politicians that haven't grown up...with a couple of exceptions.

@Bentonra @McNamara_Eoin In fairness, neither did the Tánaiste’s.

@Bentonra Not a peep out of her or any SF rep about those held hostage by the CCP The hypocrisy and posturing of SF is on full display now

@Bentonra She is a disgrace..

@Bentonra It's always about trying to score points. You should the Tánaiste’s statement. Another fail.

@Bentonra Looking at the Israeli reaction, I am wondering if the girl was really kidnapped? 🤔

@Bentonra What practical help did Mary Lou McChicken Nugget provide exactly, apart from snide comments.

@Bentonra On Planet Sinn Féin, everything is divided into them & us. Civil servants aren’t Shinners & are therefore part of “them”. Sinn Féin can never acknowledge any merit or virtue in anyone who isn’t one of “us”. It’s a common characteristic among populists & ideologues

@Bentonra I noticed that. I checked any of her posts I could find to see if she had any congratulatory words for the staff of DFA but I didn't see anything. Glad I'm not alone in noticing this glaring omission.

@Bentonra Have you missed the degradation of Hamas by the IDF , Ben ? Causing the Qataris to make their moves.

@Bentonra Last week one of her minions was tweeting about daubing the Dept of Foreign Affairs with paint.

@Bentonra Not being smart, but what role did our diplomats play in negotiating the hostage exchange? Any sources on this? Emily Hand, I understood, is one of the hostages released in this first wave because she is a child, not because she's Irish, so not due to any diplomatic efforts by us

@Bentonra Would that be the mediators?

@Bentonra Team Iran welcomed Hamas releasing a 9 year old Irish child from terrorist abduction. Shameless