Senan Molony

4 days ago | independent.ie | Senan Molony

Senan Molony: If Gerry Adams becomes our next president, it would be ironic that the BBC paved the wayFormer Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin. Photo: PA“Inspecting the Defence Forces guard of honour at the GPO now is president Adams….”It could happen. Sinn Féin has had the way cleared by a High Court jury to run Gerry Adams, peacemaker, for the Áras.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Robin Schiller |Melanie Finn |Senan Molony

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) fired shots into an area where a joint Irish-Lebanese unit were conducting peacekeeping duties on Thursday. The Irish Defence Forces confirmed none of its members were injured. “It’s clear to me that the actions of the IDF were reckless, intimidatory, totally unacceptable and a clear breach of the international rules surrounding peacekeeping,” Mr Harris said.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Senan Molony

He was reacting to the claim by one of his own backbenchers, Cathal Crowe of Co Clare, that British Army troops never shot any civilians in Ireland – for which he has since apologised. Mr Crowe apologised for his remarks in the Dáil and described them as “pretty awful”. He has said it wasn’t what he wanted to say and isn’t how he views things. The Fianna Fáil TD told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: “This is not how I view the Irish situation.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Senan Molony

He was reacting to the claim by one of his own backbenchers, Cathal Crowe of Co Clare, that British Army troops never shot any civilians in Ireland – for which he has since apologised. But Mr Martin, who revealed Mr Crowe contacted him to express his regret at embarrassing the Fianna Fáil party, said people should “calm down”. Commenting at the Bloom festival, Mr Martin said there has been “a bit of an over-the-top reaction”, in response to Mr Crowe’s absolution for the British Army.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Robin Schiller |Melanie Finn |Senan Molony

Tánaiste Simon Harris described the incident as “deeply worrying”. The Irish Defence Forces confirmed none of its members were injured. The military said small arms rounds were fired in the vicinity of Irish peacekeepers as they patrolled near the Blue Line, a demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel. It is understood the incident happened at around midday yesterday, close to the village of Yaroun in southern Lebanon.