The Ditch: The Party Line | Episode 21: Twenty-First
'Micheál Martin does this thing where he's very careful, like most politicians, with his words. But this time wasn't careful enough.
'He was in Philadelphia for his Trump administration visit for St Patrick's Day, and he was asked as Gaeilge what was going on with Shannon in the context of the war Iran. And he said there were no weapons going through Shannon Airport.
'He said that the chartered flights that we've been reporting on – airlines like Omni Air, chartered flights with troops on them under the command of the US military allowed to pass through Shannon Airport. But he said they are only flights coming back from the Middle East.
'He said there's nothing wrong with that. And he said that there are no weapons on board. A couple of days later we got confirmation from the Department of Transport that that's not true.
'So he was lying when he said that. We said it as it is. We don't hold back. He lied. He said there no weapons going through Shannon. There are weapons.'
You may have heard about the “George Floyd” Incident in Ireland when some Congolese immigrant died stealing perfume and breaking an elderly man’s hip.
There were protests, vigils and politicians cried about it, MEANWHILE an Irish man, 37 year old Alexander Coughlan Was beaten to death by two foreigners who robbed him of all his possessions and the Irish are being told that they Cannot Share the video.
No vigils, no protests, fucking nothing.
This man will officially revoke Ireland's independent sovereign statehood in three weeks, on June 12th. On that date, he will transfer control of the Republic of Ireland to the EU, which will then determine how many additional migrants Ireland must accept.
The Selective Silence: Alex Coughlan’s Tragic Death Exposes Raw Hypocrisy in Ireland
While the family of 37-year-old Alex Coughlan shows remarkable grace by donating his organs after his brutal killing in Blanchardstown, the public and political and mainstream media reaction has been disturbingly muted, especially from activist politicians like Ruth Coppinger, whose constituency includes the exact streets where Alex was attacked.
Alex was viciously assaulted and robbed near his home on Mill Road last weekend by a number of Non-Irish nationals. Found unconscious, he fought for three days in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown before dying. Two teenage boys now face charges for assault and robbery. His family remembers him as a kind, warm man whose presence touched many lives. A GoFundMe has raised over €16,000, yet there have been no candlelit vigils, no emotional protests, no Dáil speeches, and no viral outrage from the usual activist crowd.
Now contrast that with the high-profile case of Yves Sakila. When the 35-year-old Congolese man died after being restrained by security at Arnott’s on Henry Street following an alleged shoplifting incident, the response was immediate and intense. Protests erupted, vigils were held, crowds gathered outside Leinster House and Henry Street chanting “Justice for Yves” and comparing it to George Floyd. Politicians rushed in: Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger framed it as part of “skyrocketing racism” and called for protests against “racist violence.” Senator Eileen Flynn addressed crowds, claiming without evidence that Sakila was “murdered,” declaring that “seven men had murdered a black man” and questioning if it would have happened if he were white. Around 60 protesters later gathered outside Arnott’s chanting "Boycott Arnotts."
Yet SnD Medias investigation revealed a far more complex picture. Just hours before the Arnott’s incident, Sakila allegedly terrorised two elderly pensioners on Henry Street by exposing a large knife strapped to his chest and threatening them. He had caused disturbances in multiple stores in the days prior, including knocking over items in Arnott’s the day before. Sakila had come to Gardaí’s attention on 50 occasions since 2011, with convictions for robbery (jailed for over a year), multiple thefts, and, strikingly, shoplifting €106 worth of perfume from the same Arnott’s store in January, for which he was fined just €110. A postmortem found no obvious visible injuries.
The outrage machine mobilised at full speed for Sakila, turning him into a politicised symbol. For Alex Coughlan, a local man in Ruth Coppinger’s own backyard, beaten to death in a seemingly random robbery, videoed and laughed at by his attackers, the same voices have offered only silence.
This is a blatant example of selective empathy driven by ideology. Victims are amplified when they fit a preferred narrative of “racism” or “systemic failure,” but ordinary Irish locals like Alex become afterthoughts.
His family’s dignity and selfless organ donation deserve far better than this hollow response. Blanchardstown, and indeed Ireland as a whole, needs consistent outrage over all senseless violence, not just the cases that serve convenient political activism. For most the contrast couldn’t be clearer.
Irish man murdered and robbed by a group of non nationals and not one word out of the politicians but a non national died when he is robbing a shop and there is outrage. Some people seem to be more equal than others in this country of hypocrites.
Did you know that the EU Migration Pact becomes fully operational in 3 weeks, at which time the EU will dictate the number of economic migrants we must accept.
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Last night Aontú won the vote to stop this barbaric bill by just two votes.
Here are the TD’s who voted for the bill.
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