Soldiers of Destiny

Fianna Fail's last chance at redemption in the eyes of the people.

They could do it.

Over the course of the last year, establishment parties have began to show hesitancy within their ranks when it comes to the ever increasing levels of insanity being pushed through in their name. Sinn Fein has its backbenchers who remain silent in the Dail but the odd tweet or public appearance breaks through, showing their disapproval of the party’s direction. Fine Gael’s youth wing has publicly denounced the Hate Speech Bill along with other isolated outbursts from senior current and past Fine Gaelers who are uncomfortable with the current situation. Fianna Fail however have shown far more than that with local councillors nationwide stepping outside of the margins drawn by the traitor that is Michael Martin, standing with their respective local protests groups in solidarity. Galway councillors Noel Thomas and Séamus Walsh, alongside their Cork peer Willie O’Leary have been the predominant forces at local level showing that they hold the old traditions of country and party dear to their hearts. The two Galway men had their homes raided by state forces in a punishment ritual, no doubt on the orders of Martin himself. I had the pleasure of speaking at an event with Willie O’Leary before Christmas and got to talk to him after the event. A real Irishman. I have also had the benefit of the support of Tullaroan councillor Michael Delaney who stood with us at the Urlingford Protest. These men clearly love the places and the people they represent. At National level, John McGuiness TD has stood up and given a decent account of himself, declaring he will be voting No/No in the referendum. He was one of the few No/No voters who declared their stance BEFORE the announcement, which is an important caveat. There is a history with McGuinness going against the modern party line and I am going to look at that below.

McGuinness is not alone in his stance within the party. The hesitation caused by the pressure of not having a scandal, such as a leadership battle (which Martin would absolutely lose), is an annoyance to the electorate in normal times however the times we are living in now, where nearly all parties are lead by corporate Europhiles, such embarrassment is required. McGuinness’s past association with a challenge for the leadership of the party well known as too is his rejection of the parties direction under Martin going so far as calling for his resignation. His resistance to the referendums and hate speech Bill (I’ll get to that in a minute) represents a chance for Ireland to regain normality in politics again. A leadership challenge to Martin right now would have full support from across the political spectrum as Martin’s politics are uniquely unsavory to all walks of life bar the continental Barons and the woke gallery. Even his own party members are openly declaring that he is not their leader. This has been happening long before the referendum which is why I entertain the idea of an old guard Fianna Fail revival. There is the small matter of the hesitancy to throw Martin, and by extent the coalition under the bus. Senator Lisa Chambers campaigned for Martins Yes/Yes vote on behalf of the party despite admitting that she actually voted No/No. We will never know the truth. Willie O’Dea similarly has come out against the referendums woke amendments and also the Hate Speech Bill, a day later O’Dea is sharing a camera with Martin dodging questions and showing a unified front. Martins tenure is hanging by a thread if he is forced to travel to Limerick in the hours immediately following a tweet from O’Dea. This was literally a down on his knees scenario caused by a tweet. I’ll say it again. A tweet. Martin won’t get the same reception in Kilkenny, or at least I hope he doesn’t, as McGuinness is his mortal enemy.

On the matter of McGuinness and his stance on the Hate Speech Bill, which is welcomed with both arms, he has a dark mark over him in regards to the Bill. McGuiness is one of those that shamefully voted for the bill at the Dail stages. This particular U-Turn after the bill has gone past the point of no return, as far as the Dail is concerned, is extremely frustrating as it could bee seen as grandstanding or perhaps a way of purging himself of his guilt for having done it. In my opinion, as a fellow Kilkenny man, knowing his family well enough, I can say that I think John is an expert at registering his opposition to party policy going back years, but never really upset the apple cart enough for the apples to fall out. I believe now it is time for John, and his son Andrew who will have the shadow of his fathers legacy over him, to take this party out of the hands of this Demon. The past is the past and there is still enough of the present to change the course of this bill and Irish politics as whole. This is the cleanest opportunity to end that godforsaken fascist bill and also shuffle the deck on this house of cards we call government. Ireland has spoken in the referendum, not just on the question of the amendments, but on the question who proposed them, who supported them and what should happen because of that treachery. The only man in Ireland who can pull the rug out from under Martin is John McGuinness. He wants to do it too. Of that there is no doubt. I believe we need to show John that if he hits this wasp’s nest we will be there to support him, if not politically, then as his constituents and fellow countrymen. I certainly will.

In our protest in Urlingford, which has fizzled out admittedly, we received the support of another Fianna Fail’r with a backbone, Michael Delaney (No Relation). As one of McGuinness’s understudy’s Michael stood with us at our marches and regularly stopped by as we were out in the cold. Michael defended us on the radio and on his own social media. When McGuinness was on the radio talking about our protest with Malcolm Noonan of the Green Party, Malcolm tried to slander us and pressure John into reprimanding Michael Delaney for his involvement with Urlingford Says No. John stood by his man, and therefore by us, and read Malcolm Noonan the riot act on representative politics. With Kathleen Funchion of Sinn Fein flying to close to the sun, becoming a woke acolyte of the EU/UN complex, McGuinness and his son are the only adults in the room locally here in Kilkenny. Kilkenny/Carlow voted 70% in favour of No/No. They would vote the same or higher on such a bill as the Hate Speech Bill if given the opportunity. If Michael Martin’s leadership remains, we will see that bill progress and will become like Canada, going to jail for memes and having our doors kicked in for even the slightest deviation from woke mandated speech/silence. His party colleagues are standing by, ready to send Martin to Europe earlier than expected but not a moment too soon.

Your call John.