McGuinness left the IRA in 1974. He says so, so it must be true. (It was also true when he previously denied ever having been in the IRA.)

The question no one asks is what steps he made to find employment during the period 1974 to 1982. Was he involved in any training scheme, for example? Did he consider putting his experience as an apprentice butcher to use?

If Mr.Kearon spent more time reducing the overcosts of his Websites then he might just be taking a little seriously on matters of other Finance.Being a Advisor to the worst Government that walked into the Dail would normally give one Zero credibility .These days he advises again he tells us be afraid of Sinn Fein because they are not Fianna Fail.That’s the whole idea.Im suprised he did’nt call SF party murderers but in the light of certain recent behaviours of his own party members it might not be wise.

Stephen, how come you are so worried about the British Exchequer, while apparently, you had no probs taking 2,000 euro for half days meetiong in relation to a web-site while FF were in power?
Is this not a little hypocritical?
Would i be right in assuming that you dont believe that the electorate in West-Belfast who repeatedly voted for Adams, or other SF constituencies throughout the North over the last 20 years, should have been allowed to vote for their candidates, once they knew the SF abstentionist policy?
You think that a law should have been introduced to stop people voting for SF?
You do not think that having the largest Nationalist vote by a very large margin based on their abstentionist policies should be acknowledged?
You do not think that Adams/McGuiness etc who were elected as MPs on an abstentionist basis, provided fully accountable expense receipts for the monies they claimed? You think that the British are more leniant on what expenses can/cant be submitted? You dont believe that MPs in Britain are sent to prison for falsely claiming as little as 15 pounds?

Or would i be right in saying that you, as a FF member, would use innuendo and suggestions to try and defame SF members, in order to try and improve your own party’s position in the polls in the South?

bit rich that you charged 3250 euros to the taxpayer just to host your FF party colleague in Wicklow, Dick Roche’s website. A task that would be considered over priced at a hundred Euro. Not content with that you also got a semi state directorship from the FF regime and worked as a Govt. adviser for a long time as well.

You can hardly claim to care about taxpayers big Stevie? You played your part in destroying the economy and country, closing thousands of small businesses. I hope at the least you spent the money wisely.

http://storify.com/contact_ie/stephen-kearon-and-that-3250-bill-for-hosting-a-we

The people who voted in the North for Sinn Fein voted for Sinn Fein to abstain from Westminster

And what about the people who didn’t vote for Sinn Fein? Don’t they count?

Say what you like about that loudmouthed bigot Paisley, at least he tried to represent all of his constituents to the best of his abilities.

Emily,
Genuinely, i think you will find that SF had offices in Westminister that fully supported all of their constituents. The only part they did not play, was in the parliament itself … due to refusing to swear allegiance to a family dynasty.
As SF have not yet been in the position of holding the balance of power in Westminster to date, i don’t think any of their respective constituents have lost out by their policies.
The fact that SF sit in the parliament building, week in, week-out, working in the separate committees etc (they do not have to swear allegiance to the Queen to sit on committees that formulate policy documents), i think you will find, that all of their constituents have been more than equally well treated, compared to a non-abstentionist MP.

I hope your concerns about the constituents is addressed with these reassuring facts, and that you dont have to worry about the constiutuents going forward.

Emily unless I’m very much mistaken I don’t think that it is a pre-requisite that you tell your MP/TD who you voted for in the last election..

hope SF wins,
despite the best efforts of the SDLP to facilitate a Unionist win.

That office is purely an administrative office that only exists on paper as a means for an MP to step down for Parliament.

He’s not going anywhere

We can only live in hope professor!

it’s not a different country
it’s just the part of Ireland that’s still under British rule
the borders of the state were drawn up specifically, so it would be so.
‘gerrymandered’ is i believe, the correct term.

They have a policy of no double jobbing passed at their ard fheis so had to stand aside as MP.

I wouldn’t be surprised in some future election he ran in the 26.

Did you read the article? He’s focusing on the Assembly and Dep First Minister.

Why would he run in the south when he’s Doing a great job in the north and also Sinn Fein are the only All Ireland party who stand candidates in the whole if Ireland whilst all other parties North and South are fighting one By Election Sinn Fein are fighting 2 Elections

And where has that information come from ??

He did. (run for office) in the Republic.

Peter, Enda Kenny is not running in this by-election. So your 450 million jibe is not appropriate. I dont think Denis O’Brien would support Enda resigning as Taoiseach to run for a seat in Westminster.

As you might say yourself – he wan’t not going to resign before he didn’t know what was going to happen in the future from that point in the past.