Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin is hampered by outdated mentality

Mary Lou McDonald would do well to remember her own party’s history before bringing up the past failures of others in the Dáil

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told the Dáil that ‘transparency goes both ways’. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Donald Trump ally and far-right strategist Steve Bannon once memorably explained how to combat, as he would see it, political opponents.

“The way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit,” he said. On Tuesday in the Dáil, Mary Lou McDonald reached for her inner Bannon.