Voters choose FF or SF. Or both. Or Neither...
They are discounting the considerable endorsement that Sinn Féin received from the southern electorate last June. They also seem to be ignoring what the party stands for - real and meaningful political change on the whole island. Here are just three questions that Sinn Féin might pose to any of the parties who may come knocking on their door after the next general election.
1. What's your programme to bridge the gap between the rich and poor over the next five years?
2. How would you contribute to the deconstruction of the health system in order to make it responsive to the needs of ordinary people, thereby ending the two-tier system?
3. As one in every 15 children live in poverty, would you tackle this problem instead of arranging tax breaks for the racing elite?
It would be interesting to see the responses of the parties in question.
Darren O'Keeffe
44 Leesdale
Model Farm Road
Cork
WHAT was Foreign Minister, Dermot Ahern, alluding to when theorising about the possibility of Sinn Féin being in government when their socialist economic policies would take the country back further than the hair shirt?
Jerry Daly
Caherslee
Tralee
Co Kerry
WHILE An Taoiseach's recent comments that Sinn Féin could not be considered for government in the Republic until the IRA has fully disbanded sound reassuring, we should remember that this is coming from a man who told the Dáil that he had not met with the same IRA when he had, and also gave assurances that Garda Gerry McCabe's killers would not be released until their full terms had been served.
This whole episode serves the purpose of providing an opportunity for Fine Gael, as it should be made clear to the electorate that a vote for them is a vote to keep killers out of the cabinet.
Denis Hurley
Kilbrittain
Co Cork
