This is clearly a very uninformed piece.

Ireland can vote for whoever they want, it's called democracy

That Aussie with Irish heritage took the soup, wow since when has Australia the moral authority to lecture us,

Did he just say we're not educated in Irish history? Coming from someone who's not Irish, let's not forget when the British forces open fire in Croke Park on innocent people.

Stay “down under” and leave Ireland to its own democracy choices.

We are fully aware of our history. I don't think we need to take heed from a Murdoch patsy living in the bible belt of western civilization

The so called “Irish Bloke” should read into Ireland’s history further, Even in the time of Ireland’s 1916 independence the British Army carried out the same atrocities he accuses the IRA of in the troubles. Kidnappings of wives who were thought to be informants for the IRA and so on, which happened on both sides. Personally I don’t see a difference in either uprisings, both had freedom fighters who fought against British rule.

Sinn Fein is addressing a housing crisis. That's why they're doing so well.

Not a Sinner but this man really said we have a memory problem before confidently stating that TS Eliot was Irish lol

I'm ashamed this guy is part Irish, makes me sick to think that you're questioning the knowledge of an entire country on our past when we know it better than anyone else. -Rep toxic

Try 97 years of FF and FG, they have us destroyed. Sinn fein were like light in comparison

Lol he said 800 years of oppressing yet the Irish in North where oppressed for another 80 years

Up Shin Féin 🇮🇪

This guy doesn't have a clue about the current Irish situation, especially in Dublin.

Actually there are irish people on youtube that make a lot of sense about that election result. I think the people did they only thing they could. We all have this CRAP westminster style system... everything is about voting for parties and nothing about policies

Now I remember why I left Australia.

Neither of you know anything about my country and how dare either of you make these comments

Also you do realise that the other two major parties in ireland dont exactly have great histories as well. Fine Gael traces its origins from the fascist organisation known as the blue shirts. While Fine Fail, were founded when with the splitting of the original sinn fein party

Funny how he mentions nothing of the British Army Open firing on innocent civilians on 2 bloody Sundays 🤷‍♂️

T.S. Elliot had no IRISH connection what so ever , the old guy knows nothing about anything including Ireland

If Australia could vote for Tony Abbott then surely Ireland can vote for who it wants .

Not a Sinn Féin supporter, but how dare you lecture Irish people on the party they choose to endorse and belittle a party that has committed to the democratic process. I don’t see an equivalent video about people voting for the DUP in the North, a party that was also long associated with paramilitaries who slaughtered innocent civilians.

Don't support Sinn Fein but if I was more ignorant this video would make me.

He's shaking in his shoes as he's writing up the news

These guys are still stuck back in the 80’s. Ironic they promote democracy but talk down to the Irish people for voting for change as it doesn’t suit their narrative. If they knew anything about Irish politics they’d know both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have repeatedly screwed the Irish public for decades and the people are fed up. Sinn Fein will hold a majority in the next government, if they mess it up that’s on them and the Irish population will go back to the old guard if FF and FG. Also, can we revoke that fellas claim to being Irish too?

Hes a fool we want our country back your talking about a war you dont know your history

The two stooges. In the opening line of this, they confuse the island of ireland with two political jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland (Eire) and Northern Ireland both jurisdiction are on the island of Ireland which if either of them knew anything of the situation they would be acutely aware of this gaff. Sinn Féin have been elected to the British House of Commons UK, the European Parliament EU , as well as Dáil Éireann Republic of Ireland (Eire) part of the island of Ireland ( the population the ignorant commentators insult ) and to the Northern Ireland Assembly the other Part of the Island of Ireland. They only insult intelligence.

They should be ashamed for voting for Fine Gael, Finna fail and the greens

the broken english system and (australian system) people are sick of these fools running the place . When they are only in there to feather there own nest. We need a new government system!

100? Years of Irish poverty ? Where did he get that one from there still poverty in Ireland today 😂😂😂

He doesn't even know what the provo is

What a pair of tools.

Firstly we Irish know our history very well thank you and I’ve lived through quite a bit of it. Secondly Sinn Fein is not the political wing of the IRA. Third the war is over more than 20 years ago and we are working every day to deliver the promises made in the peace agreement. Next, I am in my mid 60’s and always vote Sinn Fein and am proud to do so. This broadcast is inaccurate, unhelpful nonsense. If you wish to comment on our politics please at least get your facts right and by the way Sir we the Irish want no part of you and your plastic paddy crap you would do better to mind your own business.

And actually the majority of people under 50 voted for Sinn Fein because they have actually provided some solutions to the housing crisis the hospital crisis and homeless crisis that were caused by the two larger parties finna fail and Fine Gael the under 30s group voted for Sinn Fein as sadly due to high housing costs they can’t afford to buy or rent homes so live at home and Sinn Fein promises reductions , Sinn Fein plan on lowering the pension age that was raised by two larger parties, we the Irish people voted for Sinn Fein because we were sick of two large capitalistic parties who were only in it for themselves and not the people they were meant to represent

Is he ashamed of Northern Ireland thatvotes for the DUP

Australians may be content to live under there british union flag but the irish never will be

Would you like us to tell your mistakes in recent elections? Local and national is disgraceful. Reap what you sow

We know our history more than others know there's , we voted for SF because the corruption that's in the other partys

WTF? TS Eliot irish? News to me, what kind of gronks are these two?

Australia is thousands of miles away from the old world.Its really a case of people who have no idea of what they are talking about wading in with majisterial ignorance.The conflict that raged, between 1969 and 1998, in the north east corner of Ireland, was highly complex and nuanced.It involved national and international actors.It also had traces of the cold war involved, as well as trans national operations carried out by intelligence agencies of different countries.Now Australia has only aborigines to deal with, so its not suprising that complex issues are seen in black and white terms.I will just try to give some balance that maybe could help enlighten those who live in Australia.It might be relevant for those who are interested to do some research about this period in history.They should start with the following if they want to learn.So lets begin with The falls road curfew,Internment with out trial (you now have it in Australia and look how outraged you are) The hooded men,Ballymurphy massacre,Bloody Sunday,The Loyalist assassination campaign from 1972 to 1976,The Shankill Butchers,The UWC strike,The Dublin Monaghan Bombs,The Glenanne Gang,The hunger strikes,The 1982 RUC Death Squads,The rearming of the Loyalist groups in the mid 1980s,The Collusion of MI5 with Loyalist groups,The targeting of Sinn Fein councillors from the mid 80s to early 90s.This was all watched over and organised by British military intelligence. It would be good if the people on this station would at least speak with some understanding, before they expose their ignorance to a wider audience.And the above does not even begin to cover the internal working of what went on inside the British government.The plotting and planning that went on within the government of Harold Wilson has never really been examined. I know its hard for Australians as they do not have their own head of state (hello 2021),and they do have a cultural cringe towards Britain.That does not excuse such a lack of intellectual scrutiny.

Sinn Fein are a political party and The I.R.A . have decommissioned their arsenal in the pursuit of peace through politics. The other two parties are cheeks of the same arse, btw in Ireland we know there was no famine, food by the tonnage was exported to Britain under armed guard. Australians with Irish heritage and an updated grasp of Irish politics, I apologise :)

The past is the dustbin of life but if you go there, please do not ignore the role Sinn Fein played in the peace process. They have moved on from violence or haven't you noticed.

WHO DA FOOK IS THAT GUY

Any change is better than no change because what they had before were two major parties occupying both sides of the same coin. If i could have voted it would have been for the Irish freedom party.

Is this actually considered news in Australia? I'm lost for words.

''a little small community'' he says. There's 75,000,000 Irish people around the world. Is he nuts?

.43 we do have a memory that is 700 years of English oppression in 🇮🇪 Ireland. And coming from a spokesman from a penal colony, get a grip on yourself man.

These men should seek out a profession where they can discussing topic's they are knowledgeable on. Are there any mime schools in Australia?

U oppress the Irish u will get a rebellion Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪

Australians should be ashamed of being locked down by its political class.

What an incredible book cover analysis of the Irish politics. I can't believe what I've actually just listened too.

Which part of Ireland was TS Eliot from again? And in which part of the 19th century did James Joyce write his books?

Unlike Ireland, Oz was never partitioned to punish it for leaving UK. False dichotomy between old/new IRA. Both were adept at responding in like kind to state terror. Unlike FF/FG, SF not "... two cheeks of the same backside!" (Galloway).

Irish cousins? You're no fuckin cousin of mine. Must have got his history of Ireland from watching The Quiet Man.

did he just call them drug runners they had a war against drugs

When ye say IRA ye forget what the uda did and pnsi and the other groups that did terrible things for England in my country so when your trying to look in for the other side of the world open a history book and stop taking fact from English politicians

I wonder if he knows that the past is the past and that we are living in the present, no one can just undo shit just get better.

Yeah because FF and FG haven't cause ANYONES lives ending

So we should have just politely asked the British to leave .... never thought of that . Oh sorry , I forgot that was tried. This clown thinks that TS Eliot was Irish ..? Good grief! Why did I think this was worthy of the effort to comment on ?

We Can Vote Whoever We Want! Eire 32 🇮🇪

That was shocking. These 2 are clearly misinformed and too far up thei......

These people haven't a clue what they are talking about

Paul Quinn was beaten to death by a 12-strong IRA gang with iron bars and nail-studded cudgels in a border barn. His mother Breege said last night: "I'm calling on Conor Murphy to withdraw his disgraceful slur against Paul. My son was not a criminal. The Irish Government, the SDLP, and everybody who knew him testified to that. We also want Conor to go to the police and tell them who he spoke to in the IRA about Paul's murder.parents of IRA murder victim Paul Quinn have called on another Sinn Fein minister to withdraw his "disgraceful slur" against their son. After the 2007 killing, Conor Murphy said he had spoken to the IRA and was satisfied it wasn't involved. He linked the killing to a feud among criminals. Both the Quinns and the McCartneys urged the DUP to back their calls. They said the party had in recent times actively supported their campaigns for justice and they now expected it to exert pressure on Sinn Fein. Robert McCartney's sister Catherine said: "Robert's murder is not a historic case where the people involved are dead and it's hard to obtain information. "Except for Jock Davison, everybody central to events that night is alive. Deirdre Hargey needs to voluntarily go to police and make and sign a statement." The Communities Minister has previously said she was never asked to make a statement to detectives. Ms McCartney said: "She shouldn't need to be asked. She should just automatically go herself. As a political representative, and especially now as Communities Minister, she should be bending over backwards to help victims' families. We expect Sinn Fein to treat us the same way as they would treat victims killed by loyalists or the state. Robert was a member of Deirdre's local community who went for a drink in a bar and was murdered. We want to sit down with Deirdre and ask her what exactly she saw and didn't see that night in Magennis' - where she sat, if she saw Robert, if she saw Jock Davison.

Was it perhaps a vote for nationalism rather than for terrorism? Was there an alternative nationalist option, or where the other parties all EU/Global types?

I don't support Sinn Féin but this guy just has it wrong. Sinn Féin was elected because people are unhappy the other 3 parties not because of Republicanism. It's sad to say it but very few people in the Republic care about a United Ireland anymore

4million people starved, murdered and displaced because of occupation ! What total rubbish , you should be ashamed with this post! Imagine all the poet's and writers who could have been !

The biggest population of Irish decent anywhere are in Australia, mostly sent as prisoners fighting against British oppression, who’s got the short memory?

Every party has its past, some of which is shameful and should be left in the past. Sinn Fein in modern society represents and demands equality, rights for all and Irish unity hence its largely youthful votes. The party today has no affiliations with the IRA and it’s leadership has openly condemned any acts of violence from so called ‘dissident republicans’ so this attack on Sinn Fein from this so called news network is appalling and inaccurate in today’s society. Irish people know what they are voting for.

TAL 26+6=1

And for the record, Irish people are more highly educated than Australians.

No ever mentions the IRA asking business people for protection money in the troubles and if they did not pony up they were shot ...I will be specific Jewish coin and Stamp.Dealer with premises in Dublin Road, Belfast . His name was Kaitcher . Shot dead. The loyalist were at it as well. The Shinners love to air brush their past....

“I’m an Australian, not an Irishman” this is exactly why you should actually spend a year in the Republic of Ireland and witness the struggle with Homelessness, Healthcare and Housing. Come over here and witness the stance Sinn Féin has taken for local and national issues! See first hand, the generational GREED of our right wing politicians. Our “democratic” system being cheated because of History. Mind your own business and worry about your own.

IRA is not sinn fein

The British still vote for the same party the caused the Irish famine !

Say hello to the aboriginal people, tell them the Irish were asking for them.

I am well into my 40s and as an Irish man I know my history and I know what SF stand for and I am proud to vote them, this clip was just 3 minutes of waffle from some tool on the other side of the planet.

Days before the general election, the PSNI found a viable bomb attached by magnets to a refrigerated trailer parked in the Silverwood industrial estate in Lurgan, Co Armagh. The bomb had been placed there some days earlier by the Continuity IRA in the expectation that the trailer would be loaded on to a ferry bound for Scotland. The PSNI believed the aim was to blow up the ferry on January 31st, Brexit day. The Continuity IRA denied this and said the bomb was intended to be smuggled to Britain: “It was timed for Britain’s exit from the EU and to bring attention to the sea border. Either way, the device could have killed any number of entirely innocent. people.

What the hell does he know he doesn't live in Ireland he lives miles in miles away Ireland

Sinn Fein gave the British a taste of their own medicine, and won. #unitedireland

He speaks the truth. Just who in their right mind would vote for a party who's hands are drenched in the blood of the innocent.....

Do people actually watch this on TV?

How does this B.S make it onto TV

What an absolute joke listening to these people who don't have a clue

Australians lecturing us on our history. Hilarious. By the way, I went to school for 14 years here in Ireland. Studying history was obligatory...

To most people in ireland, sinn Fein has evolved from being a political wing for the IRA into an actual party now. The reason why everyone voted for sinn fein was purely from a policy view point. With major housing shortages and overcrowded hospitals, the traditional centre right parties such as Fine Gael and Fine Fail showed a consistent failure and unwillingness to intervene in the private health and housing sector for the good of the country. People voted sinn fein not because of its IRA past but simply because it vowed to act whereas the government had failed to

I don't vote SF for various reason, IRA commemoration for one but at same time people voted for change. Have they not heard of the GFA? I accept SF have a mandate and have embraced solely political means to achieve unity. This is shameful broadcasting, painting with broad strokes. Ireland understands full well what IT suffered through. Younger generations are looking forward not back. History is taught fairly well here, not to repeat the mistakes of past. Therefore FF FG have had their time. This version of Sinn Féin have never been in govt in Dublin so it's not history repeating. What is this bs with TS Eliot too? Of all irish poets and writers, he chooses an English poet.

Sinn Fein aren't extremists, they're mostly transsexuals now.

Just because you have Irish heritage doesn't mean you can say that the Irish people are wrong it's our votes not australias

People in this comment section are talking about how they should learn irish history but the people in the comment section should sinn fein endorsed the ira and were there political party and if u didnt know the ira were terrorists and killed thousands of innocent civilians ik the uvf did as well but does that mean what the ira did was justified and the last leader of sinn fein was apart of the ira so i think we should definetly be ashamed that so many people voted for sinn fein

Why would we be ashamed? Proud more like it. We have a republic, it was hard won by the blood of our patriot dead.Some folks down under haven't the balls to go get one.

While reciting the names of Irish writers, don't forget those awful fenians Yeats and Behan. These commentators like to play "blame the victims." Look up some history indeed,...

I am well aware of my Irish history and I am proud to vote SF, isn't democracy a beautiful thing.

Easter 1916 rebellion saw the martyrs blood of that era "water the rose tree" of Irish freedom. Here in Belfast, in the following generation, the 1940's we witnessed the sacrifice and valour of another great Irish patriot, martyr, Tom Williams, who was hanged at Crumlin Road prison, 2nd September, 1942. From that day to this his remains lie in the prison grave, although a fitting grave is available to the patriot at Milltown cemetery.. In anticipation of his remains being released. In this video we look at the life, times, and death of this noble Irishman. Joe cahill, no stranger to the freedom loving people of Ireland relates the story of the incident that brought about Tom's death, to Martin Newham, a patriot of the current generation. In this video production we have brought together some very rare photographs and films foot - age, plus the dunville Park, hunger strike 15 anniversary rally Learn ur history

The IRA never blew up a shopping centre full of women and children. Where did he get that from?

Iniskillin is about their mark OAP's, Women and Children Slaughtered by Cowards not men, the lowest of the low !

Better to run your own country than an EU puppet

We are getting the 6 county’s back 🇮🇪

If what this clown says is correct, then nobody should have voted for Nelson Mandela in South Africa. Like South Africa, Northern Ireland also had aphertid. Thanks to Sinn Fein, and the I.R.A. who had the balls to take on the might of the United Kingdom and rid the country of the horrible existence and regime Catholics were forced to live under. Learn the history and get you're facts right. You might also learn about how the mighty U.K. treated indengineous people in Australia, and indeed all over the world.

My guy can't pronounce a single irish word correctly lmao

Sinn Fein is based, here's to a 32 county Irish Socialist Republic 🇮🇪