Fine Gael Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan said that the tweet from Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin showing modern day gardaí at a famine-era eviction was an example of the 'mask lifting'
Fine Gael Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan has described a tweet from Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin showing gardai at a famine-era eviction as "crass and ignorant".
READ MORE: Sinn Fein's Eoin O Broin stands over controversial tweet labelled 'utterly pathetic' by Fine Gael TDHe posted the image with the caption, "no words needed". The posting has been criticised by both Justice Minister Simon Harris and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors . "Every time the mask is lifted, the Irish public has an insight into what would life really be like with a Sinn Fein Minister for Justice.
He added: "The artist maybe should have put a bit of snow on the roof if that was their attitude because Sinn Féin actually wanted to remove the eviction ban on Christmas week.
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