Mary Lou McDonald: Condemning Coolock protests ‘is not going to sort this’

Condemning the protests in Coolock is “not going to sort out” continued unrest in the community, according to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
There have been multiple protests in the past week at the former Crown Paints in north Dublin which has been earmarked for asylum seekers.
Several fires have broken out at the property while multiple Gardaí have been injured.
Today, Gardaí said they seized multiple incendiary devices from the area near the protests last week, including suspected petrol bombs.
Deputy McDonald told The Hard Shoulder she witnessed the violence “with a very heavy heart”.
“Let me be clear - the violence and those perpetrating it are to absolutely be condemned,” she said.
“It is important to face down anyone who engages in that criminal behaviour.
“But condemnation is not going to sort this out.”
Deputy McDonald said some people from the wider Coolock community protesting have “a real sense of anger” and “betrayal”.
“[Coolock] is a proud community,” she said. “This is a community only a short number of weeks ago that after 43 years got an apology for the loss of 48 lives in the Stardust tragedy.
“This is a resilient community - it is also a community that has been left behind for generations.”
She said she met with an “interesting cross-section” of the community - and many simply want to be heard.
“[They are saying] we are not a mob, we are not far-right lunatics,” she said.
“In a scenario where resources are stretched so tight... that they hear news of newcomers coming to the community and think, ‘God, how do we cater for that’.”
Ms McDonald said the Government needs to “listen to and respond to that experience” of Coolock locals.
“This is not about pandering to anything - pandering to racism, pandering to hate,” she said.
“I would not do that for anything in this world because it’s very dangerous.
“But let me say it is equally dangerous and debilitating not to listen to the real experience of marginalised and pooper communities on the ground.”
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said people cannot equate the concerns of locals with violent protests.
Locals in Coolock, however, have claimed there was no proper consultation before it was decided to house asylum seekers in the area.
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[@tekken278]

She abstained from voting in the migrations pact..take no notice of her she's finished

[@prestigeworldwide5047]

Assigned to the political dustbin of history, delusions of grandeur.

[@paulmccluskey1859]

Scrawlng back Mary LOU

[@paulmccluskey1859]

​@@JAS563ifyMary Lou has washed her Hand with the irish

[@collette6103]

@@paulmccluskey1859 and the Irish have washed ours too! The uturn is killing me! Which time was a lie, then or now ? If the party believed in something then they did and still do! Have they all just changed their minds? She even got on Newstalk with Pat Kenny today to reiterate her new stance 🤭. Well, if she got elected and did another uturn on us again I guess she could say ‘you should have known’!

[@IrishAuntie]

The Government isn’t trying to, only making it worse. They are not representing the people of this country.

[@crztank9298]

Seems like Mary Lou hasn't learned her lesson.

[@bredashore8524]

Nobody wants to hear anything from Mary Lou, she’s last years news

[@tomgreen2737]

Mary saying she is all for free speech. What at the same time last April voting for a bill to silence us

[@Maria-cq6cc]

Yep she and her gang said nothing. What a sham

[@seannolan8615]

Mary is running 🏃‍♂️ with the hare and hunting with the hounds.

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Exactly

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

​@seannobrilliantly said. lan8615

[@cathalsurfs]

SF are the ONLY party who voted AGAINST the EU Migration Pact. Let that sink in.

[@RobDoyle-hu1dd]

Close our borders

[@MichaelGallagher-ed7hg]

don't think so

[@JAS563ify]

​@@MichaelGallagher-ed7hgLook at Sweden and Paris, once they get the numbers in they will cause a lot more trouble!

[@MartinaMadden-bn8fv]

Let me be clear what you and your buddies have done to the Irish people shame on you all

[@sb8163]

What a hypocrite! Sinn Féin said no community should have a veto - they were actually out at the counter-protests shouting down the protestors! And all of the parties were clutching their pearls over the Dáil protest. It was only when the numbers at the protests grew that their tune changed

[@JoanOhare-ty9mm]

Hypocrite Mary Loo SF who had being protesting for left wing and had being hacking the protest against Magrants pack

[@EmmtKidd]

Would a local homeless family who can't get housed be better of trowing there passports away and claiming asylum to be housed ? .

[@martinbrennan4489]

Mary is a joke

[@garrydullaghan3207]

And a sick one at that

[@starbucksadmin7265]

Looks like she is the enemy of Ireland 😁

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

She is

[@seannolan8615]

And her own worst enemy.

[@zzzzzxcvhjiiiibbbb]

No doubt

[@KieranLoughlin-yr7jt]

But but but it's the English

[@KieranLoughlin-yr7jt]

😂

[@jefflambert7263]

Ugh, she's the worst. So utterly vacuous.

[@neanda]

ikr, she's just lots of words with no meaning, how did she even get to a position of making decisions

[@garyallen9901]

The people dont want it

[@audreyh9052]

She has NO SHAME the woman. Terrible person just Terrible

[@garrydullaghan3207]

The furthest thing from a nationalist that you could possibly get

[@pizzacalzone6456]

What specifically is terrible about her?

[@audreyh9052]

@@pizzacalzone6456 if you see I explained quite clearly in another comment

[@taytoddmc]

I can't listen to her anymore

[@Maria-cq6cc]

I feel the same im fuming.

[@sadasyoucanbe]

Switch off all mainstream media. They are the drivers of the whole program for the WEF. Without the media, they cannot achieve their goals of Agenda 2030.

[@cwera8866]

Mary the EU HACK!!!

[@powerdisney]

You cannot bring in UNVETTED MEN to ANY community deprived or otherwise

[@autumn-g1n]

Newtalk presenter, how would you feel if 450 unvetted men moved into your area, and no body listened to your anxiety ? How safe would you feel?, how relaxed would you be for young children in your area?. You may not have that coming to your area yet, but it will eventually.

[@Richard1A2B]

You have worked yourself up into a fear of the unknown.

[@autumn-g1n]

​@@Richard1A2B. And is that supposed to make it all OK? I take it you are neither Irish, nor living in Ireland...

[@Richard1A2B]

@@autumn-g1n I am both Irish and living in Ireland. It might surprise you that out of the 949 local authority councillors elected in Ireland last month less than 1% were anti immigration. The majority of us in this country don't think like you. We may see the same issue but see different outcomes. I want to see assylum seekers processed rapidly and removed quickly if they fail. I also want to see more done about those who over stay their visas. This is a failure of our state which won't be fixed by blaming immigrants.

[@johnobrien2207]

​@@Richard1A2BAbout as Irish as a bag o Sugra.

[@JohnKeane-pt6cp]

​@Richard1A2B your a clown

[@philip6868]

Nobody wants it full stop , I haven’t seen any meeting held in Coolock

[@johnanthonyfingleton2954]

A New Party is urgently needed in Ireland....Sinn Fein, have passed their sell by date.

[@patriciareilly8841]

Tainted product. Like a listeriosis outbreak in a sausage factory. No one buying it now.

[@garrydullaghan3207]

​@patriciareilly88she is a disgusting sell out

[@JAS563ify]

​@@patriciareilly8841They are not to be trusted

[@dermotgillespie9030]

It's disappointing the way politicians and the mainstream media don't seem to get that the ordinary people of this country don't want their towns and villages full of strangers. Surely they should have some say in it. Meanwhile, a small group of business men are buying up derelict buildings turning them into immigrant hotels and becoming multi millionaires at the same time, all at the taxpayers expense

[@HughHuston]

They see it but have chosen to ignore it. To be Irish and proud of it has become an embarrassment to them. They are the real enemy of the state.

[@bigbinji6145]

you've nailed it there sir .....Sinn Fein and their landlord mates are coining in the money ...

[@deebee22130]

I will never vote Sinn Fein again....!

[@1992ravefan]

NEVER VOTE per se

[@EmilePesky-n1v]

she's PAINFUL... we'll never build enough schools and houses amd train enough medical staff to keep up with a borderless country.

[@ColetteOneill-gs1lo]

Its over for Mary lou, switching off dont want to hear her. She never listened to the people of Ireland.

[@PB111627]

Totally agree she just waffles on and on!

[@mrhoppy_9724]

@@ColetteOneill-gs1lo as if “the people” know anything

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Ur not missing anything it’s the same song sheet.

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

She should go live with her brother that thinks he is her sister,

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

@@seanmaccionnaith3458 lol

[@iankennedy1441]

AND WHEN THE COMMUNITY SAYS NO MARY LOO , WHAT HAPPENS THEN

[@JohnMadden-d1c]

That's it more mary lou Poo... Dont forget how the GAA is being weponised and Jarlet Burns used his opportunity after the hurling final to push and promote Government Narrative while pencilhead Harris stood behind him 😥

[@anthonyhogan9467]

There is a woman in panic and trying to play both sides of the fence

[@patrickfinnegan7800]

No to censorship no to the EU no to NATO no to the WEF no to warmongers

[@josephmurphy1509]

I'm with you brother.✌

[@dusty3194]

Irish lollies don't want NATO

[@custyzone]

All eu countries are suffering from mass immigration not just Ireland the eu policy as a whole must change or this will continue to get worse

[@gmcg3053]

100% my friend

[@DarrenMac-yk2gd]

No to truth speak legislation 💪🏼

[@bernardmolloy6241]

what part of NO are you not understanding mary lou

[@deebee22130]

Mary Lou....what about the injuries to the WHOLE COMMUNITY OF COOLOCK....??!!!!

[@tfg7777]

Mary Muslim....

[@garrydullaghan3207]

She is done

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

Mary Dog

[@michb144]

😂

[@philtoner2621]

@@tfg7777 100% well said

[@donalobrien7582]

Why Does Newstalk refer to an IRISH Government, when in Truth what you are referring to is a SUB OFFICE of the EU who also Govern ALL Irish LAWS & REGULATIONS. Stop, a Grow Up IRELAND is Directed by Brussels/Strasbourg=BERLIN.

[@Trainsandautomobiles]

100per cent

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

They pay there wages

[@El-px6wl]

The government have caused this problem not the people !!! They've mistaken the Irish kindness for weakness .

[@DonalOLochlainn]

In order to sort this out FINE GAEL AND FIANNA FÁIL need to go .

[@mrhoppy_9724]

And replace them with whom?

[@garrydullaghan3207]

Along with the sad excuse for a opposition party

[@LeeKnight22]

And sinn fein needs to go 2

[@wynbrown5985]

​@@mrhoppy_9724The muppets. They'd be more effective.

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

@@mrhoppy_9724 With ''Real Irish People'' Real Irish Republican People.

[@Irish780]

Sinn fein has a lord mayor in derry a black woman who is actually ant irish.. saying, look at what all they blacks did for Ireland....lol😅 im not making it up its on utube.. i dont remember a black person in they GPO fighting when they proclamation was made

[@sicksquid3258]

She's SDLP.

[@verali164]

Her brother is some big politician or lawyer back in Africa

[@Irish780]

@@verali164 😒 that speaks volumes

[@garrydullaghan3207]

The new plantation of ulster ,and mc entee destroying south of the border ,

[@El-px6wl]

​@verali164 your right and she claims that she is a refugee ,

[@JonJon-en8sz]

Mary Loo is a middle class, middle aged stale conservative. SF was once a militant nationalist party led by Martin Mc Guinness. Now it’s just a ladies who lunch party. Mary Loo said vote yes to the durable relationship referendum. Ballyfermot / Cherryorchard voted 95% against .

[@BusesAreFatCars]

She's not a conservative. Conservatives are right wing. She absolutely isn't, unfortunately. Her policy is Ireland for everyone and transing kids. She's similar to a British conservative, and they were voted out for not actually being conservatives.

[@michaelmclaughlin7325]

Martin never led sinn fein, and may i say this, where were you all with your protests during the troubles to help your fellow country men in the north against foreigners, mind you they were not asylum seekers.

[@JonJon-en8sz]

@@michaelmclaughlin7325 you did not need us. You got rid of the British army all by yourselfs, then you went on to disband the RUC.

[@Mcfads999]

Sharia Fein are Traitors. Absolutel TRAITORS

[@Adrian-fe1sf]

Can the government not see that this is a small country and look at England to day with all the crime in it Poland won't let one in because they know

[@xyzpharaoh123]

I wonder how the Newstalk staff would like it if 500 male asylum seekers were housed in their offices and they had to share the building with them their attitude would change very quickly

[@autumn-g1n]

Absolutely. They would not allow it until there was evidence that garda checks had been carried out. So why is it different for us to want the same? WHY MARY LOO?

[@mariemorris836]

She abstained in the Migrant Pact vote in the Dail...Enough said!!!!!!

[@autumn-g1n]

Exactly. She will never be forgiven for that.

[@catherinelynch7463]

Go away and dont come back still not with the people

[@RaeKearns]

Patronising middle class cynical woman, Sinn Féin the Women’s Party…

[@oldboy2781]

You and the government caused this,just vet them if they arrive with no documents or passports why let them in,why are they hiding where there coming from?get on a plane with a passport arrive in Ireland with no passport 😢

[@autumn-g1n]

Exactly. Letting them in and not vetting them is negligence to safeguard the children and women of ireland. And of course it will have to wait for a crime to be comitted before the government can be sued.

[@punchy1325]

You seem to be confused about who's in charge

[@punchy1325]

@@autumn-g1n you're also confused

[@mrhoppy_9724]

Here we see a classic example of ignorance. Sinn Féin is not in government and as such hasn’t got the ability to enact policy.

[@punchy1325]

@user-re7wt2yc8b your ignorance, but luckily for you, someone else has already explained it

[@PatDonlon4711]

Its the middle classes that wont take responsibility

[@healingprotectioncreation7117]

I'm losing patience with regime apologists.

[@rhythmelf8881]

But your government plan won't sort it either, Mary.

[@davisoneill]

Mary Lou doesn't allow any refugee centers near her mansion in leafy Cabra.

[@patriciareilly8841]

NIMBY - no rentals allowed there either

[@commuterbranchline8132]

The political elite simply do not listen and do not represent the interests of the Irish people.

[@bmac3093]

If only Mary had the balls to stand up for the people

[@roymunson1]

She thinks we all dont already know about her.

[@natashaferguson5425]

I wish we had some patriotic people in government, this lot can't do enough for getting involved in world politics meanwhile Ireland is falling apart.

[@prestigeworldwide5047]

The rest of the world is dumping their problems onto us, we are the EU, UN, WEF experiment with willing fools selling us out. Use cash btw.

[@bobbyd4298]

Not one of them have condemned the garda or riot squad. Marylou and others will rue the day they done this to Irish Citizens. Instead of criticising the people, Stop and think why this is excatly happening. We are the Majority 🙏❤🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪❤🙏

[@garrydullaghan3207]

She gone ,done and out the door ,not a patriotic voice

[@johnoreilly501]

She does the talk talk but won't do the walk walk

[@garrydullaghan3207]

The wobble wobble

[@PatDonlon4711]

The working classes are king

[@Shankill-Belfast]

so as a Unionist...please explain. This woman is condemning Irish patriots in Coolock while attending the funerals of former IRA terriorists??? Whaaaaa?

[@Brownedoff-m6w]

Yes ahe is a disgrace

[@robertomeara3469]

Sure dont your lot do the same??attending funerals of loyalist murdering cowards who hid behind British security services????

[@lindalonergan7887]

She's a hypocrite. Irish unionist parties should unite and get them out of power in NI.

[@ainemcgowan4495]

No she's said she wouldn't attend any commemorations if she got into government....that's why I left SF.....she's forgot how she and SF got to where they unfortunately for us ....'are' in Irish politics today....I don't even listen to her and SF anymore....her party have become more about other causes now and other cultures and foreigners and less to do with Ireland and our people and our culture...as a Nationalist who loves Ireland she sickens me

[@HitchHikersBlues]

Ya can't make it up, what's going on on this Island. Dublin looks like Lagos. It's a kip. Dubliners and the people of this country have a right to be angry.

[@Lala-kc2fw]

It will. Lads... Just watch.... Will only get worse.

[@KennethMac1]

Mary the muslim will turn on anyone

[@1992ravefan]

The only thing she is short of is the veil.

[@afrozqazi8356]

Nice one 👍

[@ronanbrennan6639]

Ciaran will have to go see a counsellor after talking to normal people

[@tommykenny4018]

She is like a broken record - enough of MLM...

[@GerryOneill-o8e]

She never condemned IRA bombers

[@garrydullaghan3207]

She is a bigger danger to this country than any invader in history

[@robertomeara3469]

Ur a dope

[@gavinfoley103]

Does anyone believe that this wave is supported out of philanthropy? Do the Dáil and the EU strike you as concerned for the well being of citizens or migrants?

[@gF-iv2yn]

Mary Mary quite contrary waffle

[@jamesd4764]

She is a Fianna Fail plant. Sinn Fein as we knew it doesn't exist.. She destroyed it as was her mission..

[@archiesneddon6017]

She obviously is ignoring the will of the Irish people she doesn't care what the people are saying it's the same in the uk

[@collette6103]

I would love to know from MaryLou if the facilities were there and around the country exactly how many migrants would she be willing to take into Ireland, would there be a limit eventually or would we literally take in the whole of day the Middle East or Africa ? Would love to hear that from her. Dublin City centre is unrecognisable and if she is Ok with that there in lies the problem. Tourists are even asking where are the actual Irish, not one person who served us a meal or otherwise, was Irish!!

[@camilocienfuegos9233]

So what she is saying is sell the safety of your women and children for changing rooms and facilities etc 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dannvd17]

Mary lou Mohammad

[@afrozqazi8356]

Nice one 👍🙏 Mary lou Mohammad

[@Fran-n4x]

Mary lou strategically and cynically abstained from voting on the recent eu immigration/plantation replacement act

[@stevegrehan4690]

There was no sign of her also during the vote on the vax passport bill.

[@wontbelongnow5567]

When is the government going to listen to its people they dont want immigration by the thousands. Theses communities are going to hate the government for this ,also has the government forgotten its voters. Great respect to your community for sticking together on this matter.

[@gavinfoley103]

Mary Cromwell Lou McTudor

[@blondie80]

Mary Lou runs with the hares and hunts with the hounds. I will Never again vote for sinn fein

[@brianlea2853]

Martin Luther King Jnr “a riot is the language of the unheard” Just putting that out there to annoy 🤮

[@janerobinson2016]

The gaurds are starting the fires its on utube burning there own car mary luc sick get help for her the burning of the gaurda car awful poor old man beat up by the gaurds

[@eoghangreene5728]

The video you are talking about is of a guard pouring water on a fire just started by a youth. Im on your side, but the truth is important too. The full video js readily available for anybody to clarify who is right or wrong here. People need to be smarter, join forces and not just appear as disorganised thugs and liars

[@Tomj2023]

Anyone else listen to this and be left with the feeling that the host and guest are just cowards and completely unaware of the needs of the Irish person.

[@robertomeara3469]

Cuddihy always looking to condemn the people and protect government

[@Maria-cq6cc]

Shame on her. This interview is soo upsetting

[@Maria-cq6cc]

Ahhhh no way no more talking mary we are done now. Absolute joke

[@MsEldee]

Is she for real. I think we did hear the people.

[@jeni88.sl2]

Mary didn't talk to the protesters of the area she didn't listen to the real concerns. What's her statement on her colleague calling people in coolock scumbags

[@joekelly7088]

The people of Coolock, I imagine, would greatly appreciate residents in Killiney, Foxrock or Donnybrook doing their fair share.

[@paulkearns1504]

Ireland needs a Donald Trump…MIGA…’Make Ireland Great Again’ 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@ronanhughes8506]

No thanks, we've enough idiots here.

[@patkearney9320]

@@ronanhughes8506 Seems you know most of the idiots around so I’d take your word NUGGET.

[@seawinds12]

Mary go away sf never get voted in because of you

[@fon129]

Sein Fein traitors are finished.

[@JohnPower-b3p]

Mary Lou you have a very short memory

[@jamesdonnegan867]

Mary who has a selective memory 🤬

[@dereklmcguire]

too late mary

[@yvonnetrimble8557]

That email and any future emails should be made public for the community to be able to see these interactions

[@vinnysmith4748]

Their are plenty of organisations state & corporate, hiding behind legitimate concerns, too

[@audreyarthurs4937]

The whole of Ireland is not being heard. We’re not mobs. We are just sick of the lot of the government. We all know whose side sf is on now. Yuk.

[@davedaly3863]

2 SPINLESS RATS

[@Poppy456-l4c]

She’s still doing the round aboutery speech saying nothing, getting nowhere!!!!! No, Maryloo loo sorry but you’re finished in politics!!!!

[@gearoid9835]

11:35 McDonald speaking so flippantly about children's blood. That reminds me of Paul Maxwell, Mary Travers, Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball.

[@catherinedonohue2662]

News talk and Mary , all a sick joke to the irish people.

[@thudson6643]

Where was Mary Lou for the EU Migration Pact Vote?

[@terryhennigan3911]

Sinn Fein wait on the fence to see which way the wind is blowing.Can you not hear us. We are saying NO. We don’t want any more dialogue or consultation.

[@paulmcaleese5159]

Sinn Fein with being so close at the last election will never get as close again as long as Mary Lou is in charge

[@Yvonne-z3k]

Is he from this planet??

[@robertwalsh7966]

No one condones violence of any sort. The Irish people in general are law-biding people but when you have a government that is not listening to the people and is not in touch with the people then this is what happens. Therefore, it's not fair or just that politicians then come out and blame ordinary people for what has happened and don't take any responsibility themselves for what has happened. The people of this country and I include all have been left with little option but to take a stance when families are going hungry, homeless, can't get a service not a home need I go on. Unfortunately, will it get better? I really don't think so under this government as there has been no attempt to bridge the gap between government and the people. That's just my humble view

[@PatDonlon4711]

Government for the people by the people, law for the people and by the people . Fragmentations is the problem, lack of joint up thinking, lack of communication with community and local authority, this is European policy's that dosent work.

[@noelconnor8539]

Newstalk is just a joke in itself

[@leonienolan511]

I saw the video s. People attacked by riot squad 😢

[@michaeltruman3218]

Get her out or SF is finished. She is a non nationalist leading a nationalist party. She is a liar. She is hated by the Irish.