Evening Herald states Ganley represented the "far right"

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Interesting to note that in a praise poem to Michael Martin in yesterday's Evening Herald, Ganley is stated to have represented the far right in in the recent Lisbon Treaty elections.

He took to the airwaves on a daily basis to debate opponents from the far left (Joe Higgins) to the far right (Declan Ganley) -- and wiped the floor with the lot of them.

Will Micheal's leading role in priest's release propel him to the top? - Opinion, Frontpage - Herald.ie

It is good that at last Irish media call a spade a spade. Why did it take so long for the Libertas horde to be described as what they are/were?

It is important to remember that the far right have created an small underbelly in Irish political life. I am glad that they are now being called far rigght in tha main stream media. It will be harder for them to dodge that next time they come up for air.

[TradCat]

Joe Higgins is part of an organisation which would abolish parliamentary democracy and private property so far-left is a fair description. What policies has Ganley advocated that justify the far-right label?

[bormotello]

I see your point
Far right(or antiestablishment parties) are the biggest treat for political establishment, because they are calling things as it is.
In opposite, far left, is important part of political establishment, because due their nature they cannot unite and they are keeping left wing spited. Mainstream political parties pays for them by attention of controlled by them medias or sometimes they even allow to some far left candidates to win.
I will skip France, where all mainstream politicians including far left united against Le Pen. Recently FF, FG and LP also united against Libertas, but they did nothing to stop Joe Higgins.

This is why Libertas, with their criticism of mainstream politicians is also big trat

Irish Lefties must understand that they are puppets of ruling class and they exists only to move attention away from serious problems

[marmurr1916]

Interesting to note that in a praise poem to Michael Martin in yesterday's Evening Herald, Ganley is stated to have represented the far right in in the recent Lisbon Treaty elections.




Will Micheal's leading role in priest's release propel him to the top? - Opinion, Frontpage - Herald.ie

It is good that at last Irish media call a spade a spade. Why did it take so long for the Libertas horde to be described as what they are/were?

It is important to remember that the far right have created an small underbelly in Irish political life. I am glad that they are now being called far rigght in tha main stream media. It will be harder for them to dodge that next time they come up for air.

About time too.

It's not as if the mainstream media didn't have the necessary information about the League of Polish Families and other assorted 'nutjobs' that were allied to Libertas.

Let's bear in mind Ganley's breach of promise about bowing out of politics when the usual suspects appear to claim that Libertas is finished as a political movement.

Ganley hasn't gone away you know.

[Clanrickard]

Let's bear in mind Ganley's breach of promise about bowing out of politics when the usual suspects appear to claim that Libertas is finished as a political movement.
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And Eamon Gilmore's statement that there should not be a second referendum? And Dick Roche's? Ganley is NOT far right. He sought allies where he could to derail the Lisbon process but that does not mean he shares their views. This is another smear against Ganley.

[Prester Jim]

Ganley is no more right wing then FF or FG.
What dreamworld was it that the screeching Martin whooped anyones ass in the debates?
He sounded panicky, pompous, condescending and hysterical all at the same time which I suppose is a triumph if its what he was trying to achieve.

[marmurr1916]

And Eamon Gilmore's statement that there should not be a second referendum? And Dick Roche's?

So Ganley is as much a liar as other Irish politicians? Glad we've cleared that up.

Ganley is NOT far right. He sought allies where he could to derail the Lisbon process but that does not mean he shares their views. This is another smear against Ganley.

He doesn't share their views?

There were over 40 members of the far-right League of Polish Families on the Libertas electoral lists in Poland alone, a far higher number than the three Libertas candidates in Ireland.

If Ganley/Libertas had been successful, he'd have been head of a party with far-right MEPs whose views would have had to be taken into account when setting party policy, assuming the internal structures of the party were democratic, not a foregone conclusion with Libertas.

If you're the head of a party that puts far-right candidates on its electoral lists, then it's no smear to call you far right.

[The Caped Cod]

The part about Ganley is the most uninteresting part of the whole article. Whatever you're views on Ganley, it is clear from reading the article that Andrew Lynch has been living in some parralell universe. Martin was absolute crap in debates during the Lisbon Treaty run up. The writer (I won't call him a journalist) then goes on to make Martin into a hostage negotiating hero...

...Although the full details have yet to emerge

This is possibly the most sickening piece of Das Party propoganda I've read in while. It's been a long time since I read the Herald but I had no idea was gone to that. The level of sycophancy is to Martin autrocious.

Like I said, believe what you want about Ganley (and I have my own suspicions) but if the rest of the article is anything to go by then it's hardly too credible.

[marmurr1916]

Martin was absolute crap in debates during the Lisbon Treaty run up.

Although he was on the side that got over 67% of the votes.

Go figure.

[blacbloc2]

Ganley is not far right in the social sense - he's just an unhypocritical liberal, free-trader. I despise those economics but the sh1te about him is, well, just that. He's no worse than and in fact a lot better than most of our corrupted government politicians.