Martin Ferris Biography by JJ Barret

[Kerrygold]

I attended the launch of Martin Ferris' Biography "Martin Ferris-Man of Kerry" written by JJ Barrett last Monday night in Tralee. Gerry Adams was there to launch it. Tim Pat Coogan was also in attendance. I must say I was taken aback, as were others, with the huge crowd that turned out for it. There was about 6-700 people there and Martin, Gerry and JJ were signing books for about 2-3 hours. It was amazing. They must have sold close to 1000 books on the night.

I have read the book and it is an iteresting read for republicans and non-republicans alike. It gives a lot of detail of what life was like in Portlaoise Prison before Lonergan became Governor. It shows the brutal regime that ran that prison and the terrible things they did to prisoners. It also shows how Michael Noonan was culpible in the ill treatment of prisoners because he knew what was happening but chose to ignore it.

Mick O'Dwyer and Mickey Sheehy were interviewed in the book where they say that Ferris would have one many All-Irelands in the Kerry Golden Years, had he given it his 100% commitment. Very interesting read.

Has anyone on Politics.ie read it yet and what did they think?

[JCSkinner]

I'm guessing this is more hagiography than critical biography, judging by the guestlist.
I'll await the unauthorised biog, thanks.

[Kerrygold]

Sorry for putting this in the PDs forum. Can a MOD move it to Current Affairs.

[DOD]

Has anyone on Politics.ie read it yet and what did they think?

I have not read it yet, but I know what I'll be asking Santy for this christmas.

[Libero]

Sorry for putting this in the PDs forum. Can a MOD move it to Current Affairs.

Done.

[rockofcashel]

Kerrygold...

tell martin get onto the publishers, and get them to throw a few free copies P.ie's way.

I'll buy my own though, good Christmas read

[Harpey]

I attended the launch of Martin Ferris' Biography "Martin Ferris-Man of Kerry" written by JJ Barrett last Monday night in Tralee. Gerry Adams was there to launch it. Tim Pat Coogan was also in attendance. I must say I was taken aback, as were others, with the huge crowd that turned out for it. There was about 6-700 people there and Martin, Gerry and JJ were signing books for about 2-3 hours. It was amazing. They must have sold close to 1000 books on the night.

I have read the book and it is an iteresting read for republicans and non-republicans alike. It gives a lot of detail of what life was like in Portlaoise Prison before Lonergan became Governor. It shows the brutal regime that ran that prison and the terrible things they did to prisoners. It also shows how Michael Noonan was culpible in the ill treatment of prisoners because he knew what was happening but chose to ignore it.

Mick O'Dwyer and Mickey Sheehy were interviewed in the book where they say that Ferris would have one many All-Irelands in the Kerry Golden Years, had he given it his 100% commitment. Very interesting read.

Has anyone on Politics.ie read it yet and what did they think?

To football first. My own father fought many times against Ferris on the pitch, he was a dirty, untalented and dishonest player, with an inability to score, run and catch.

Secondly, I am aware that the figure of 6-700 is more like 1-200 from every report that I have heard, there not being even that many party member is the entire South West, and most of those being journalists.(

Thirdly, as goes his terrible time in prison, he did engage in illegal and criminal and terrorist activity, and is one who certainly does deserve such punishment. Besides any of these claims of false martyrhood, you can not in anyway say that this isn't just a money spinner and a publicity attempt, and the obvious shout out to allow Ferris to look heroic, for a failed attempt at dishonest activity.

Ferris is not a revolutionary, nor a hero. He is not patriotic, but a psychotic nut. He is not a good politician. He instead surrounds himself with a mystic, and people better able to carry out constituency duties and political roles. He is out for himself. This is clearly demonstrated by what creative accounting can do for his and his fellow republicans property portfolios, in Ardfert especially. He screams dishonour.
A blagard, a criminal, and a terrible example of what we expect of politicians in every respect, he should have been never released, less still allowed to run for election in a country he still aims to subvert.

No true republican would respect this man-I don't and if you looked trully and honestly at him, neither would you.

[duff]

Have a good rant harpey?

[Harpey]

Have a good rant harpey?

You are living in a fools paridise if you think that I am wrong....
3000 dead. Ferris has blood on his hands.

[duff]

Have a good rant harpey?

You are living in a fools paridise if you think that I am wrong....
3000 dead. Ferris has blood on his hands.

Actually harpey over 3,600 dead. Ferris was right to do what he did.
The people who have blood on there hands are the British Goverment, the crown forces and their paramilitary wings of the UDA,UVF and LVF.
Lest you forget Harpey the UVF were the ones who lit the spark to ignite the flame of the current war. It wasnt the nationalist or republican population.