Violent history dispute
A prolonged and increasingly heated exchange followed over Ned O'Sullivan’s remarks and Sinn Féin’s historical record, with Mac Lochlainn protesting against hypocrisy and O'Sullivan repeatedly snapping back. The Chair struggled to restore order as phones, pamphlets and accusations about the War of Independence dominated the chamber.
Senator Ned O'Sullivan is the name.
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One will never hear Eddie Fullerton-----
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I must have struck a real nerve today.
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I will call the Senator his name when I think that he is worthy of it.
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Some of the most violent men in Irish history-----
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I have my phone in my hand on which one can see a pamphlet by Senator Ned O'Sullivan on some of the most violent men in Irish history-----
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A four-page pamphlet has been circulated on some of the most violent men in Irish history.
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They give it but they cannot take it.
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The Senator is an historian. I urge him to tell us the history of those men. What did they do?
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What did they do? Is Senator O'Sullivan an historian?
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The Senator is an historian.
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Senator Ned O'Sullivan is a so-called historian. I urge him to tell us about the men.
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Please, Senator Mac Lochlainn can show us the pamphlet and Senators can view it afterwards.
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Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi did not use violence apparently.
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My God. The Senator should be ashamed of himself.
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The Leader without interruption, please. He is responding. He will deal with both Senators.
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Sinn Féin does not know the meaning of the word "shame".
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I apologise, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I was trying to-----
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Is Senator Ned O'Sullivan a Tory historian? He is like one of the Tories. He is probably campaigning for Brexit with Mr. Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP, and people like that.
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Sinn Féin Members are very bad today.
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The Senator is nothing like these people.
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The Sinn Féin Senators are a bit touchy today.
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It is too long a distance for them to see this.
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The Sinn Féin Senators are very touchy today.
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The Senator has fallen far from the republican tree.
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I will keep my phone on the floor for a few minutes.
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Senator Ned O'Sullivan has fallen far from the republican tree.