Henry McDonald -'Respected' Guardian Ireland corr stokes unionist bigotry

national | arts and media | other press Monday March 23, 2009 13:22 by Skibbereeen Eagle

Sticky journalist joins long list and shows true 'Colours'

The man the Newsletter calls “the respected journalist Henry McDonald,” the Newsletter's Ireland correspondent - sorry, mistake, the Guardian's Ireland correspondent - calls students who drank a lot on St Patrick's Day 'Catholic/nationalist'. What's more, they are 'rural', shock horror. Ticks all the prejudicial boxes - cannot be allowed.

But how does Henry know?

It's easy: 'judging from the Gaelic football and Glasgow Celtic shirts, as well as the names of those the PSNI decided to arrest'.

Would the Guardian publish this type of drivel about the Notting Hill carnival? No because in that case it would be racist. In this case it is merely sectarian, while claiming not to be.

Holylands needs shared future (but not too many taig students, please) - Henry McDonald Newsletter 23 March 2009

Has Henry published this drivel in the Guardian? Maybe they were not interested and that is why it is in today's Unionist Newsletter (23rd March 2009).

Methinks the Eagle should keep an eye on this boyo. He may be on to a stickier wicket than he thought. Has the formerly completely sober (“never touched a drop in me youth, honest”) member of Official Sinn Fein overreached himself?

Read Henry's article in full and judge for yourself - click on the article to read it.