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Irish mayor quits over refusal to represent African residents - AUDIO

Kildare mayor claimed Black immigrants were too aggressive towards him

HILDA HIGGINS,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 7:20 AM

Updated Thursday, November 24, 2011, 10:07 AM

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Mayor of Naas Darren Scully pictured with Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD with school children in Kill National School in Kill County Kildare, on day two of the General Election 07.

Photo by Eamonn Farrell / Photocall

The Mayor of Naas, Co. Kildare, has resigned after he made a comment on local radio that he would not represent people of black African origin.

Fine Gael Councillor Darren Scully,a friend of Prime Minister Enda Kenny, made the remarks on local radio Kildare FM on Tuesday morning. He said he had decided not to represent black Africans due to their “aggressive” attitude towards him.

“I have been met with aggressiveness, I have been met with bad manners," he claimed. "I have also been played the race card - it's been said, 'Oh yeah, you will help white people, but you don't help black people'."

The former mayor continued, "After a while I made a decision that I was just not going to take on representations from black Africans, that I would be very courteous to them and I would pass on their query to other public representatives who would take their concerns."

His comments evoked strong public criticism as well as his own party, Fine Gael, distancing themselves from his remarks. Members of the Labour Party called for Scully to resign.

Naas Town Council called a special meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss the comments, but the 38-year-old resigned before it happened.
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He issued the following statement: "I wish to apologize unreservedly for my remarks on 4FM and KFM. I realize they have caused deep hurt and offence in all communities and in all sectors of society.

"I have been proud to be Mayor of Naas and to represent all the people of the town. However, as a result of the upset that I have caused, I feel it is appropriate that I step down from this position."

Fine Gael issued this statement: "The views expressed by Cllr Scully do not reflect the views of Fine Gael and they are not party policy.

"Fine Gael is an inclusive party and we are trying to build a country that caters for all."

The Equality Authority described Mr Scully’s remarks as very concerning. “We will be very concerned that any member of the public would be denied access to the democratic process," a spokesman told the Irish Times.

“Equally, it is very concerning that the actions of one individual would brand an entire sector and community, and deny them access to the democratic process.”

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seanomelbourne | Nov 30, 2011, 05:59 PM EST

Maybe we should oust all Irish of celtic/viking/British origins and have a real purification what do you think georgy boy and asleep 32. I have a book in my library called "uncommon common sense" try purchasing it and a dictionary (which you no doubt need)it makes interesting reading.

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kinvara7 | Nov 29, 2011, 03:52 PM EST

George: I note that you did not cite a source for the figure you gave earlier, as I asked. I also noted that you did not explain or define what an ethnic Irish person is. If you are talking about protecting Ireland from ‘ethnosuicide’ it is reasonable to ask you to define what it is you believe you must protect. So answer that question and stop trying to avoid it. It is possible to have a debate on immigration, however if you want to develop that debate with inflammatory language, false or selective data, and a complete avoidance of legal obligations and realities, then that debate won’t have much merit. Indeed it is obvious to me that you are just a fear spreader who is happy to whip up the pointless prejudices of others. Why don’t you tell us what you think the wording of such a vote should be? We will talk more about that issue when you answer that. The third question is: could you list the aspects of Irish culture that have disappeared as a result of immigration? Finally, what do you say to people who believe that black Irish citizens should not have the right to vote, or be buried in Ireland? Those were comments made by posters below –did you report them?

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seanomelbourne | Nov 27, 2011, 05:05 PM EST

The racist bigot georgy boy is crying wolf.Did I hurt your feelings little man or have you some crisises of conscience. Did the analogy of the gas chamber hurt your feelings and those of your coterie of bigots on this site.BTW the Aussie health services are brilliant.Maybe you could avail youself of some treatment to rid your mind of your "racist(isis)" and "bigot(isis)" Ta Bron orm ar do fhocal mhalatach.

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GeorgeDillon | Nov 27, 2011, 02:49 AM EST

seanomelbourbne: I have once again reported a post by you (below) for hate speech. I have no confidence that you will be banned, however, as you have been permitted to post violent and hate-filled comments unchallenged for many months now. I have heard that the Australian medical system is quite good--why not avail of it for a comprehensive physical and psychiatric check-up?

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seanomelbourne | Nov 26, 2011, 06:04 PM EST

awoken32/george the nut and nasty little jimmy should build a gas chamber and rid Ireland of all those they do not like.you're a bunch of smallminded throwbacks. I suppose your arms drag along the ground.awoken32 I dislike castigating morons on their spelling and grammar(after all none of us are purfect)you really need a spell check on your apple2c.With your feeble brain a few kilobytes of memory would suffice.

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jimmy12003 | Nov 26, 2011, 05:03 PM EST

yes! they should say no to them all! put them back on the bannana boat they probably stole to get over here and send them of! because the useless cu-nts wont do anything different here than they do bu-mming around any other country! just live on benifits and breed more useless cu-nts!

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awoken32 | Nov 26, 2011, 12:35 PM EST

seanof melbourne read from the same hymn sheet as the so-called anti facist movements supported an funded by the political elite,when infact the irony is they are the real facists,they always try to stifle the indiginus populatio right to freedom of speech,they are the minority,they are the indocturnated,they are the sheeple,they are the politically correct,they are the enemy of common sence,i dont hate them because of there ignorance,they really beleive that they are good people,thats there driven force behind there backword way of thinking,but they know in their hearts of hearts,they are the minority for a reason,the reason is a question they have to find out for themselves,ill do ye a favour sean an give you a hint,ITS CALLED BEING REAL AN FREE THINK IT LOL

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awoken32 | Nov 26, 2011, 12:27 PM EST

i second that georgedillon,TOTAL ANTI WHITE,EVEN THE NAME SIRPETER STINKS OF IMPERIALISM

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GeorgeDillon | Nov 26, 2011, 02:23 AM EST

"white faced Nazi Hun"--I have once more complained to this site about the bigoted slime that pours out of CurPeter. Racist vermin.

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sirpeter | Nov 25, 2011, 08:40 PM EST

Wow!!Racism is alive and well.Been white and living in Ireland what's wrong with the blacks?They seem to be the same as everyone else.The problem with the Kildare mayor is he doesn't understand that in Africa you have to shout to be heard or you get nothing.It's just their culture.If he was firm and said Fu*k off and it's not because your black it's because you are not entitled to it.The black person would not be insulted.The black person would just be angry he/she didn't get what they wanted.But it isn't personnel.It's just the way they act.Example*Take Georgie Boy Dillion.He never uses swear words in his comments.He complains about swear words.BUT he's an insulting racist idiot at the same time.Anyway I hope all the blacks rise up and stab ye racists in the eyes with a spoon so it will hurt more.Is this Irish America?It's white guys drove your forefathers out of Ireland not the blacks.The blacks aren't a threat to Ireland ye idiots.The white faced Nazi Hun is taken over Europe and my country along with it and ye are arguing about a few harmless black people.

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seanomelbourne | Nov 25, 2011, 04:55 PM EST

awoken32 and the other racists posting below read from the same hymn book as the BNP and other European neo-fascists organisations. Crawl back under the rocks from whence ye came you bunch of neantherdals.

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GeorgeDillon | Nov 25, 2011, 01:44 PM EST

Ballyhip: That word ethnosuicide cannot refer to the United States. Black folks have been here longer than Irish, for example. Most importation of Africans took place in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Irish immigration began around the mid 18th century. Black Americans have more right to be here than Irish Americans. In fact African Americans have a longer presence here than Irish-Americans, Italians, Germans, Swedes, Jews etc etc. And some Hispanics have been in what is now the United States since the 16th century (New Mexico, Arizona). The American situation is totally different from the Irish. We are a vast country in which the native peoples were destroyed or subjugated. Ireland is a small country which is already inhabited--the native people are not subjugated, but they are committing ethnosuicide at the behest of their ruling class. Why should Ireland be importing foreign migrants? It's senseless. The fascists like kinvara can't give a logical justification for it. No one can--it's madness!

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ballyhip | Nov 25, 2011, 10:20 AM EST

"Ethno-suicide"? Interesting word gaining credence through its repeated use in countries like Norway and Germany that carry the believe that they are losing control of their culture. Is it reversible? Probably not. In the US, whites will be a minority by 2050 according to the Census Bureau. Some anthropoligist believe that in 200 years the predominate human complexion will be "brown". The real challenge is how to reconcile our concepts of exceptionalism with a with a world that exists without physical or communication boundaries.

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GeorgeDillon | Nov 25, 2011, 09:42 AM EST

kinvara, a stupid bigot like you doesn't get to define what I know or don't know of Irish culture. You must be a lunatic if you think I'm going to "prove" myself to a bigoted fool such as you. Crawl back into that dark racist corner you inhabit.

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GeorgeDillon | Nov 25, 2011, 09:38 AM EST

awoken32: "the injustice which has been forced on our people". That's the nub of it, Mass Immigration was forced on the Irish people. They were never given a voice on whether to open up their country to vast numbers of foreign migrants or not. If there had been a vote, and the majority said "Sure, let's have our country settled by foreigners, to such a point that Irish people will be a small minority in the center of their own capital city" I would think it a foolish decision but I would respect it. But the only time the Irish were allowed a vote on anything related to Mass Immigration, in, I think 2003, they voted overwhelmingly to try to stop the abuse of Irish hospitality by foreign fraudsters. Looking back on that vote, it's clear that the Irish state did not act on the people's mandate. Mass Immigration continues, even though young Irish people are forced to abandon their country. As to kinvara, don't be an utter fool. The mantra "let's have a debate on immigration but not this one" is the fraud that I've heard on several occasions in Ireland. The fact is that the Irish parliament hasn't had ONE minute of debate on Mass Immigration in the decade or two that Ireland has been under siege. Right-wingers, centrists and pseudo-leftists (e.g Sinn Fein) unite to stifle the expression of the people's view. The same blanket suppression of debate applies on Irish radio, TV and the newspapers. That's why I post on this topic--if Irish democracy were functioning I'd find a lot better things to do than trying to alert Irish America to the ethnosuicide under way in the land of their ancestors.

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