
Heather Humphreys ha recentemente affrontato alcune polemiche nella sua corsa presidenziale a causa dei suoi legami con il sindacalismo e l’Orange Order: https://www.thejournal.ie/heather-humphreys-orange-order-6816487-sep2025/
Mi piacerebbe condividere perché io, come qualcuno della Co. Monaghan la cui famiglia la conosco personalmente, non vorrei mai per lei.
Prima di tutto, sono nato e cresciuto nella Co. Monaghan in una famiglia protestante proprio come Heather. È ben nota nella comunità locale e ha frequentato alcune cerimonie nella mia scuola secondaria quando ero adolescente. La mia famiglia la conosce attraverso eventi della comunità organizzati attraverso la chiesa e le ho parlato brevemente di persona un paio di volte anni fa.
Generalmente, è molto apprezzata nella zona di Cavan/Monaghan perché ha fatto pressioni per investire molti soldi nella zona, ad esempio, il nuovo campus di pace di Monaghan a Monaghan e nei negozi Ulster Canal nei cloni. Nonostante la sua politica di pompaggio parrocchiale di successo, non prenderei mai nemmeno in considerazione la possibilità di votare per lei, a causa della sua francamente scioccante associazione con l’Orange Order.
La recente notizia sull’appartenenza a Orange Order da parte di suo marito non sorprende nessuno nella sua comunità locale. Viene dal tamburo, l’unico villaggio protestante nella Repubblica d’Irlanda, dove c’è una parata annuale sull’ordine arancione: https://www.belfastelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/welcome-to-drum-the-only-rotestant-village-in-republic-of-ireland/34896902.html
Non è un segreto che Heather partecipi a quella sfilata ogni anno. L’ho vista lì da solo nel 2016 o nel 2017 quando visitavo qualcuno nel villaggio, e lei stava agitando intorno a un Jack Union insieme alla maggior parte dei partecipanti. Tutti nella zona sanno che suo marito era un membro dell’Orange Order e che era un orgoglioso sostenitore della sua partecipazione alla parata.
Inoltre, non sorprende che durante il suo periodo come ministro del Gaeltactht, non ha imparato irlandese e si è rifiutata di incontrare gruppi linguistici irlandesi: https://www.thejournal.ie/heather-humphreys-gaeilge-3052233-oct2016/
È sempre stata una forte sostenitrice dell’Orange Order e un avversario della cultura irlandese; È davvero così semplice. E questo prima ancora di menzionare il suo riuscito tentativo di crollare un procedimento giudiziario contro un contadino che ha abusato dei suoi animali: https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/heather-humphreys-ireland-politics-fine-gael-animal-cruelty-f2x2q0jgx
In breve, vota solo per Heather se ami l’Orange Order, Love Ulster Legalism, Odia Irish Culture e sostieni la crudeltà verso gli animali. Certamente non sta ottenendo il mio voto.
Se qualcuno ha domande su Heather e la sua associazione con Unionismo e Orange Order, sarei felice di dare alcune intuizioni locali se posso.
Why I'd Never Vote for Humphreys as Someone From Her Area
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If any evidence can be produced of her attending parades and Waving Union Jacks as recently as 2017 then she is done for.
I don’t like to jump to conclusions, but is there any chance she had a word in Fine Gael suggesting that RIC commemoration back in 2020? If that comes up again along with this stuff it’ll sink her.
I would love to see a photo of her with a Union Jack flag.
She wouldn’t be on my list anyway but yours is an interesting perspective.
I’m generally a big supporter of cross-cultural dialogue and tolerance but I thought her approach while as Minister for the Gaeltacht was the opposite of that. Tolerance and dialogue has to cut both ways and if you are tolerant of extremists or fundamentally intolerant people then, in these days and times, I’m afraid you’re just a mug or a useful idiot.
Tolerating the intolerant makes life harder in every case for the people who would try to extend an olive branch or a hand from within communities that might otherwise resist that.
Sorry but we had a minister for the gaeltacht that… didnt speak irish?
I would say she hasn’t a hope of getting elected now.
The onus is on you to provide proof of the claim made here that she was waving a Union Jack at Orange Order matches.
If you do it will likely derail the presidential candidacy of Heather Humphries – and rightly so.
Animal cruelty, while not considered a serious crime by the Irish state, in my opinion is a particularly vile and sadistic offence. The fact that she wrote a letter of support for someone accused of it makes her wholly unfit for the presidency.
As someone who is also from Co. Monaghan and who likes their animals happy, content and well-cared for, she will not see a vote from anyone in my household. I don’t know anyone around me who has a good thing to say about her. In fact, I’ve heard her openly mocked more often than not. In saying that, I live in a culturally-Catholic town.
I have no idea why anyone down south would want her anywhere near govt. Loyalism/Orangeism is literally rooted in hating Irish culture, nationalism and Catholicism. She’s the last person I would want in the presidential office.
Drum doesn’t have an OO parade.
OP is telling porkies.
The case around her allegedly stopping a prosecution would put me off her alone. When you add to this her inability to speak Irish as former minister with responsibility for that then that shows a degree of ineptitude. On the subject of orange marches, I would force them to sign clauses which accept LGBT beliefs and to support a multi ethnic society. Make it a condition of them marching. After that wave your union jacks, do your little marches and dont bother anyone. In a pluralist state I don’t have an issue with them expressing their culture once they meet certain caveats.
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So naturally FG love her, as they’ve always hated Gaelic and the Irish public so someone who represents all of that is perfect as their candidate
Edit: didn’t know she was abetting animal abuse, that’s a special kind of evil in any book
Ulster unionism is going to have to be accepted in a united Ireland.
On a personal level, I’ve met Heather and I found her to be a genuinely nice woman, very helpful, and she gets a long with people from all backgrounds, which is something I would look for in a president.
Remember Michael D said, he is the President of everyone.
It beggars belief that FG put her forward as a candidate.
If she were to win then loyalists and unionists in the North would have a field day and try and claim that Ireland wants to be part of the Union again.
Thanks for this. Have never voted for FG in my life in part due to the likes of Gay Mitchell, John Bruton, Charlie Flanagan etc., whose views on Irish history contrast hugely with mine. Of course, there are many other party ideology and policy reasons too.That certainly won’t change now!
Why do you think FG picked her despite her blatant Loyalism?
Not surprising, in recent years FG oversaw the appointment of men with close links to the British establishment over key institutions of our Republic. Harris, a member of MI5 (subject to the associated oaths) as Garda Commissioner, Makhlouf, a former British policy maker and former Private Secretary to a British Chancellor as head of the Central Bank, Godfrey, a former British government civil servant and Cambridge alum as head of the media regulator Comisiún na Meán and Bakhurst another Cambridge alum and 20 year BBC veteran as head of RTE.
Genuine question: Does the average Protestant person from Drum identify as Irish Unionist?