People Before Profit ashamed of our National Flag

On 13 November , a Motion was put before Fingal Council to fly the Irish Flag outside the County Hall.  

The Motion read as follows : 

this council will ask the chief executive to ensure/confirm that the irish flag will fly permanentely outside the county hall

if the motion is passed arrangements will be made for the national flag to be raised and lowered during office hours will be put in place

 
Councillor Matthew Waine of the Solidarity People Before Profit party opposed the Motion to fly the Irish Flag . 

In his address to other Councillors Mr Waine says : 

I dont really agree with this . we have one of the most multicultural populations of the whole country living in fingal and I think we need to consider the sensitivity of this , because the issue of religion , language nationality  , all of those issues are extremelty sensitive.

I think we should flow the flags of minority groups

I come from the tradition of the workers movement , the labour movement which doesn't see the country of your birth being anything really significant

I would prefer to see the red flag fly outside county hall here , maybe in the future that will be the case 

 - Councillor Matthew Waine  (solidarity-PBP party)

Mr Waine's Views met with strong rebuke from Independent councillor Jimmy Guerin , the brother of murdered journalist Veronica Guerin who said :

I take offence at the comments of councillor wayne .

I'm not surprised at him suggesting we fly a red flag , in fairness you've been appointed to the council by someone who only last week told us that our inspiration is from the russian revolution ,

so i dont think we shoud take surprise at anything thats said by councillor wayne and I'd be very supportive of this motion , I'm very proud to be irish , I'm very proud of my flag and i think it is a very appropriate and well thought through motion

  -  councillor Jimmy Guerin (Independent)

Below - Video of Matthew Waine's Speech

 
  
Meeting : Fingal County Council Monday 13 November 2017  
  

Email: matthew.waine@cllrs.fingal.ie
Telephone:  0876684616