An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-26
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Chris Andrews (SF), Labour Panel

I extend my congratulations to Deputy Daniel Ennis and to the former Senator, Deputy Seán Kyne, who was particularly patient with Members from this side of the House. He was very accommodating and easy to work with and I wish him well. Personally, I feel very glad for him.
Last week, an elected member of Dublin City Council posted a video on social media which could only really be described as Nazi propaganda. The video praises Adolf Hitler and openly expresses support for the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jewish people were murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The views expressed in this video and shared online by Councillor Philip Sutcliffe are an absolute disgrace, not only to Dublin City Council but to Ireland as a whole. This is not the first time that Councillor Sutcliffe has shared his extremist and bizarre views online, and I am sure it will probably not be the last. Unfortunately, these sorts of evil, extremist and delusional viewpoints are creeping into Irish society.
People like Sutcliffe do not speak for the Irish people or for working-class communities across this city or country. People like him want to tear our country down for their own benefit, sponging money and fame while communities are torn apart by anger and hatred. Their vile hatemongering does not increase wages or solve the housing crisis. It does not build more homes or get the homes we have to the standard we need. It does not make our health service any better, make childcare more affordable, or make our transport better. All it does is turn ordinary people against one other, replacing frustration with fear and swapping hope for anger. The antisemitism and hateful rhetoric espoused by Councillor Sutcliffe and people like him need to be condemned in the strongest possible way. I hope everybody in this House is in agreement in saying that there is no place for antisemitism or Nazi apologism in this country, and there never will be.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-26