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Council Accused Of Being ‘Mean-Spirited’ For Not Contributing To Hotel Costs For Palestinian Delegation

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Cllr Toireasa Ferris.

A SINN Féin councillor has accused Kerry County Council as being “mean-spirited” for not contributing to putting members of a delegation from a Palestinian town up in a hotel when they visit Tralee soon.

The delegation from Beit Sahour, a town near the Shepherd’s Field of Bethlehem, will arrive later in the spring as part of a twinning arrangement with Tralee.

The trip is being organised by Sinn Féin Cllr Pa Daly, who put forward the motion to twin the town with Tralee last June. He asked management — at Monday’s meeting of Tralee Municipal District Council — could anything be done by the Council to contribute to the cost of accommodation when they arrive in town.

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However, the Council said that doing so would not be in line with any previous visits by twinning delegations.

Cllr Daly’s party colleague, Cllr Toireasa Ferris, said it was “mean-spirited” of the Council.

“We’re engaging in a twinning with a town in a nation that has been the victim of genocide and every industry they have has been wiped out. And Kerry County Council won’t event put them up for a night in a hotel?” said Cllr Ferris.

She said that the Council had no problem with spending thousands on a reception for the Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall last year. Cllr Ferris added that the Sinn Féin party in Kerry will cover the accommodation costs of the Beit Sahour delegation.

One thought on “Council Accused Of Being ‘Mean-Spirited’ For Not Contributing To Hotel Costs For Palestinian Delegation”

  1. No, Cllr Pa Daly and Cllr Toireasa Ferris of the non nationalist, globalist, Marxist, European unionist party.

    Modern day deceiving left wing Northern Ireland origin Sinn Féin is not the original historical Sinn Féin political party founded in 1905 and it should be illegal for them to usurper the historical title.

    I certainly do not want my taxes contributing to putting members of a delegation from a Palestinian town for twinning with Tralee. I do not recall the people of Tralee having a democratic vote on the twinning issue. I would have liked the opportunity to vote “No” to it in the first place.

    Jordan is Palestine – Problems and Insights:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SN23WG6jZE

    P.S. As an true Irish patriot, I have no problem with the council spending thousands of my taxes on a reception for the Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall last year or next year too for that matter 🙂

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