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Sinn Féin TD criticised by Garda group over ‘insultingly wrong’ image of gardaí overseeing Famine-style eviction

Agsi general secretary said Eoin Ó Broin’s posting of the mock image was ‘deeply offensive and wholly inappropriate’

Sinn Féin spokesman on housing Eoin Ó Broin posted an image which reworked a famous painting by Cork artist Daniel MacDonald of an eviction taking place during the Famine to show instead gardaí helping to remove tenants from the dwelling. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos
Sinn Féin spokesman on housing Eoin Ó Broin posted an image which reworked a famous painting by Cork artist Daniel MacDonald of an eviction taking place during the Famine to show instead gardaí helping to remove tenants from the dwelling. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos
Sat Apr 01 2023 - 19:53 • 1 MIN READ

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