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She is married and has two daughters. She has played [[Gaelic games]] at club level with [[Burren GAA]]. She was previously a member of [[Newry, Mourne and Down District Council]] from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/43291|title=Sinéad Ennis|publisher=Sinn Féin|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
She is married and has two daughters. She has played [[Gaelic games]] at club level with [[Burren GAA]]. She was previously a member of [[Newry, Mourne and Down District Council]] from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/43291|title=Sinéad Ennis|publisher=Sinn Féin|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
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'''Controversy''' |
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On January 26th, 2022, historical [https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/sinn-fin-mlas-tweets-holocaust-22882825 tweets] of Sinéad Ennis were uncovered which contained multiple accounts of anti-Protestant sectarianism, body shaming, misogyny, and downplaying the [[Holocaust]], the latter of which was condemned by a Belfast Jewish community leader. Ennis was subsequently forced into locking her Twitter account and then proceeded to delete a large volume of historic tweets in order to avoid further scandal. |
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Revision as of 16:19, 28 January 2022
Sinéad Ennis is a Sinn Féin politician, elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the South Down constituency in the March 2017 elections.[1]
She is married and has two daughters. She has played Gaelic games at club level with Burren GAA. She was previously a member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council from 2013 to 2017.[2]
Controversy
On January 26th, 2022, historical tweets of Sinéad Ennis were uncovered which contained multiple accounts of anti-Protestant sectarianism, body shaming, misogyny, and downplaying the Holocaust, the latter of which was condemned by a Belfast Jewish community leader. Ennis was subsequently forced into locking her Twitter account and then proceeded to delete a large volume of historic tweets in order to avoid further scandal.
References
- ^ "NI Election 2017 - South Down". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Sinéad Ennis". Sinn Féin. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
External links
- Media related to Sinéad Ennis at Wikimedia Commons
- Official profile at Sinn Féin's website
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/sinn-fin-mlas-tweets-holocaust-22882825