Former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan suspended from Sinn Féin party for offensive comments

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Less than a year after being elected as a Sinn Féin councillor representing Tallaght South, Paddy Holohan has been suspended from the party with immediate effect, following offensive comments made on his podcast.

The former UFC fighter shocked listeners during an episode of his “No Shame” podcast, where he stated that there were “some f***ing scum women out there” before claiming there were “loads of” underage girls pursing men and blackmailing them for for up to €10,000.

“…there’s a situation that I heard during the week... somebody was underage, the person didn’t know they were underage, the…


Former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan suspended from Sinn Féin party for offensive comments
 

KWingJitsu

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LOL @ Sinn Fein being any kind of moral authority. WTF???
 

Hwoarang

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Calling blackmailers scum is offensive now?? thought it was just stating the obvious truth.
 
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Calling blackmailers scum is offensive now?? thought it was just stating the obvious truth.
Not the way an elected official should be speaking publicly, but yeah I think suspending him from the party is a bit excessive.