Fionnán Sheahan: Omerta in Sinn Féin as ‘Brand Harris’ goes from strength to strength
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Shhh… There’s a general election being called this week but don’t tell anyone about your candidates. Sinn Féin has decided the culture of omerta extends to publicising who is actually running for the party.
“Unfortunately we don’t have a full list available to distribute yet,” the party says when asked for its latest ticket selections. Treating your candidates like the Third Secret of Fatima isn’t the brightest idea when posters are about to go on lamp posts in five days’ time.
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