
The family is conscious of the call for an opportunity for the broader community of friends, musicians and business colleagues to honour and celebrate Glenn’s life. The Wheatley family is extremely grateful for the overwhelming expressions of love, respect, admiration and support that have come from all sectors of Australian life following Glenn’s passing last Tuesday.Ī private family service was held yesterday in Melbourne. In a statement, the Wheatley family said, There are currently no plans for an industry send-off at this stage but it may happen in the future.

‘I live at home with my mother, I vote for Sinn Fein, I’m also a member of Sinn Fein, I believe that Sinn Fein best represents working class people and working class communities and they offer hope for my generation, something the government fails to do and especially when it comes to housing,’ he said.Music legend Glenn Wheatley was farewelled with a private service held for his immediate family on Monday.

Jake Rea, a 26-year-old member of Sinn Fein, gave a passionate speech on why his generation support the party, in an episode of the Claire Byrne Show that will be remembered for a long time. Not sure he’s the best to give any financial advice, or indeed political advice, how’s Renua going,’ he wrote. ‘So #RTÉ bring on Eddie Hobbs to attack Sinn Fein and warn about our ‘threat’ to the economy. John Brady, a Sinn Fein TD, tweeted during the show condemning the decision to bring Mr Hobbs on to the show to discuss what he described as a ‘threat’ to the economy. Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy was adamant that Mr Hobbs’ comments on his party were ‘not true’, saying: ‘Sinn Fein have put forward on an annual basis alternative budget propositions to government that outline how we can actually make a difference in terms of housing provision…healthcare, how we can actually fund all that.’ Former RTE broadcaster Eddie Hobbs made an appearance on the controversial episode of The Claire Byrne Show to discuss Sinn Fein. ‘The idea we can fix the housing problem but push all of this taxation through is a nonsense,’ he said. It is producing miraculous numbers… If we take socialism, as is quite clear from the Sinn Fein manifesto, we’re going to potentially destroy the very engine of the economic growth we’ve got. ‘We’ve now got an economy that is in balance, but is growing. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Mary Lou McDonald took to Twitter following Claire Byrne’s special on Sinn Fein.

Not everyone was unimpressed by the special, one viewer praised the episode for having an open debate which was ‘really really good’.įormer RTE broadcaster Eddie Hobbs made a return to screens during the show to discuss his worries on Sinn Fein’s approach to economics. I can’t remember a programme like this on Fine Gael or Fianna Fail and after the last 25 years alone there have been plenty of reasons to have one.’ While one person said: ‘Clare Byrne says she is having people on her programme tonight to say why they won’t vote for Sinn Fein. Micko Reilly-(What 'Green Jersey'?) February 14, 2022Ĭlare Byrne says she is having people on her programme tonight to say why they won't vote for Sinn Fein 🤔 I can't remember a programme like this on Fine Gael or Fianna Fail and after the last 25 years alone there have been plenty of reasons to have one #cbliveĪnother added: ‘#CBlive What the hell.! Will she have another programme for people to come on and say why they won’t vote for …and then one exclusively for voters? This is isn’t Public Broadcasting, it’s trolling!’ #CBlive What the hell.! Will she have another programme for people to come on and say why they won't vote for …and then one exclusively for anti- voters? This is isn't Public Broadcasting, it's trolling! #RTEbias #defundRTE #cblive What kind of country do we live in where our national broadcaster can host a debate on why you shouldn’t vote for the opposition? genuinely can’t believe that’s just happened, i mean we know there’s a bias but that’s just another level #cblive
