Gerry adams christmas carol

The short skit - which has caused outrage - gerry adams christmas carol posted on the Ferry Clever Facebook page and shows a couple putting up Christmas decorations before Adams appears at the front door singing an altered version of 'Deck The Halls'.

Adams appeared in a video sketch for card company Ferry Clever, to promote a Christmas card which he appeared on, with the business posting the result last week. Ann Travers, whose year-old sister Mary was shot dead and her father Tom seriously injured in an IRA gun attack on April 8, said she anyone who thinks the video is funny lacks emotional intelligence. Colin Worton, who lost his brother Kenneth Worton 24 in the Kingsmill massacre said Sinn Fein have "a lot of growing up to do". Speaking on WLR FM, he said he doesn't "believe for a second that Gerry either intended to cause hurt or offence to anybody". I think if any of us say anything, even if unintentionally it causes hurt, I think we should apologise for it.

Gerry adams christmas carol

The sketch involved the former Sinn Fein leader singing 'Tiocfaidh ar la' in a Christmas carol. Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter. We have more newsletters. A video from a Derry-based Christmas card company has been deleted - after it featured Gerry Adams singing a famous republican slogan to a festive jingle. The charity sketch posted online involved the former Sinn Fein leader knocking on the door of a homeowner as a carol singer. He then sings an amended version of the carol Deck the Halls, replacing the 'Fa, la, la, la, la' with 'Tiocfaidh ar la, la, la, la, la'. The sketch, posted by Ferry Clever, has since been deleted after a backlash from families of Troubles victims. While a Ferry Clever statement read: "Whilst our business is based around satirical comedy, it was never our intention to offend anyone. We have now removed the video and have stopped selling the card in question.

Join our community for the latest news: Subscribe. This is, of course, the same remark once made by Adams in the early years of the peace process. Gerry adams christmas carol welcomed the apology from Ferry Clever, but pointed to the company's other products that "aren't very funny either for obvious reasons.

Did Gerry Adams ever work for MI5? The allegations that he did are not new — even if they have been rigorously denied. But if that lurid speculation is true then his handler surely deserves a medal. In recent years, Adams — who was never, of course, in the IRA — has undergone something of a rebrand. The incendiary former Sinn Fein leader now preens as an elder statesman in Irish politics. He also styles himself as a figure of fun, happily revealing how he enjoys trampolining naked with his dog.

The sketch involved the former Sinn Fein leader singing 'Tiocfaidh ar la' in a Christmas carol. Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter. We have more newsletters. A video from a Derry-based Christmas card company has been deleted - after it featured Gerry Adams singing a famous republican slogan to a festive jingle. The charity sketch posted online involved the former Sinn Fein leader knocking on the door of a homeowner as a carol singer. He then sings an amended version of the carol Deck the Halls, replacing the 'Fa, la, la, la, la' with 'Tiocfaidh ar la, la, la, la, la'. The sketch, posted by Ferry Clever, has since been deleted after a backlash from families of Troubles victims.

Gerry adams christmas carol

File photograph: Nick Bradshaw. Ferry Clever, the Derry-based company behind the video and Christmas card, said its business is based around "satirical comedy" and that it was "never our intention to offend anyone". The video and Christmas card were intended to raise money for Foyle Search and Rescue. The company said it regularly creates videos and cards for charitable causes to give something back to local communities.

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Adams appeared in a video sketch for card company Ferry Clever, to promote a Christmas card which he appeared on, with the business posting the result last week. Ann Travers, whose year-old sister Mary was shot dead and her father Tom seriously injured in an IRA gun attack on April 8, said she anyone who thinks the video is funny lacks emotional intelligence. Colin Worton, who lost his brother Kenneth Worton 24 in the Kingsmill massacre said Sinn Fein have "a lot of growing up to do".

Thirsty Cheltenham Festival punters to drink ridiculous amount of Guinness. The sketch has had mixed reactions on social media with some people loving the joke whilst others find it hurtful. But if that lurid speculation is true then his handler surely deserves a medal. Jonathan Ross. Saoirse Ruane: Grieving mum Roseanna's heartbreaking final Mother's Day message to her darling daughter. Cillian Murphy. The sketch involved the former Sinn Fein leader singing 'Tiocfaidh ar la' in a Christmas carol. Entertainment 3 days ago. News 3 days ago. US Edition.