In perhaps the clearest vindication yet of why the Irish political establishment is so determined to regulate platforms like X into oblivion, comments made by former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern about Islamic and African migration went viral last week courtesy of Elon Musk’s platform.
Intentionally or otherwise, Ahern stole the show at a time when Fianna Fáil’s wanted centenary celebrations to take centre stage. Micheál Martin and senior party figures swiftly distanced themselves from the remarks, even as Bertie himself attempted to row them back in subsequent media appearances with an apology from the Drumconda-born political veteran to the people of Congo no less.
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