Gerry adams christmas carol

Adams put a spin on the slogan in a Christmas advert for Gerry adams christmas carol Clever, a graphic design company based in Derry in Northern Ireland. The video was meant to raise funds for Foyle Search and Rescue services.

The short skit - which has caused outrage - was 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'. The Derry card shop posted the clip to promote one of their Christmas card's featuring Mr Adams. When the door closes, the man who answered it says "I can neither confirm nor deny it was carol singers" when he was asked who it was. The sketch has had mixed reactions on social media with some people loving the joke whilst others find it hurtful. She said: "She never got to celebrate any further Christmases and it was never the same for us.

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. This will not affect the charitable end of this initiative as we will be making a donation to ensure the charity is not negatively impacted. For him to be so flippant and then to come out with the Tiocfaidh ar la. By David Kent Digital Reporter.

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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". 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. By: Gerard Donaghy. By: Rachael O'Connor - 3 years ago.

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.

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.

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Follow Irish Mirror. Group Latest News. Retired judge calls for Drew Harris to be sacked after garda suspended for giving bike to pensioner. My Account. While a Ferry Clever statement read: "Whilst our business is based around satirical comedy, it was never our intention to offend anyone. Top Stories. See our Privacy Notice. Garda Representative Association. Already a subscriber? Colin Worton, who lost his brother Kenneth Worton 24 in the Kingsmill massacre said Sinn Fein have "a lot of growing up to do". Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Cillian Murphy's emotional Oscar winning speech in full as he dedicates award to 'peacemakers everywhere'.

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".

By: Gerard Donaghy - 1 day ago. Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? I'm thankful that they acknowledged the hurt caused and accept that that wasn't their intention , however these cards aren't very funny either for obvious reasons. England dash Ireland's dreams of back-to-back Grand Slams. Travers welcomed the apology from Ferry Clever, but pointed to the company's other products that "aren't very funny either for obvious reasons. I have just seen the apology from FerryClever along with their statement regarding the removal of the video. Young nurse who gave up career for farming says females are often not taken seriously in agriculture. Log in. In the video that has since been taken down, a young man answers his doorbell thinking he might be receiving Christmas carol singers, only to find Gerry Adams on his doorstep. These words are well known in the island of Ireland. Several days of outrage from victims of IRA terrorism followed the release of the carol singing video. Most read in The Irish Sun. Minister moving forward with plan to put refugees in Drogheda hotel despite local opposition. See our Privacy Notice.