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Sinn Fein urges 'Help for Heroes' boycott
Topic Started: Nov 2 2008, 02:58 PM (150 Views)
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X Factor hopeful Eoghan Quigg's chance of stardom has been threatened by a sectarian feud after he sang on the Help For Heroes single.

The youngster comes from Northern Ireland where Sinn Fein have urged people to boycott the track because Eoghan 'was forced to do it'.

But the 16-year-old's father Chris says 'small-minded bigots' are threatening his son's chance of success.
The track, set to hit number one in tomorrow's charts, raises money for wounded troops.

Mr Quigg, 36, told The Sun: 'I'd a feeling there'd be trouble over this. We don't want that.'

He said although the family, from County Derry, were Republicans Eoghan was 'far too young' to be involved in politics, and simply wanted to sing.

And he added: 'I don't agree with Iraq, but that's nothing to do with it. This is for people who have lost limbs and lost lives, whatever they were fighting for.
'They'll probably need help for the rest of their lives and that's fair enough.'
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ut a spokesman for Sinn Fein said: 'He's been forced to perform a song tribute to those who have invaded Ireland, Afghanistan and Iraq, and countless other countries - and displaced and murdered the native populance.

'I would absolutely encourage people not to buy this record.'

The Help for Heroes track, on which Eoghan sings the opening lines, is a cover of Mariah Carey's song Hero, and is available now.

The controversy comes as a leading retailer announced it was giving away its profits from sales of the single.
Woolworths said the profits will mean at least an extra £25,000 for the Help for Heroes Fund. The high street chain has sold more than 50,000 singles, which is about 40per cent of physical copies, excluding downloads.

On Wednesday Chancellor Alistair Darling said VAT on the sale of the single will be waived and donated to the charity.

More than 100,000 copies, including downloads, were sold in the first two days.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1082283/X-Factor-youngsters-chance-stardom-risk-Sinn-Fein-urges-boycotting-track.html

Help for Heroes is a charity single that is working together with the Royal British Legion poppy appeal to raise money for injured service men and women. http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Sinn Fein really make my blood boil calling for a boycott of this charity music record and the 16 year old Northern Irelander mentioned in this story has now been threatened by even more extremist Republicans.

Sinn Fein the party that leave half of Northern Ireland's residents disenfrancised because they refuse to take their seats in the British Parliament.

Their total and complete hatred of anything British is clear for all to see and its ugly.
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As commendable as the cause may be, can you blame the Irish for their feelings? Occupied by a foreign power for centuries, subjectated for no other reason than conquest and power. Their hatred by the way is not directed at the British but rather the English, the Scots and Welsh seen more as brotherly celtic nations rather than enemies
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Nov 3 2008, 05:32 AM
As commendable as the cause may be, can you blame the Irish for their feelings? Occupied by a foreign power for centuries, subjectated for no other reason than conquest and power. Their hatred by the way is not directed at the British but rather the English, the Scots and Welsh seen more as brotherly celtic nations rather than enemies
The part of the island of Ireland which wished to be independent of the union is. The part which has voted to remain part of the union is British.

If they don't want to support this cause fine. There is no need however to call for a boycott or threaten someone who has taken part. The British army includes people from Northern Ireland. There will be Northern Irish servicemen and women who will benefit from this. Sinn Fein though would probably see those people as traitors.
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Nov 3 2008, 05:32 AM
As commendable as the cause may be, can you blame the Irish for their feelings? Occupied by a foreign power for centuries, subjectated for no other reason than conquest and power. Their hatred by the way is not directed at the British but rather the English, the Scots and Welsh seen more as brotherly celtic nations rather than enemies
As someone of 7/8 Irish descent and a Catholic, I'm a bit insulted by this.

I believe the Irish Catholics need to move on. I believe the Ulster Protestants need to move on.
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Nov 3 2008, 07:31 AM
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Nov 3 2008, 05:32 AM
As commendable as the cause may be, can you blame the Irish for their feelings? Occupied by a foreign power for centuries, subjectated for no other reason than conquest and power. Their hatred by the way is not directed at the British but rather the English, the Scots and Welsh seen more as brotherly celtic nations rather than enemies
As someone of 7/8 Irish descent and a Catholic, I'm a bit insulted by this.

I believe the Irish Catholics need to move on. I believe the Ulster Protestants need to move on.
I'm 100% english descent and catholic raised, both parents english born and raised, married and emigrated to Aust. My mothers parents Irish descent and catholic. My father protestant raised, grew up hating catholics but married one. You think your insulted, my parents were outraged when I gave them the same opinion. Got no time for religious faction fighting or even religion or the sensitivities caused
Besides the troubles are not religious based, the catholics want Nth Ireland to be part of Ireland not Britain, they also have suffered socially as a minority in a protestant dominated region. The Protestants do not want to be a minority in a Catholic mayority Ireland and wish to be part of the Union. It aint religion, it's about foreign rule
Edited by whitestar, Nov 3 2008, 08:20 AM.
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