Won’t somebody please think of the children?
This morning, Senator Fidelma Healy Eames’ train left the station entirely when she claimed that Mother’s Day could come under threat if Ireland votes yes to allowing same-sex marriage on May 22nd.
Happy Mothers' day all! Hope we can continue to celebrate it after #SSM passed. In some US states Mothers & Father's Day banned #pcgonemad
— Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames (@fidelma4Europe) March 15, 2015
Needless to say, the Galway politician was quickly taken down a peg or ten by the nice people of Twitter.
Our particular favourite line? ‘fair play to Fidelma Healy Eames, doggedly refusing to understand twitter, controversy after controversy.’
Indeed.
https://twitter.com/markohalloran/status/577101395511414784
https://twitter.com/brendanhurley/status/577103444663762944
https://twitter.com/ATMH1994/status/577082556035760128
https://twitter.com/GombeenPolitics/status/577076577332236288
https://twitter.com/ATMH1994/status/577064349203824640
https://twitter.com/SenatorHealy/status/577057610911911936
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