Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It may be obvious but the selection and subsequent election of Donald Trump has created much concern within the USA and throughout the world. The presidential election saw him come out with some extraordinary copy that was in many cases racist, sexist and sectarian. These nasty and mean comments concerned and outraged many decent and fair-minded individuals throughout the world.

Most people in Ireland did not know of Donald Trump. Some may have seen him on "The Apprentice" or the "Dragons' Den" or whatever it is called. Some may have stayed in Trump hotels. Many of us heard about him buying up a NAMA hotel and his subsequent difficulties in trying to get planning permission to build a wall.

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