"The Soc Dems leader should have held her horses in the Eoin Hayes 'blackface' row. The high moral ground needs to be trodden delicately"
"Eoin Hayes is Ireland's only political leper."
"When Social Democrat leader Holly Cairns returned to political life last week after her maternity leave, she faced an unwelcome problem."
Holly Cairns returned from maternity leave and immediately confronted the fallout from an Eoin Hayes 'blackface' controversy. The incident cast Eoin Hayes as a political pariah and created pressure for party leadership to respond. A swift, forceful condemnation risks appearing heavy-handed, while restraint risks seeming to tolerate offensive behavior. Political leaders must weigh reputational costs, public expectations and the need for proportional responses. High-profile controversies that involve offensive conduct require careful messaging and timing to maintain moral authority without alienating supporters or escalating the issue unnecessarily.
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