Neo-Nazis not welcome

North Kerry Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris and Tralee Town Councillor
Cathal Foley have issued a warning to hotel and pub owners to be
weary of taking bookings for functions without knowing the type of
function being held. They made their call after being informed that a
suspected group of east European neo-Nazis successfully booked a
function room in Kerry this weekend to hold a concert for white
supremacists.

In a joint statement Deputy Ferris and Cllr. Foley said: “We were informed
that a large group of notorious neo-Nazis from Slovakia, the Czech Republic
and Poland were going to be descending on a location in Kerry this weekend
to hold a concert to celebrate the birthday of one of its leading members.
The groups reported to be attending include a Czech outfit that has been
banned in that county and the bands lined up are among the favorites of
white supremacists across Europe. One of those bands from Slovakia is
called “Juden Mord” which translates as “Jewish Death”.

“It is clear that this group has been attempting to find a location that
would attract the least amount of attention and they were successful in
booking a room in Kerry without the owner knowing the true motivation
behind the event. It is also important to point out that at no time was the
businessman aware of whom or what he was dealing with. It is just fortunate
that we became aware of the event in time to inform the owner and we
believe that it has now been cancelled.

“We would hope that our statement will act as a warning to hotel, hostel
and bar owners across the state to be weary when taking large bookings from
people without knowing what type of event is being held.

“In recent court cases in the Czech Republic these groups have been linked
with violent racist attacks on ethnic minorities. It is also believed that
these groups have strong links with Loyalists based in the 6 counties. We
want to state quite clearly that these people are not welcome in Kerry or
in Ireland and hopefully if this event has now been stopped that these
people will get the message that they will never be welcomed here.