The Dispute Index

Ruth Coppinger

Portrait of Ruth Coppinger
Houses of the Oireachtas

Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin West, People Before Profit-Solidarity.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Ruth Coppinger on Antisemitism, Israel, and Music, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Ruth Coppinger

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Ruth Coppinger

Role at the time: TD, People Before Profit-Solidarity (Ireland)

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Statement summary

Ruth Coppinger called Macklemore's removal a political decision that backfired.

“a "political decision" that ultimately backfired”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ireland Disowns Ed Sheeran Over Macklemore Stance (Newsweek)
Why we used this label

Coppinger frames Macklemore's removal as a political decision that backfired, an implicit defense of his conduct as not warranting the response it received.

Read statementMacklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour

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