Sammy Wilson

Sammy Wilson (born April 4, 1953, Belfast) is a politician in Northern Ireland and both a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Antrim.

Sourced

• Irish is a leprechaun language.
  • The Irish News (November 3, 1987)

• Leadbelly.
  • Sunday World (January 17, 1988)
  • A comment about fellow Belfast councillor Alex Maskey after he was shot in the stomach by loyalist paramilitaries

• Our message to the perverts who voted for them [Sinn Féin] is that they will not get anything through this council.
  • Andersonstown News (March 5, 1988)

• I have no regret that someone openly identified with terrorist organisations and activities meets his death the same way.
  • The Irish Times (September 24, 1988)
  • After the loyalist killing of Gerard Slane

• The GAA is the sporting wing of the IRA.
  • The Irish News (September 6, 1989)

• Would this council be prepared to congratulate all those who have done a good job on two sides of the border?
  • Sunday World (June 15, 1991)
  • Reference to the loyalist murder of Sinn Féin Donegal councillor Eddie Fullerton

• 5,000 sub human animals.
  • The News Letter (September 3, 1991)
  • About voters who re-elected Joe Austin of Sinn Féin

• They are poofs. I don't care if they are ratepayers. As far as I am concerned they are perverts.
  • Daily Express (June 1, 1992)
  • After gay rights activists had requested the use of City Hall

• Taigs don't pay rates.
  • The Irish Times (January 12, 2000)