Patrick Smith (politician) career, Smith being said to have shouted across the floor at Dáil Éireann, "They gave us stepping-stones, but they [state forces in 1922] would not walk on them." A play on the same quote by Irish revolutionary, Michael Collins. He entered the Dáil in September 1923, as a Republican candidate. In 1926, Éamon de Valera, the Leader of Anti-Treaty Sinn Fein, approached Smith and persuaded him to join his newly founded political party, Fianna Fáil. Fianna Fail abandoned the abstentionist policy of Anti Treaty Sinn Fein and its elected members took their seats in Dáil Éireann. De Valera and Smith
Pal Sinn Pal Sinn Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician and actor, primarily known as bass player of the band Blue Jeans. Sinn is noted for his roles as Ximen Qing in "The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus", for which he received Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performer. Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong, where he attended the Lung Cheung Government Technical Secondary School since 1970. At 16, Sinn began his career as a singer at a bar on Lockart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. In 1986, Sinn joined Chyna, a heavy metal rock