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Is this legal?

gazzer · 2008-02-15 20:26:54

I was reading a story the other day http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2008/0213/ireland/mheyidqlkfoj/ about a teenager who was up in court on a mugging charge. The teenagers father was in courty speaking on behalf of his son and said the following: His father told Mr Rea his son was to get married next year to his niece…

15-02-2008 8:26pm

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I was reading a story the other day
http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2008/0213/ireland/mheyidqlkfoj/
about a teenager who was up in court on a mugging charge. The teenagers father was in courty speaking on behalf of his son and said the following:

His father told Mr Rea his son was to get married next year to his niece and that he had arranged to set them up with a caravan.

Surely it isnt legal to marry your niece? Or am I totally wrong?

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#2 15-02-2008 8:27pm

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AFAIK anything up to 1st cousin is illegal.
So yes, I'd say it's illegal

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#3 15-02-2008 8:27pm

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What goes on in the halting site, stays in the halting site. Thats my familys motto anywhoo

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#4 15-02-2008 8:34pm

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It probably is illegal, but (*dons my boards.ie PC Hat ) it is their culture and tradition, and only a vicious racist would have anything against it.

I always laugh on the occasional traveller threads when one or two dim witted posters ask how travellers can be disguinishable physically from the average Joe.

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#5 15-02-2008 8:39pm

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gazzer wrote: »

His father told Mr Rea his son was to get married next year to his niece and that he had arranged to set them up with a caravan.

Surely it isnt legal to marry your niece? Or am I totally wrong?

I'd say the father was referring to his own niece, so she would be the son's first cousin.

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#6 15-02-2008 8:41pm

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Tha Gopher wrote: »

It probably is illegal, but (*dons my boards.ie PC Hat ) it is their culture and tradition, and only a vicious racist would have anything against it.

So your a vicious racist if your against travellers marring their direct relatives? :eek:

Call me a vicious racist so.

Would someone please think of the children?????

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#7 15-02-2008 8:51pm

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*Thinking of children.........
Hur hur hur....

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#8 15-02-2008 9:02pm

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jimbo78 wrote: »

So your a vicious racist if your against travellers marring their direct relatives? :eek:

Call me a vicious racist so.

Would someone please think of the children?????

Jimbo, turn on your sarcasm radar ffs.

I was taking the piss out of the vocal minority of PC boardsies who rear their heads during traveller debates with the usual crap.

For further information see this debate

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055191079

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#9 15-02-2008 9:04pm

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Tha Gopher wrote: »

I always laugh on the occasional traveller threads when one or two dim witted posters ask how travellers can be disguinishable physically from the average Joe.

yeah i know, just give them a bath and they look like any other average joe scumbag.

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#10 15-02-2008 9:06pm

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Tha Gopher wrote: »

Jimbo, turn on your sarcasm radar ffs.

I was taking the piss out of the vocal minority of PC boardsies who rear their heads during traveller debates with the usual crap.

For further information see this debate

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055191079

I'm sorry for jumping off the handle :rolleyes:

Try rolly-eyes to emphasise sarcasm, n00b :rolleyes:

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#11 15-02-2008 9:59pm

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jimbo78 wrote: »

What goes on in the halting site, stays in the halting site. Thats my familys motto anywhoo

SHOULD stay in the halting site.:rolleyes:

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#12 15-02-2008 11:36pm

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Read this the other day, I'm 99.9% sure he means the kid's cousin

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