Should the Queen come to Sligo?

Jabby

Would you be happy to see Queen of England coming to Sligo? It looks like she will be coming to these shores sometime in 2009.

TequilaMockingBird

I'm sure she would be made most welcome.

It would be great if she timed it for the Sligo Races, we could all wear big hats.

starbelgrade

I heard she's taking part in next year's Rally.

TequilaMockingBird

Between ourselves, I heard there is something of a frisson between Prince Andrew and our own Aine Chambers....

starbelgrade

sueme wrote: »

Between ourselves, I heard there is something of a frisson between Prince Andrew and our own Aine Chambers....

Gillie

:mad:
No f*ckin way!
:mad:

TequilaMockingBird

Gillie wrote: »

:mad:
No f*ckin way!
:mad:

Well thats not very nice Gillie. What did she ever do to you?

bobcar61

Somehow I don't see the Queen coming to Sligo anytime soon myself,what would bring her here.
I'm sure there would be many unhappy people if she came over but I myself wouldn't give a S**t.

CountingCrows

The Queen is the head of state of a country that is occupying part of our Island. She has no business coming to Eire unless she brings a white flag and she takes her army back when she leaves.

Madge

CountingCrows wrote: »

The Queen is the head of state of a country that is occupying part of our Island. She has no business coming to Eire unless she brings a white flag and she takes her army back when she leaves.

+1

TequilaMockingBird

I don't think white is her colour, she tends to go for pastels AFAIK.

gustavo

I'm not too pushed if she does come , won't get all hot and bothered unlike some

jacool

As Denis Irwin would say to Roy Keane "Move On"
I'd have no problems with it, but can't see attraction of Sligo !
No offence intended to Sligo people - lived in Grange for a few years.

starbelgrade

CountingCrows wrote: »

The Queen is the head of state of a country that is occupying part of our Island. She has no business coming to Eire unless she brings a white flag and she takes her army back when she leaves.

What century are you living in?

Gillie

starbelgrade wrote: »

What century are you living in?

Are you serious?
I'm all for "moving on" and that but CountingCrows is spot on here.
It's a bridge too far for me!

starbelgrade

Gillie wrote: »

Are you serious?
I'm all for "moving on" and that but CountingCrows is spot on here.
It's a bridge too far for me!

Let the Queen come over, then we can behead her, then dance around the crossroads singing rebel songs. To keep it up to date, it'll be available on-line as a digital download.

Culchie

bobcar61 wrote: »

Somehow I don't see the Queen coming to Sligo anytime soon myself,what would bring her here.

2009 - Mountbattens aniversary? 30 years isn't it?

Gillie

starbelgrade wrote: »

Let the Queen come over, then we can behead her, then dance around the crossroads singing rebel songs. To keep it up to date, it'll be available on-line as a digital download.

Now your talkin!

Hang on a sec my Sarcasm detector just kicked in...

Culchie

Jabby wrote: »

Would you be happy to see Queen of England coming to Sligo? It looks like she will be coming to these shores sometime in 2009.

By the way, wouldn't be a bad April Fools thread that;)

stink_fist

Culchie wrote: »

By the way, wouldn't be a bad April Fools thread that;)

Its not a april fools, there has been talk about it for awhile now but it goes un noticed, kind of like the Lisbon treaty. Our president who once said she felt like throwing petrol bombs at the brits said she hopes to see the queen over in 2009. Personaly i think the government is testing the Irish people, first with the Dublin Riots now princess anne coming over and then the queen herself.

JoeyJJ

She could stay in Fundoran and make the short trip to Mullaghmore, she could have a go on the slots while she is there too.

CountingCrows

JoeyJJ wrote: »

She could stay in Fundoran and make the short trip to Mullaghmore, she could have a go on the slots while she is there too.

Yeah maybe she could order her soldiers to murder some civil rights marchers - just for old times sake!

FFS people, read your history. I'll move on when they move out.

JoeyJJ

CountingCrows I defo don't want her coming over here either justing making light of the situation, I know your views on these matters.

gustavo

CountingCrows wrote: »

Yeah maybe she could order her soldiers to murder some civil rights marchers - just for old times sake!

FFS people, read your history. I'll move on when they move out.

It's a good thing the peace process didn't have to rely on you then

magnumlady

I'll be there with me camera:D

starbelgrade

CountingCrows wrote: »

Yeah maybe she could order her soldiers to murder some civil rights marchers - just for old times sake!

FFS people, read your history. I'll move on when they move out.

Don't presume that you are the only one informed of the history of this country.

I agree - Fundoran would be the place for her... they do lovely scones in the tea shop there. I'd say she'd like a go on the bumpers too.

CountingCrows

gustavo wrote: »

It's a good thing the peace process didn't have to rely on you then

2+2=7???

I'm totally behind the peace process, this is a separate issue. I don't see anyone in the UK suggesting that IRA leaders should be invited to Buckingham palace.

The conflict in the North of our Island is in the process of being resolved, all things going well there's no reason why the head of state of England shouldn't visit these shores sometime in the future.. but not yet.

TequilaMockingBird

Hi CountingCrows

I think the whole Queen/Sligo thing was a joke.

A: The date.
B: Who on earth would want her in Sligo.
C: I don't think her security people would be up for it!

Sorry its hit a nerve with you.

CountingCrows wrote: »

2+2=7???

I'm totally behind the peace process, this is a separate issue. I don't see anyone in the UK suggesting that IRA leaders should be invited to Buckingham palace.

The conflict in the North of our Island is in the process of being involved, all things going well there's no reason why the head of state of England shouldn't visit these shores sometime in the future.. but not yet.

CountingCrows

sueme wrote: »

Hi CountingCrows

I think the whole Queen/Sligo thing was a joke.

A: The date.
B: Who on earth would want her in Sligo.
C: I don't think her security people would be up for it!

Sorry its hit a nerve with you.

Hopefully your right my blood pressure is going through the roof!

TequilaMockingBird

CountingCrows wrote: »

Hopefully your right my blood pressure is going through the roof!

Breath in..... eeeexxxxxhhhaaaaaleeee

Repeat 10 times.

starbelgrade

Joke or not, it wouldn't bother me if she did visit... let the IRA leaders visit Buckingham palace, let the Queen come here. It would do no harm whatsoever - in fact it might even help things progress.

Winters

So what if she was to come? She is a head of state of another country and reguardless of the history of the Nation and what her peers did before her, she should be treated with respect as a head of state. If our President went to Buckingham Palace and was shunned or treated the way some of you are proposing then you would all be the first people in here complaining.

starbelgrade

Winters wrote: »

So what if she was to come? She is a head of state of another country and reguardless of the history of the Nation and what her peers did before her, she should be treated with respect as a head of state. If our President went to Buckingham Palace and was shunned or treated the way some of you are proposing then you would all be the first people in here complaining.

Well said.

CountingCrows

Winters wrote: »

So what if she was to come? She is a head of state of another country and reguardless of the history of the Nation and what her peers did before her, she should be treated with respect as a head of state. If our President went to Buckingham Palace and was shunned or treated the way some of you are proposing then you would all be the first people in here complaining.

Remind me exactly which part of the UK Ireland is currently occupying?

brianthebard

Oh you crazy nationalists with your crazy perceptions of history. You crack me up.

CountingCrows

brianthebard wrote: »

Oh you crazy nationalists with your crazy perceptions of history. You crack me up.

Yeah were like those "crazy" Palestinians, wanting to rule our own land and our people, God what were we thinking... :rolleyes:

Winters

CountingCrows wrote: »

Remind me exactly which part of the UK Ireland is currently occupying?

What? Your point, or attempt at, is lost.

Are you implying that this country should refuse to make a diplomatic greeting to another head of state due to your own short-sighted and nationalist views upon boundries that were set out 80-odd years ago by peaceful means?

Would you reccomend, following your basis for refusing the British head of state entry, that due to the more recent boundry disputes across Europe that France, Belgum, Netherlands etc. should refuse the German Chancellor from visiting?

CountingCrows

Winters wrote: »

upon boundries that were set out 80-odd years ago by peaceful means?

Do you honestly believe that the will of the Irish people was represented by that delegation 80 years ago? The civil war would suggest otherwise...

Lets have a referendum on unity tomorrow throughout the island, if I'm wrong so be it.

As for comparing the occupation of Ireland to a minor boundary dispute, that is totally ridiculous.

starbelgrade

Maybe we should ban all Scandanavians from Ireland. After all, they invaded us too.

CountingCrows

starbelgrade wrote: »

Maybe we should ban all Scandanavians from Ireland. After all, they invaded us too.

Do you see any Scandanavian troops in Ireland :rolleyes:

Again with the blood pressure.....

brianthebard

CountingCrows wrote: »

Do you honestly believe that the will of the Irish people was represented by that delegation 80 years ago? The civil war would suggest otherwise...

Actually no it wouldn't. Just about every article book or lecture I've ever had on the civil war rightly points out that the majority of Irish people didn't want or care for the civil war. In fact the net result of the civil war was to set the country back about twenty years or more. But at least you anti-treaty types proved a point right?

Winters

CountingCrows wrote: »

Do you honestly believe that the will of the Irish people was represented by that delegation 80 years ago? The civil war would suggest otherwise...

90 years ago following the Easter rising the people who left the GPO were jeered and spat on by the public. So you beleive that the views of those men and women in the GPO and elsewere in April 1916 were representitive of the overall population? A very large porportion of the population were also content with the possibility of Home Rule after the first World War to see where this lead us.

My point is, as a society you would think we would have at least grown up and matured to the point where we would welcome all heads of state reguardless of the past history of thate state.

CountingCrows wrote: »

Lets have a referendum on unity tomorrow throughout the island, if I'm wrong so be it.

This is not the issue in question and as I stated you are bringing your nationalist views into what is an issue reguarding the visit of one head of state to another state. And I have no doubt other people will easily answer this for me.

CountingCrows wrote: »

As for comparing the occupation of Ireland to a minor boundary dispute, that is totally ridiculous.

I dont think World War II was a "minor boundary dispute". I would advise you take a quick look up on your European history.

As starbelgrade has pointed out. Through your logic all Scandanavian heads of state should be banned from visiting our nation also. Maybe I should go down to my fellow danish co-worker and deport them myself for the crimes of the Vikings those many years ago? Or is that all forgotten?

TequilaMockingBird

I notice the OP sauntered off looking pleased with himself!

starbelgrade

CountingCrows wrote: »

Do you see any Scandanavian troops in Ireland :rolleyes:

Again with the blood pressure.....

I don't see any british troops in Ireland either. Last time I checked, we were a Republic made up of 26 counties. It's been 10 years since the Belfast Agreement, which, by democratic vote, saw the abolition of Republic of Ireland's territorial claim to Northern Ireland.

I don't think you need to have a poll on Nationalism to know that the majority of the people in the Republic, are not "nationalists" in terms of a "United Ireland". It will never happen.

CountingCrows

"Screw you guys... I'm going hooome" :mad:

muffler

CountingCrows wrote: »

Lets have a referendum on unity tomorrow throughout the island, if I'm wrong so be it.

We have been there and done that - referendum - Article2 - Constitution - not remember? Or maybe your too young to recall that far back.

Im tempted now at this stage to lock this so please think before you post.

muffler

Ah! Just seen the last cracker of a post.

Thread locked and infraction given