Gardai called as meeting erupts in fury over flag

celticbest

I don't think this has been posted yet,

Gardai called as meeting erupts in fury over flag

GARDAI had to be called to a meeting of Roscommon County Council after a furious row erupted over the disastrous state of the economy.

As the row boiled over, one councillor stormed from the chamber and erected a black flag alongside the tricolour to symbolise "the death of the nation".

At the start of the monthly meeting at the courthouse and council offices in Roscommon town, Mayor of Co Roscommon Cllr Luke Ming Flanagan proposed the national flag be flown at half mast.

The flag flies alone over the building and Cllr Flanagan suggested it be lowered to half mast as it would "signify that the country is falling apart".

Sinn Fein Cllr Michael Mulligan seconded the proposal and then suggested that a black flag be flown alongside the tricolour. Cllr Mulligan urged that this would be more appropriate because of what he termed "the death of a nation by that crowd of rotten, filthy, corrupt crowd of Fianna Failers.

"They are worse than the blinking Mafia. We need new policies to get us out of this mess.

"The black flag is appropriate. This is a black day for our country. They have sold us out."

Cllr Mulligan stormed out of the chamber as Fianna Fail Cllr Paschal Fitzmaurice attempted to table a counter-proposal, urging that the national flag not be touched. A war of words then erupted between Cllr Fitzmaurice and Mayor Flanagan.

Fine Gael Cllr John Keogh said the proposal in respect of the tricolour was "an absolute disgrace", while the suggestion that a black flag be flown "desecrates the symbol of our nationhood".

By now Cllr Mulligan had erected a black flag alongside the tricolour. When he returned to the chamber the row became even more heated with insults traded across the floor.

Order was restored when four gardai, led by local Supt Paul Glynn, entered the chamber after apparently being alerted by a Fianna Fail member of the council.

Cllr Fitzmaurice made his way out of the building to where the black flag was flying and cut the drawstring, thereby lowering the flag.


http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-called-as-meeting-erupts-in-fury-over-flag-2433075.html

AnonoBoy

"Politicans in Pointless Grandstanding Shocker!"

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celticbest wrote: »

Mayor of Co Roscommon Cllr Luke Ming Flanagan

That's yer man that is mad for the doobies to be legalised innit?

jackiebaron

Was there drink involved?

AnonoBoy

jackiebaron wrote: »

Was there drink involved?

It was a county council meeting so yes, most likely.

Adam

these are the people we expect to run our country?

Penn

Yes. That's what we need to help the country. Symbols of it's death.

Instead of wasting time with this bull****, he should have been working. He's on a government salary isn't he?

Unpossible

Where did they get a black flag so quickly and easily?

Typical though, country is falling apart and these people start focusing on what flag to put up.

ScumLord

Useless county councillors, never mind prick acting about with flags, get to work ye stupid *****. The countries not ****ed or dead, but it will be if ye do nothing but do stupid **** like this for media attention.

orourkeda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQC-QOlbZb8&feature=fvst

ejmaztec

They need gallows more than flag-poles.

celticbest

orourkeda wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQC-QOlbZb8&feature=fvst

:eek: Is that what they were up to before the meeting??

thebigbiffo

Unpossible wrote: »

Where did they get a black flag so quickly and easily?

raided mary harney's lingerie drawer most likely

Penn

thebigbiffo wrote: »

raided mary harney's lingerie drawer most likely

Black. Not brown.

johngalway

Newsflash, Ming in pointless tantrum, continues line of pointless attention seeking tantrums. Public status remains unchanged, unimportant, unloved, ignored and irrelevant.

A bitchfest over a flag, yeah, that'll solve all out troubles :rolleyes:

phill106

thebigbiffo wrote: »

raided mary harney's lingerie drawer most likely

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

Black. Not brown.

And red...











From the paint attack? You dirty people

mike65

Ah its Ming, all is explained.

gonedrinking

that sounds like a really fun meeting

thebigbiffo

ming should have just passed the doobie to the left hand side as per smoking etiquette - might have avoided these ugly scenes...

marco_polo

More to the point why were four Guards needed at the scene of a 'heated debate' in the council chamber?

Pherekydes

celticbest wrote: »

Sinn Fein Cllr Michael Mulligan seconded the proposal and then suggested that a black flag be flown alongside the tricolour. Cllr Mulligan urged that this would be more appropriate because of what he termed "the death of a nation by that crowd of rotten, filthy, corrupt crowd of Fianna Failers.

"They are worse than the blinking Mafia."

Shinners accusing others of being worse than the Mafia.

steddyeddy

marco_polo wrote: »

More to the point why were four Guards needed at the scene of a 'heated debate' in the council chamber?

they werent needed

120_Minutes

Those Ming bashers would do well to re read the article. He just proposed flying the tricolour at half mast. It was the shinner who threw his toys out of the pram.

From what I've heard Ming is a popular and respected elected official, and he is less about the doob. He also doesn't take part in parish pump politics and I'm paraphrasing here but he doesn't look for votes "because I remembered your birthday, or went to your mams funeral"

I'd vote for him if I could.

ascanbe

Is Flash Gordon a FF'er?

PeterIanStaker

thebigbiffo wrote: »

raided mary harney's lingerie drawer most likely

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

Black. Not brown.

Yellow to the front, brown to the back

Millicent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fUi1kFvL8g

Black Flag, eh? I'd be happy if Henry Rollins was trying to sort out the economy. :pac:

cloneslad

How about another mass father??

thebigbiffo

120_Minutes wrote: »

Those Ming bashers would do well to re read the article. He just proposed flying the tricolour at half mast. It was the shinner who threw his toys out of the pram.

From what I've heard Ming is a popular and respected elected official, and he is less about the doob. He also doesn't take part in parish pump politics and I'm paraphrasing here but he doesn't look for votes "because I remembered your birthday, or went to your mams funeral"

I'd vote for him if I could.

i actually like ming!

ScumLord

thebigbiffo wrote: »

i actually like ming!

The one from Roscommon or the merciless one?

df1985

Roscommon eh? I wonder what bridie greene made of it all!

whatduck

Country ****ed eh? I know lets argue about a piece of cloth!

ascanbe

df1985 wrote: »

Roscommon eh? I wonder what bridie greene made of it all!

All the flags had to be taken off.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

jackiebaron wrote: »

Was there drink involved?

Despite his fondness for some drugs Ming is not a fan of alcohol. So no I wouldnt say so.