Flags at half mast for Diana's death?

brennan1979

Could someone settle an argument for me please? I was having this discussion with a friend of mine recently about the over reaction to Diana's death in Ireland. I seem to remember flags flying at half - mast in Ireland on the day of her funeral and my friend completely disagreed that this happened.

Pal

true

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/flags-fly-at-half-mast-in-face-of-protests-309636.html

biko

I need a surname.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I seem to remember the flag on Leinster House at half mast at the time.

And I'm usually pretty aware of these types of things as a flag at half mast in work would mean the death of a soldier.

Ken.

i'm originally from the curragh camp and i recall the flag being at half mast cause as the poster above said, when we see the flag in the curragh at half mast we assume its a soldier

ejmaztec

Weren't her knickers at half-mast as well?

knird evol

It's terrible really.
It's not as if the Brits flew their flags at half mast when katie french died.

Cathaoirleach

They should flag the flags at half mast for the Queen's visit.

Jimmy the Wheel

biko wrote: »

I need a surname.

Biko McGonagle has a nice ring to it.

Run_to_da_hills

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

seamus

You owe me. Took me ages to find this.

http://www.foreignaffairs.irlgov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=27066

Celly Smunt

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

They should flag the flags at half mast for the Queen's visit.

Or permenently fly the union flag all over the republic

brennan1979

Thanks for the replies. I was working near Griffith Barracks at the time and I remember the flag being at half mast.

ejmaztec

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

It was a pity he didn't attend the funeral.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

R.I.P. Mr.Hitler.

mailforkev

biko wrote: »

I need a surname.

Fayed.

brennan1979

Fair play to you Seamus. I was searching for ages and I couldn't find anything. Thanks.

Zebra3

Princess Di?

Princess Dead. :pac:

Celly Smunt

This is a car crash of a thread

brennan1979

Pal wrote: »

true

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/flags-fly-at-half-mast-in-face-of-protests-309636.html

Thanks Pal.

Cathaoirleach

It's OK though because the British would return the gesture if our President was killed. Right?

ejmaztec

pmcmahon wrote: »

This is a car crash of a thread

You've got tunnel vision.

Lumen

After Hours must be the only place on the internet that gives a shít about this stuff.

mikom

brennan1979 wrote: »

Could someone settle an argument for me please? I was having this discussion with a friend of mine recently about the over reaction to Diana's death in Ireland. I seem to remember flags flying at half - mast in Ireland on the day of her funeral and my friend completely disagreed that this happened.

That's Gerry Ryan you are thinking of.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

It's OK though because the British would return the gesture if our President was killed. Right?

If our present British President was killed, yes

Yes, I stir the gick lol

orourkeda

knird evol wrote: »

It's terrible really.
It's not as if the Brits flew their flags at half mast when katie french died.

They tend not to lower their flags for cocaine junkies.

ejmaztec

Lumen wrote: »

After Hours must be the only place on the internet that gives a shít about this stuff.

I like wallowing in sh1t.

orourkeda

seamus wrote: »

You owe me. Took me ages to find this.

http://www.foreignaffairs.irlgov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=27066

Did the department of justice flay the flag at half mast when Ray Burke went to Jail?

ejmaztec

orourkeda wrote: »

Did the department of justice flay the flag at half mast when Ray Burke went to Jail?

There was some rope with no flag on it, until it was pointed out that Ireland had unfortunately abolished the death penalty.

the_syco

biko wrote: »

I need a surname.

I think that was Bosco's real name?

krudler

knird evol wrote: »

It's terrible really.
It's not as if the Brits flew their flags at half mast when katie french died.

most people in Ireland didnt even know who Katie French was until she died, Diana was one of the most recognisable women in the world, not exactly a fair comparison.

kfallon

The stupid bitch ruined a good day up the pub when the Liverpool v Newcastle game was abandoned and the Monday evening beers were ruined when they cancelled the Old Firm game!

The only minutes silence I had that day was for the death of television, nothing on it only her!

Run_to_da_hills

Why aren't all our national flags currently at half mast on the recent death of the Green Party?

KeithAFC

Nice gesture.

knird evol

orourkeda wrote: »

They tend not to lower their flags for cocaine junkies.

i think you should have more respect for who was after all the Irish Dianna. our own glenda french. and which of us doesn't enjoy a bit or recreational chronic drug use here and there when the opportunity arrises

ejmaztec

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Why aren't all our national flags currently at half mast on the recent death of the Green Party?

For the same reason that flags aren't flown at half-mast when a dog gets put down.

_feedback_

krudler wrote: »

most people in Ireland didnt even know who Katie French was until she died, Diana was one of the most recognisable women in the world, not exactly a fair comparison.

But, she was our peoples princess !

krudler

elviscostello wrote: »

But, she was our peoples princess !

I had no idea who she was til I heard someone talking about her that morning, aobut how "tragic" it was.

Zebra3

They made a statue of Diana and put in some park in London after she died.

It represented her life and death.

And how she was totally shallow in both.

wandatowell

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

Jaysus no way! hahahaha fair play

senorwipesalot

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

ah yes,the peoples Fuhrer.

goose2005

krudler wrote: »

most people in Ireland didnt even know who Katie French was until she died, Diana was one of the most recognisable women in the world, not exactly a fair comparison.

So? She was an ex-royal who did a bit of charity work. Should we lower the flag when Angelina Jolie dies?

Zebra3

goose2005 wrote: »

So? She was an ex-royal who did a bit of charity work. Should we lower the flag when Angelina Jolie dies?

No.

But you could always do what the Feds done with Monroe and take a jump on her while she's still lukewarm.

Nolanger

knird evol wrote: »

It's terrible really.
It's not as if the Brits flew their flags at half mast when katie french died.

That's because she was Austrian.

aDeener

KeithAFC wrote: »

Nice gesture.

you aren't funny or clever

KeithAFC

aDeener wrote: »

you aren't funny or clever

Sorry for having an opinion.

OPENROAD

Bugger how have I ended up on baords.uk :eek::(

Need to log out and log onto boards.ie

KeithAFC

OPENROAD wrote: »

Bugger how have I ended up on baords.uk :eek::(

Need to log out and log onto boards.ie

Dunno. Try Firefox. It might help.

mfceiling

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Nothing new with this, didn't Devalera offer his condolences on Hitlers death.

Hitler.......dead......when did this happen?

orourkeda

knird evol wrote: »

i think you should have more respect for who was after all the Irish Dianna. our own glenda french. and which of us doesn't enjoy a bit or recreational chronic drug use here and there when the opportunity arrises

But she's still a dead junkie. She doesn't deserve respect.

Donal Og O Baelach

orourkeda wrote: »

But she's still a dead junkie. She doesn't deserve respect.

I hope you're wearing a parachute - all the way up there on that moral pedestal.