Ian Paisley has died

Reoil

RIP the big man.
Wonder what the reaction will be up here!

loremolis

Ian Paisley has died.

I would make comment but I was always told not to speak ill of the dead.

porsche959

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29177705

Hoop66

NO!

recylingbin

Reoil wrote: »

RIP the big man.
Wonder what the reaction will be up here!

I propose a march. He'd have liked that.
RIP

Westernyelp

I fear for this thread

LostBoy101

It won't affect the Unionist Party much as they still have ultra hardcore Unionists left.

wazky

I wonder will the usual coffin followers on here be mourning his death?, or "deeply saddened" as when a z list celeb kicks the bucket.

smash

loremolis wrote: »

Ian Paisley has died.

I would make comment but I was always told not to speak ill of the dead.

I's never 'too soon' to have a go at Ian Paisley.

Ed Winchester

Good.

whippet

he was in my list of the top three people i'd have loved to have a pint with. I'd say he had some stories to tell.

As for his young fella .....

Gatling

wendell borton wrote: »

Ian Paisley has died aged 88.

See other thread

Reoil

I'd say it will be mostly a mix of decent people paying respects regardless of their opinion and a load of keyboard warriors starting off an online war of words.

recylingbin

Always thought it would look better spelled Paisly.
Just me?

Lenin Skynard

seeya

comongethappy

wazky wrote: »

I wonder will the usual coffin followers on here be mourning his death?, or "deeply saddened" as when a z list celeb kicks the bucket.

How does one become a 'coffin follower'?

Especially one over the interwebz?

catallus

He was a man for his time; say what you like about him, he made the Peace Process possible.

What I can't understand is that back in the 90's he was all "No, no, no, no, no!" and then one day he changed his tune to "Yeah, ok." Totally inexplicable. Guess we'll have to wait for the release of the state papers in 30 or so years.

RIP.

tonyduggan

Off to hell with him. Pig of a man

BobbyPropane

The cause of much of the hatred in NI. An absolute snake of a man.

Thankfully in latter years he supported the the peace process so for that I say RIP

stefan idiot jones

Has he?

touts

RIP. Will he be remembered as a peace maker or a bigot. Hard to tell.

briany

Ulster says, '...'.

seamus

Hopefully.

squeekyduck

I got a message pop up but I cannot see anything on RTE or BBC

recylingbin

Can we make this the official thread please

PropJoe10

*gets popcorn*

MightyMandarin

"Neverrrrrr!"

TheDoc

Yup News talk broke it and talking about it now.

BoJack Horseman

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

Has he?

He's fine.

He's coming round for some tinnies later on.

anncoates

I'll not bother with any insincere homilies about him 'making the peace process possible' when a peace process wouldn't have been required in the first place if not for him and others of his ilk.

cournioni

NEVER NEVER NEVER!!

amdublin

I can see a sky news screen with his pic.

But cannot hear it or see headline.

Lenin Skynard

Saint Peter says no!

Mince Pie

6 threads for an angry man.

squeekyduck

Yes he has dies, RTE has confirmed

SpaceTime

http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29177705

Pawwed Rig

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0912/643262-ian-paisley/

alchemist33

Reoil wrote: »

RIP the big man.
Wonder what the reaction will be up here!

Up here?

"Heaven says No!" ?


Edit: Damn you Lenin Skynard!

LeinsterDub

Donate his body....?

Billy86

Move over Satan, there's a new sheriff in town baby!

seamus

Confirmed:
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/former-dup-leader-ian-paisley-dies-641811.html

It's a pity hell doesn't exist because if there's anyone who deserves to burn, it's Paisley.

retalivity

gone just before the union may break up....

Grand Moff Tarkin

Great news to start the weekend.

Laois_Man

Paisley went to heaven.

When he got there he knocked long and hard on the door.
St.Peter came out and asked his name.

"YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME ? I'M THE REV. IAN PAISLEY HE ROARED AT ST. PETER".

St.Peter looked at his list and could not find his name. Sorry say's St.Peter you're not on the list.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M NOT ON THE LIST??? DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO I AM???" screeches Paisley in terror.

As a matter of fact I do said St. Peter, but your name is not on the list.

"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH I'M A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON MY NAME SHOULD BE ON THE LIST" screamed Paisley.

St. Peter tries to explain that its not easy to get into heaven, and that you have to be a Catholic.
When Paisley hears this he starts to complain, so St. Peter says that had he been good to Catholics that he might have some chance.

"WELL" roared Paisley, "I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO CATHOLICS. WHY ONLY 2 WEEKS AGO I MET A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAD MADE HER COMMUNION AND I GAVE HER A POUND. AND 2 WEEKS BEFORE I MET A YOUNG BOY WHO HAD MADE HIS COMMUNION AND I HAVE HIM A POUND, NOW WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT MR. ST. PETER ???".

St. Peter took a few notes on what he said. He told Paisley to wait and that he would have to go and talk to GOD and get some advice.

About ten minutes later St. Peter comes out and says to Paisley. "HERES YOUR TWO POUNDS BACK, NOW **** OFF".

Pighead

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

Has he?

The answer lies in your question. The two words you used will tell you what you need to know.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Pity his sectarian and embittered ideology won't die with him.

the_monkey

Why do the good ones always go so young ?

Harry Palmr

.

wendell borton

A few years ago I'd probably be celebrating but now I feel a bit sad. In fairness to the man it takes courage to go in to government with nationalists after a lifetime of bitter opposition.

TheDoc

Well this won't go well.

But his passing can't gloss over his destructive demeanour in the North and for a long time stoked the fires of division and troubles.

A political "leader" who had no political views and used religious fanatism as the driving force in his actions.

recylingbin

I'm shocked and stunned