Cork lads wore Hitler masks on a stag party in Prague.

Banjo String

What a bunch of fcuking muppets tbh.

Drunken Irish revellers who wore Hitler masks just yards from a Jewish quarter while on a stag party in Prague have been branded a “truly repulsive” and an “embarrassment to Ireland”.

Publican Frank Haughton also said men in the group from Cork verbally abused locals who raised objections; slapped his female staff on their buttocks; and launched into a tirade of sexually offensive comments.

He said he has welcomed tens of thousands of stag parties to his venues over the last 22 years — 90% from Britain and the rest from Ireland.“We get quiet ones, good ones, bad ones but rarely truly repulsive ones,” he said.“There are two in the ‘truly repulsive’ category that really stand out and it is with sadness and shame that I must state that both came from Ireland.”

The Cork group which visited his bar on April 24 was the worst he has ever encountered, he said.

“The group of about 25 or 30 guys from Cork who were here last weekend should be absolutely ashamed of their behaviour,” he said.

“They were a disgrace to themselves, their families, and a huge embarrassment to Ireland.

“The sad part is that these guys were of mixed ages, some of whom should have known better. But their language, their inability to have any respect for anything, was repulsive. These guys just didn’t give a damn.”

Mr Haughton owns Caffrey’s on Prague’s Old Town Square, and the James Joyce, recently ranked among one of the top 10 Irish bars in the world.

The stag party from Cork, men ranging in age from their mid 20s to mid 50s, arrived at Caffrey’s the weekend before last, a short distance from Prague’s Jewish Quarter, and began drinking in the bar’s outdoor seating area. Trouble flared when they donned Hitler masks, swastika armbands, and other Nazi paraphernalia.

“This was not just insensitive but their abuse of quiet elderly customers who pointed this out was shameful and their vulgar treatment of waitresses as sex objects — words cannot describe,” Mr Haughton said.

“Their excuse was ‘we can do what we want’.”

The bar manager eventually stopped serving them and asked them to leave.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-stag-party-wearing-hitler-masks-in-prague-was-national-embarrassment-328113.html

I'm all for a laugh and all, but Cmon lads. I wonder how they'd have felt if a load of English stags came to Cork on a stag wearing Cromwell masks?

Valetta

All stag parties should be obliged to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

kylith

I'm expecting a follow up headline of "Bunch of Cork **** Beaten to a Pulp in Prague".

Menas

Was Prince Harry there?

Nidgeweasel

Worse than Hitler.

P. Breathnach

Owner of the pub on the John Murray programme right now.

Banjo String

Joseph Goebbels wrote: »

Rather insensitive.

You would know.

buried

Banjo String wrote: »

I'm all for a laugh and all, but Cmon lads. I wonder how they'd have felt if a load of English stags came to Cork on a stag wearing Cromwell masks?

The likes of that would probably think they were masks of James May rather than Cromwell

anncoates

Banjo String wrote: »

He said he has welcomed tens of thousands of stag parties to his venues over the last 22 years — 90% from Britain and the rest from Ireland.“We get quiet ones, good ones, bad ones but rarely truly repulsive ones,” he said.“There are two in the ‘truly repulsive’ category that really stand out and it is with sadness and shame that I must state that both came from Ireland.”

Absolute disgrace.






How dare he refuse to claim the Brits are worse.

Riskymove

Banjo String wrote: »

What a bunch of fcuking muppets tbh.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-stag-party-wearing-hitler-masks-in-prague-was-national-embarrassment-328113.html

I'm all for a laugh and all, but Cmon lads. I wonder how they'd have felt if a load of English stags came to Cork on a stag wearing Cromwell masks?

tbh even apart form the location who would think of Hitler masks as a good idea for any occasion

It is pretty bizarre

Is the Stag's name Adolf or something?:pac:

ClashCityRocker

The bar manager eventually stopped serving them and asked them to leave.

"eventually". I wonder how much messing, groping of barmaids and abuse of other punters he put up with before he stopped taking their cash?

2smiggy

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

"eventually". I wonder how much messing, groping of barmaids and abuse of other punters he put up with before he stopped taking their cash?

indeed ...

he was so shocked that it took him so many rounds to shuffle them out the door

SpaceTime

Not only offensive, but could actually get you arrested in some countries.

Gooners

Valetta wrote: »

All stag parties should be obliged to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

SpaceTime

Don't worry they'll be on Facebook somewhere ...

take everything

Publican reported as saying "i'm a fool i did Nazi them coming".

Mint Aero

It's their culture.

force eleven

I like to czech the validity of this story...

valoren

Being from Cork, I am aware of the hatred and disdain some people have towards Cork people.

We're not all bad.

Then I read something like this and think, you're absolutely right.

I look at moron's like that, point at them and say you are the reason why people hate Cork people.

osarusan

It was just 'banter'.

'Epic banter' even.

Perhaps it reached 'next-level banter.'

razorblunt

As a Corkman you have to laugh, we have some folk down here who get offended by Kerry, Kilkenny and Dublin jerseys yet some clowns go away and do this. Bunch of langers.


Seriously though I worked in a sports store and one lad would regularly come in and complain that we were selling Kerry jerseys, he'd often move them behind the Cork jerseys.

The Backwards Man

PERMIT. . . .DENIED

Akrasia

They made them themselves.

Hen parties take 'How to make cocktails' classes
Cork stag parties do Nazi Arts and Crafts

SpaceTime

That has to have been planned ahead.

There's s bit of a problem with certain Irish and British people thinking that the Nazis were funny characters from Allo Allo.
The reaction to them in the rest of Europe is very different and people would become very upset and offended.

Also, you've a live neo nazi movement in many Eastern European countries and in Germany so you could easily find a stag party being arrested. Germany in particular has very harsh laws around anything celebrating or promoting nazism.

A British Tory MP organised a similar event in France too !!

http://www.thejournal.ie/aidan-burley-nazi-themed-stag-party-cleared-1276512-Jan2014/

thunderdog

osarusan wrote: »

It was just 'banter'.

'Epic banter' even.

Perhaps it reached 'next-level banter.'

Banter is my favourite word

Streetwalker

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

Turtyturd

Streetwalker wrote: »

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

Second world war problem.

buried

First class/high infants problem

Chloris

What I'm amazed at is that they persisted with the shenanigans throughout the time they were there, literally until the publican would tolerate no more escalation. That's some incredible display of pack mentality; imagine the looks, disdain and eventually dishing-down you'd get for carrying on like that... But they stuck by their guns, in spite of it being an unpopular, nay, universally despised, concept. You'd want to be an absolute c... hancer. A complete d... ivil.

Geniass

Streetwalker wrote: »

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/maidanek.htm

YOU could probably do no better thing today than to educate yourself re the above.

Chloris

What I'm amazed at is that they persisted with the shenanigans throughout the time they were there, literally until the publican would tolerate no more escalation. That's some incredible display of pack mentality; imagine the looks, disdain and eventually dishing-down you'd get for carrying on like that... But they stuck by their guns, in spite of it being an unpopular, nay, universally despised, concept. You'd want to be an absolute c... hancer. A complete d... ivil.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Streetwalker wrote: »

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

Second wordl War was just a bit of banter. Some Austrian on a five-year stag party, all good all good.

efb

Jew have got to be kidding me?

Turtyturd

Chloris wrote: »

What I'm amazed at is that they persisted with the shenanigans throughout the time they were there, literally until the publican would tolerate no more escalation. That's some incredible display of pack mentality; imagine the looks, disdain and eventually dishing-down you'd get for carrying on like that... But they stuck by their guns, in spite of it being an unpopular, nay, universally despised, concept. You'd want to be an absolute c... hancer. A complete d... ivil.

Not sure if you were going to say c*nt or cork person at the end, because a lot of that is appropriate to how the rest of the country see them.

SpaceTime

I'm sorry to say it but a % of Irish people are definitely becoming more and more like the English soccer hooligan yobs the world despises.

A bit more of this and we'll be as popular !

We're already getting s terrible reputation in Australia due to the yobbish behaviour of a % of hard partying holiday visa types. Students trashing houses in California while using the J1 programme as one big piss up etc etc

Realt Dearg Sec

Streetwalker wrote: »

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

Oh, we've got ourselves a controversialist. Good man.

Brancott

It was 70 years yesterday since Hitler shot himself.
Really makes you think.

efb

Brancott wrote: »

It was 70 years yesterday since Hitler shot himself.
Really makes you think.

Shame it wasn't 76

the nikkei is rising

The Czechs can feel free to have as many stag parties as they want in my father's pub dressed as the Cairo Gang, because I refuse to be offended by references to the events of last century.

Brancott

Perfect example of mob mentality.
Ask one of these lads to don a Hitler mask on their own & wear it in Prague & not one would do it.
Being part of a crowd however makes it acceptable by trying to fit in.
See also racist football chanting, herd mentality.

Realt Dearg Sec

the nikkei is rising wrote: »

The Czechs can feel free to have as many stag parties as they want in my father's pub dressed as the Cairo Gang, because I refuse to be offended by references to the events of last century.

That's very brave of you.

SpaceTime

Sadly an even more sinister version of herd / mob mentality brought Hitler to power in the first place!

Diabhal Beag

A total elimination of Lad Culture is the only reference to the Nazi's that I want

DulchieLaois

SpaceTime wrote: »

I'm sorry to say it but a % of Irish people are definitely becoming more and more like the English soccer hooligan yobs the world despises.

A bit more of this and we'll be as popular !

We're already getting s terrible reputation in Australia due to the yobbish behaviour of a % of hard partying holiday visa types. Students trashing houses in California while using the J1 programme as one big piss up etc etc

Tis more the city folk than the hard work country people :cool::cool:

b34mer23

the nikkei is rising wrote: »

The Czechs can feel free to have as many stag parties as they want in my father's pub dressed as the Cairo Gang, because I refuse to be offended by references to the events of last century.

Did...did you just compare the Nazis to the Cairo Gang? What?

Enlighten me so you tit, as to what the Cairo Gang actually did (with sources)?

JupiterKid

Disgusting behaviour. They really should have known better. When you go abroad you sort act as a representative of your country and these idiots failed spectacularly on that count.

Harry Palmr

It'll be something they can cringe about for the rest of their lives. Lucky fellas.

harry Bailey esq

Streetwalker wrote: »

First world problem. Get over it just a few lads having a laugh.

At face value that's all it seems to be really,a few corkonian cousins went on the tear and it got out of hand,I highly doubt the fellows in question meant any disrespect.Sh1t happens. Plenty of publicity for the proprietor of the pub i notice,so you'd have to find his claims a little dubious. Its all very well going on the radio to complain,but is there any photographic evidence to back it up?
I'm sure a weekend drinking destination is well covered by CCTV

bottlebrush

Harry Palmr wrote: »

It'll be something they can cringe about for the rest of their lives. Lucky fellas.

Won't bother them, they'll probably say they were just following orders

The_Kew_Tour

Bunch of idiots.

I hate the way cause we are Irish we think we are funny and clever and that sure we're only up for laugh.

Should have been arrested and locked up. Hey I love good stag as any man but ****ing common sense would not go astray with these lads.

And some will think I'm ott . have you ever read a History book? Is my reply.

GavRedKing

It was covered on 96fm here in Cork, couldnt hear it properly though.

I know a good lot of the people on the stag too, wouldnt want to say too much but I'm not all that surprised really, put it that way.