COI Church in Galway destroyed by vandals

minikin

Would an attack on the place of worship of a different religion get more of a reaction on here?
Haven't seen anything about the vandalism of the Church of Ireland in Errislannan, discussed on boards.

This is the link to the story:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

Omackeral

Any chance of a link as to what the hell you're referring to. I mean, I wanna get outraged and all but I dunno what I'm supposed to be angry at.

splinter65

There was a thread on the Cof I church. This is equally despicable. Pathetic cretins should have been drowned at birth in both cases.

judeboy101

Could be worse, could be visigoths.

vicwatson

Fuppin hell op, at least provide a link, jaysus h

Probably the worst, most misleading thread, EVER

elperello

OP was there a mosque destroyed in Galway?

minikin

splinter65 wrote: »

There was a thread on the Cof I church. This is equally despicable. Pathetic cretins should have been drowned at birth in both cases.

Haven't seen that thread, no relevant results for church / vandals / galway / errislannan in the search machine.

Just seemed odd that there wasn't much about it:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

When did this happen? Last night?

Any links?

super_furry

minikin wrote: »

Would that get more of a reaction on here?
Haven't seen anything about the Church of Ireland in Errislannan, on here.

"Why isn't everyone talking about something I can't even be bothered posting a link to?"

"Also something, something Muslims!"

vicwatson

minikin wrote: »

Haven't seen that thread, no relevant results for church / vandals / galway / errislannan in the search machine.

Just seemed odd that there wasn't much about it:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

Oh yeh? Whats odd about it? Happens all the time up north and no one says a word.

You are telling us nothing that we all haven't already read.

minikin

Don't get your nix in a knot, link in previous post.

0ph0rce0

That was 5 months ago.

That thread was just your a racist and a bigot every second post.

elperello

minikin wrote: »

Haven't seen that thread, no relevant results for church / vandals / galway / errislannan in the search machine.

Just seemed odd that there wasn't much about it:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

OP thanks for the prompt reply.
I'm outraged and confused in equal measure.

Lu Tze

minikin wrote: »

Haven't seen that thread, no relevant results for church / vandals / galway / errislannan in the search machine.

Just seemed odd that there wasn't much about it:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

It got a substantial slot on the six one news. I'm not sure how much more coverage it could get? Not many buildings vandalised in the last year have made the six one news I would imagine.

RasTa

Ah so no mosque was destroyed but a COI was. Then why not start your thread with that topic

super_furry

super_furry wrote: »

"Why isn't everyone talking about something I can't even be bothered posting a link to?"

"Also something, something Muslims!"

Spot on I suspect.

server down

I think he’s making a good point badly. Fact is a minority religion had a place of worship destroyed by sectarian vandals (or possibly general atheists) and very little scandal at all.

minikin

vicwatson wrote: »

Oh yeh? Whats odd about it? Happens all the time up north and no one says a word.

You are telling us nothing that we all haven't already read.

Because it didn't happen up north?
Is it not worth discussing, the relative silence on here about it seems odd.

0ph0rce0

server down wrote: »

I think he’s making a good point badly. Fact is a minority religion had a place of worship destroyed by sectarian vandals (or possibly general atheists) and very little scandal at all.

Because it's not Muslims affected here, Move along now. The catholic church are evil blah blah blah

Muslims are great.

minikin

minikin wrote: »

Because it didn't happen up north?
Is it not worth discussing, the relative silence on here about it seems odd.

When did it happen? Post your links to this latest attack on whatever we need to be outraged about.

minikin

I'm making a good point very effectively - there would have been a volcano of outrage if a mosque had been done over... but sure it's just the prods... meh.

I know it's not exactly kristallnacht but surely this is something worth commenting on at the very least?

A Little Pony

minikin wrote: »

I'm making a good point very effectively - there would have been a volcano of outrage if a mosque had been done over... but sure it's just the prods... meh.

I know it's not exactly kristallnacht but surely this is something worth commenting on at the very least?

Because it's Protestants, the enemy of the Gaels. That is what we are told.

super_furry

Why can't you just comment on it then? Why do you have to drag Muslims into the issue? Are you suggesting that Muslims were the ones to smash it up?

elperello

minikin wrote: »

Don't get your nix in a knot, link in previous post.

Who has the undergarment malfunction?

AnneFrank

They took our jobs.

vicwatson

minikin wrote: »

Because it didn't happen up north?
Is it not worth discussing, the relative silence on here about it seems odd.

No

0ph0rce0

super_furry wrote: »

Why can't you just comment on it then? Why do you have to drag Muslims into the issue? Are you suggesting that Muslims were the ones to smash it up?

He's making the point that when the other place was done in (the windows) it was all over the news, outrage everywhere and everyone was racist.

Now a COI was damaged worth 70 grand and not a peep out of anyone really.

minikin

super_furry wrote: »

Why can't you just comment on it then? Why do you have to drag Muslims into the issue? Are you suggesting that Muslims were the ones to smash it up?

Of course I'm not suggesting anything of the sort, I didn't 'drag muslims into it' I just used a clickbaity title to compare the reaction.

elperello

OP clarification needed .

super_furry

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

He's making the point that when the other place was done in (the windows) it was all over the news, outrage everywhere and everyone was racist.

Now a COI was damaged worth 70 grand and not a peep out of anyone really.

It's in the national media, its been on the radio and we could be talking about it here if there wasn't such a ham-fisted attempt to somehow conflate the issue with muslims.

minikin

minikin wrote: »

Of course I'm not suggesting anything of the sort, I didn't 'drag muslims into it' I just used a clickbaity title to compare the reaction.

You're probably not getting the reation you crave

Noveight

There's been a few pieces of high quality trolling in AH recently, this is one.

Genuinely impressed, 7/10.

server down

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Because it's not Muslims affected here, Move along now. The catholic church are evil blah blah blah

Muslims are great.

It wasn’t a Catholic Church. I said minority religion.

super_furry

minikin wrote: »

Of course I'm not suggesting anything of the sort, I didn't 'drag muslims into it' I just used a clickbaity title to compare the reaction.

Of course you did. You made the issue about muslims when it's nothing to do with them at all.

You clearly have no desire to actually discuss the church vandalism, hence the nonsense topic title, you just want to talk about people's reaction to muslims.

0ph0rce0

super_furry wrote: »

It's in the national media, its been on the radio and we could be talking about it here if there wasn't such a ham-fisted attempt to somehow conflate the issue with muslims.

Just not as much as a smashed window in a mosque

I've more things to be worrying about than either so couldn't give a ****e myself, There will always be scum that do this.

Skylinehead

Title changed.

elperello

Skylinehead wrote: »

Title changed.

But has the location of the outrage changed?

Assetbacked

A mosque getting vandalised would get equally limited reaction from me. What's the point of this thread?

Achasanai

server down wrote: »

It wasn’t a Catholic Church. I said minority religion.

Not Roman Catholic, but Catholic nonetheless.

kylith

server down wrote: »

I think he’s making a good point badly. Fact is a minority religion had a place of worship destroyed by sectarian vandals (or possibly general atheists) and very little scandal at all.

Or Catholics. Could equally have been Catholics. Or even Protestants fed up of going to church.

server down

kylith wrote: »

Or Catholics. Could equally have been Catholics. Or even Protestants fed up of going to church.

Well, by sectarian vandals I meant catholics.

SmartinMartin

There should definitely be a "dislike" button and a "You fcuking clown" button along with the "like" button on here.

LordSutch

Galway church 'completely desecrated' smashed up & desyroyed by vandals . . . .

The Church of Ireland building on the remote Errislannan peninsula in Connemara, which is mainly used during the summer months, was subjected to a calculated attack, said Canon Stan Evans, who is charge of the parishes of Errislannan, Clifden, Roundstone and Moyard.

Canon Evans said the interior of the Holy Trinity Church had been ruined, with windows smashed, electrics ripped out of the walls, and the pulpit, pews and organ all destroyed.

LINK > https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

elperello

I've no wish to upset you OP but if you don't explain yourself a bit more clearly it's pretty much stalemate.
There's only so much cognitive function to go around before lunch on a Saturday.

super_furry

That’s really scumbag behaviour and surprising to be honest, you’d hope it was just teenagers being dickhead teenagers and not that there’s any sectarian element to it.

Arghus

Hopefully some amazing extreme metal will be coming out of that part of Ireland soon.

maryishere

Its a serious amount of vandalism all right, up to €70,000 worth according to reports.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/galway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-and-law%2Fgalway-church-completely-desecrated-by-vandals-1.3270207

I cannot recall vandals doing €70,000 worth of damage to a building or community before. In some cities you expect some vandalism but in the remote country? Very sad.

lazybones32

It was a thorough ransacking but didn't see how it was desecrated.
Schools here suffered a spate of ransackings too. I don't know what motivates people...

elperello

lazybones32 wrote: »

It was a thorough ransacking but didn't see how it was desecrated.
Schools here suffered a spate of ransackings too. I don't know what motivates people...

Desecration is when something considered holy or sacred ie. a grave or church is damaged.
It doesn't matter whether the perpetrator considers it holy or sacred or not.

the_pen_turner

elperello wrote: »

Desecration is when something considered holy or sacred ie. a grave or church is damaged.
It doesn't matter whether the perpetrator considers it holy or sacred or not.

desecrated isn't just damage in a permanent way.

wasn't a church desecrated a few years ago by some scumbag using the alter as a toilet

judeboy101

judeboy101 wrote: »

Could be worse, could be visigoths.

Zinger!

That is surely one of the most underthanked ripostes in AH.