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What is the story with the roads in Waterford City?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    marlin vs wrote: »
    What's the UK's Terrorism Act got to do with our country especially a country that has terrorised the world for centuries and remember the Great British Empire is after crumbling. Troll.

    It's particularly relevant because it's identified them as a terrorist organisation based upon their activities in Northern Ireland.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    Cumann na mBan/The Irish Women’s Council was established on April 2, 1914, because progressive women —including suffragettes, trade union activists, and socialists — were excluded from the all-male Irish National Volunteers. Although historians of the Irish independence era tend to focus on the activities of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the political party Sinn Féin, the contributions of Cumann na mBan activists are well-documented. Cumann na mBan, an independent organization of the Irish Republican Movement, was actively involved in the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence (1919-22), and the Irish Civil War (1922-23), and at least nine members were killed in these years.

    I think all of the above is very true.

    But we don't have an IRA road. Have you considered why?


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    They were an organization that helped the the IRA win out independence. They are brave and heroic. Enough of your revisionist ****e.

    It's absolutely not revisionist. That's actually something I'd be worried about in the future. I think that day will come will come here unfortunately.

    However due to more recent history I don't think this organisation should be celebrated.

    While Waterford wouldn't be described as a republican city, as mentioned I'd favour recognising one or more of the famous female participants. For example Úna Brennan from Enniscorthy was initially imprisoned in Waterford after she surrendered.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    hardybuck wrote: »
    It's absolutely not revisionist. That's actually something I'd be worried about in the future. I think that day will come will come here unfortunately.

    However due to more recent history I don't think this organisation should be celebrated.

    While Waterford wouldn't be described as a republican city, as mentioned I'd favour recognising one or more of the famous female participants. For example Úna Brennan from Enniscorthy was initially imprisoned in Waterford after she surrendered.

    What hell are you talking about? They were a largely non-violent organisation that acted as supporting role to the Irish Republican Army. We may have not been independent without them. I'm not even talking about the troubles here. It rare for women to fight here.


    What do you mean "The day will come here"? Can you be more specific


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    What hell are you talking about? They were a largely non-violent organisation that acted as supporting role to the Irish Republican Army. We may have not been independent without them. I'm not even talking about the troubles here. It rare for women to fight here.


    What do you mean "The day will come here"? Can you be more specific

    Are you disputing that this is a terrorist organisation that was involved in violence during the Troubles?

    Regarding revisionism, I believe this is a wave that'll hit us eventually. I don't particularly like it myself. But we've had it here already over the years - Nelson's Column on O'Connell Street would be a good example.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    The ladies of Cumann na mBan would be saddened and ashamed to see the Irishman of 2020 ,the men they knew were free thinkers,rebels,men who stood up and fought and died for a country they loved.

    Now we have Hardybuck,an Irishman who is disgusted by the name of a road.


  • Registered Users Posts: 28,703 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    The ladies of Cumann na mBan would be saddened and ashamed to see the Irishman of 2020 ,the men they knew were free thinkers,rebels,men who stood up and fought and died for a country they loved.

    Now we have Hardybuck,an Irishman who is disgusted by the name of a road.

    im so angry right now! i need a chamomile, avocado and toast, some yoga afterwards maybe


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    This thread is in a pothole


  • Registered Users Posts: 521 ✭✭✭91wx763


    This thread is in a pothole

    Hardybuck is a pothole in a pothole after all that jibber he's come out with:D .


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭hardybuck


    91wx763 wrote: »
    Hardybuck is a pothole in a pothole after all that jibber he's come out with:D .

    This is a classic case of attack the poster rather than attack the post. On more than one occasion.

    I'm noticing that nobody is disputing their record in Northern Ireland which presumably everyone is ok with.

    Agree that the thread has been derailed however - this is a separate debate.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭alta stare


    hardybuck wrote: »
    It's particularly relevant because it's identified them as a terrorist organisation based upon their activities in Northern Ireland.

    Northern Ireland.......Ireland....the island of Ireland which the Brits have no right to be in hence the reason they had and will continue to have some form of resistance until they pull out altogether.

    They have caused mayhem and misery all over the world yet their propoganda machine wont let their own people know anything about such things. For them to call anyone terrorists is frankly laughable.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Johns Park from roundabout to and including Pearce Park done, Upper Ballytruckle next judging by the markings.


  • Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    Anyone know when there are finished ripping up the road around traffic lights in ferry bank?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    Johns Park from roundabout to and including Pearce Park done, Upper Ballytruckle next judging by the markings.

    Things are looking up for the naked city.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    From the corpo

    O'Connell Street Waterford will be closed

    6.30pm Friday to 12 midnight on Sunday each weekend until 27th Sept, 2020

    So 7 weekends without access


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