do you feel safe in Ireland

solas

just curious..
Do you feel Ireland is safe from the threat of a terrorist attack?
or do you consider Ireland to be something of a safe haven in general?

Tar.Aldarion

wpuldnt say ireland is at the top of the list but eh nowhere is safe for whatever reason.

Karl Hungus

I feel safe enough, but at the same time, I do think Ireland has been set up for a terrorist attack for letting the US Military use Shannon Airport. I'm also fairly concerned that the huge protests over it's use, the government has shown us that it simply does not care, does not listen, and does not work in the best intrests of it's people. Hardly what I'd call democracy at any lenth.

jcoote

i'm no current affairs buff but i think if we remain a neutral as we always have we shouldn't be in too much trouble from the terrorists...would it be that big to hit o connell street,it would be to us but mybe not to the world media,i'm sure blowing up the eiffel tower would be way more likely..i would be more afraid of some looper stickin a pen-knife in my neck tbh


edit: forgot about the american boys in shannon that may be a reason to attack but nothing that major

solas

would it be that big to hit o connell street,it would be to us but mybe not to the world media,

I was just thinking the same thing, is why I asked.
Considering the circumstances it doesn't seem too far fetched and each "attack" seems to be used as a way of turning people against US policies.
"the us against them mentality"

the_syco

Remember: we have a load of the terrorists living here. At least 90 of them. Also, a mate of Osma B, seemingly.

So, no, I don't think so. There won't be anywhere except guantammo that would take them in future.

cashback

To be honest, I don't think the extremists would take too much notice of the Shannon stopover only for the protestors who keep drawing attention to the fact!
Seriously though, I don't think anywhere is safe from an attack really.

jcoote

i think bush did something big on them boys and they are just going nuts and trying to emotionaly torture him before he's murdered...there is a secret that none of us know that will someday come out

Pet

would it be that big to hit o connell street,it would be to us but mybe not to the world media

Yeah, after all, they're used to hearing about the IRA, and it's not like we have an underground rail system, so they don't really have anything big enough to target.

jcoote

they could blow up the spike

Ro: maaan!

If I was a terrorist in Ireland, I'd go for pubs. Couple of bombs in a couple of pubs would change most people's lives in Ireland.

But atm I feel fairly safe from terrorist style attacks. Not so safe from knacks with knifes attacks.

Karl Hungus

jcoote wrote:

they could blow up the spike

We'd probably cheer them on for that!

jcoote

true true true...croker or the gpo or my gaff would be other hotspots...maybe the popes cross in the pheonix park

Tar.Aldarion

not fibers no you bastards!you know how to hurt us alright....:)

djmarkus

Pet wrote:

Yeah, after all, they're used to hearing about the IRA, and it's not like we have an underground rail system, so they don't really have anything big enough to target.

I'd say if a suicide bomber blew him/her self up in the queue in brown thomas on a friday afternoon im sure the death toll would be 20-30 at least.

el rabitos

"not fibers no you bastards!you know how to hurt us alright...."

the smell and toxic gas released if fibbers was blown up would do more damage than any suicide bomber could do tbh

Tar.Aldarion

heheh its funny cos its funny

StonedParadoX

yeah but they have nothing to gain by hitting ireland or do they?

sure theres the shannon stop over .. but i cant be that ignorant to think that if ireland does get hit.. nothing will change? or do i have my head up my ass?

take into account its 2:27 am and i should be asleep

DonkeyStyle \o/

Ro: maaan! wrote:

But atm I feel fairly safe from terrorist style attacks. Not so safe from knacks with knifes attacks.

Yup, we've been under a terror-like siege from knick-knack-paddy-whacks for years already.
Don't you think the sounds of screeching tires from joyriders strikes terror into people who have family members who work nights and might get hit by them while driving home?
We have terror all around us every day... I'm more afraid of the persistant threat of random skangs who like to pick fights with strangers for no reason than the unlikely event of a once-off bomber.

Kare Bear

the government has shown us that it simply does not care, does not listen, and does not work in the best intrests of it's people.

Rubbish.

mang87

I don't feel fear, anyway.

Feel fear and they win.

robbie1876

Kare Bear wrote:

Rubbish.

In 2004, 158,549 US troops passed through Shannon. In the first 6 months of this year alone, 153,000 troops have already been through. The government are not listening.

Gazza22

Karl Hungus wrote:

the government has shown us that it simply does not care, does not listen, and does not work in the best intrests of it's people. Hardly what I'd call democracy at any lenth.

I agree, that is the most stupid and selfish comment i have heard in awhile. :rolleyes:

You haven't a clue man on what a government that simply does not care is like. Maybe you should try moving to a third world country, maybe try Zimbabwe? Now thats a government that doesn't care for it's people. Are you being attacked by our government? Have you to flee Ireland? Is it impossible for you to get a Job? Are you starving?

As for democracy, you got it man, you got it big time...maybe try using a thing you have called a vote?

toiletduck

robbie1876 wrote:

In 2004, 158,549 US troops passed through Shannon. In the first 6 months of this year alone, 153,000 troops have already been through. The government are not listening.

listening to who? the protesters? now this may come as a shock to them but not everyone agrees with them (in fact id say most people dont care).



/back on topic,
i feel safe in ireland because worrying about a terror attack seems pretty stupid when it's much more likely that id get beat up on any given saturday night.

Lex_Diamonds

I feel safe alright. But if a bomber wanted to strike it would be piss easy.

Four suicide bombers, two on Moore Street and two on Grafton Street on Christmas Eve. There would be over 100 deaths easily.

Civilian_Target

Ireland's safe as houses.

StonedParadoX

i'd say grafton street would be a better hit

dlofnep

Ireland is as safe as the next country that doesn't piss around with other people's interests.

simu

I feel safe here. I'd feel safe in the US or England too - the odds of getting killed in a terrorist attack are very low.

dlofnep

simu wrote:

I feel safe here. I'd feel safe in the US or England too - the odds of getting killed in a terrorist attack are very low.

So are the odds of being hit by lightening but one guy got struck thrice. In any case, nobody is ever going to attack Ireland while we stick to our neutral state. Give it 50 years, the US or the UK will be hit by a big time biological attack or nuclear attack. It's all inevitable.

simu

dlofnep wrote:

So are the odds of being hit by lightening but one guy got struck thrice.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen - I'm saying it's very unlikely and therefor that it's not worth fearing.

I'd like to see the Jesus-type person who could get killed in a terrorist attack three times.

dlofnep

simu wrote:

I'm not saying it doesn't happen - I'm saying it's very unlikely and therefor that it's not worth fearing.

I'd like to see the Jesus-type person who could get killed in a terrorist attack three times.

One guy got struck seven times.. How amazing is that. In any case, I don't think we are in danger, I don't fear a terrorist attack here. If I lived in a major city in the US or in the UK, I wouldn't spend the next 50 years there.

Sleepy

As a few other posters have mentioned, I'd be far more worried about our scumbag population. One of the guys I work with got a hammering over the weekend in a completely unprovoked race attack from three scumbags.

1huge1

we stay out of everything that seems to stay our nature
could'nt be further from my mind.
though i can imagine ireland getting a bigger army in the years to come so the threat could increase