Could a terror attack happen in Ireland?

Berserker · 13-04-2017 10:15PM

Dubh Linn wrote: »

I suppose, because we are neutral and all that, we would be less of a target? Would I be right in saying that? And also, where would be the most likely place for them to attack in Ireland?

Ireland's neutrality is meaningless with respect to Isis' campaign.

sxt · 13-04-2017 10:16PM

I don't see why ISIS would bother with Ireland, a country with no military or political power against them. We are a pretty meaningless country in the geopolitical scheme

ISIS choose their targets

[url] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_linked_to_ISIL[/url]

Neon_Lights · 13-04-2017 10:16PM

All this scare mongering where would they hit like? It is possible but why piss your pants over a delusional raghead.

The_Kew_Tour · 13-04-2017 10:17PM

Ubbquittious wrote: »

ISIS are on the way out. The highlight of their activity these days seems to be driving a car or a truck onto the pavement and killing a few pedestrians or some lad pulling out a knife and roaring a few things about Allah before getting shot by a soldier.

It's only the beginning.

This ain't going to stop overnight

osarusan · 13-04-2017 10:18PM

Could it? Yes, obviously, it could happen anywhere.

If there was some kind of hierarchy of targets, we'd probably not be that high up the list, but what's happening these days seems to be a guy getting his hands on a car or van and drive at speed towards a load of random pedestrians, so maybe hierarchy doesn't have much to do with it.

Having said that, that kind of attack is very easy to carry out and virtually impossible to prevent. The fact that there aren't multiple attacks daily in every country makes me think that number of militants that have infiltrated Europe/homegrown brainwashees isn't what people think at all.

Barry Badrinath · 13-04-2017 10:19PM

sxt wrote: »

I don't see why ISIS would bother with Ireland, a country with no military or political power against them.

[url] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_linked_to_ISIL[/url]

Its not about "Ireland" itself.

We are part of the bigger picture.

Neon_Lights · 13-04-2017 10:20PM

There's always some boogie man, so many pussies in our country these days, would crumble if someone said boo

CoolHandBandit · 13-04-2017 10:20PM

We are predominately a Christian nation so yes we are very open to an attack. Being "Neutral" will make no difference to these savages.

Joeseph Balls · 13-04-2017 10:20PM

sxt wrote: »

I don't see why ISIS would bother with Ireland, a country with no military or political power against them. We are a pretty meaningless country in the geopolitical scheme

ISIS choose their targets

[url] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_linked_to_ISIL[/url]

Wasn't Ireland on there list of targets last year?
And I don't think it's fair to say ISIS chose there targets as there's so many local extremists acting 'for' ISIS

Ubbquittious · 13-04-2017 10:22PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

It's only the beginning.

This ain't going to stop overnight

Beginning of the end. All the recent stuff is a far cry from the September 11th attacks and the Madrid train bombing. In fact they seem to have largely given up on bombing or lost their bomb making skills in this part of the world. If ISIS were on the way up you'd see much more advanced and powerful bombs being put in busy parts of towns, airports.

They're also losing a fierce amount of territory back home

Gazzmonkey · 13-04-2017 10:24PM

I read an article some time ago on a site that tracks IS shenanigans around the world, I remember the article had a supposed official IS list of false idols and Newgrange was mentioned as a target.

Was kind of annoyed when I read it, but don't really believe it at the same time.

Pawwed Rig · 13-04-2017 10:24PM

There is no great ISIS strategy. It is essentially disenfranchised youths latching on to an idea.
Due to religious schools we are poor at integrating new arrivals so we may see second generation extremism be an issue similar to other countries.

The_Kew_Tour · 13-04-2017 10:25PM

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Beginning of the end. All the recent stuff is a far cry from the September 11th attacks and the Madrid train bombing. In fact they seem to have largely given up on bombing or lost their bomb making skills in this part of the world. If ISIS were on the way up you'd see much more advanced and powerful bombs being put in busy parts of towns, airports.

They're also losing a fierce amount of territory back home

I hope you're right, personally I do think we not seen the worst, but will only be too delighted to be proven wrong

Your Face · 13-04-2017 10:25PM

Hitler
Hitler
Hitler

A Little Pony · 13-04-2017 10:28PM

I'd say it would be easier to bomb the Republic than the UK for ISIS.

Richard Hillman · 13-04-2017 10:29PM

Dubh Linn wrote: »

I suppose, because we are neutral and all that, we would be less of a target? Would I be right in saying that? And also, where would be the most likely place for them to attack in Ireland?

We are not neutral in the fight against ISIS. It is illegal to be a member, recruit or fund raise for them in Ireland.

Our neutrality is only based on UN countries V UN Countries

MysticMonk · 13-04-2017 10:29PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I hope you're right, personally I do think we not seen the worst, but will only be too delighted to be proven wrong

Not at all.

It only took 19 hijackers to destroy the world trade centre.

Theres literally millions of these people in Europe at the moment..It would be easy for them to coordinate something spectacular along the same lines.

Barry Badrinath · 13-04-2017 10:29PM

Your Face wrote: »

Hitler
Hitler
Hitler

He's not Beetlejuice!

Manny89 · 13-04-2017 10:36PM

The poor Swedes and Germans got attacked in the past few days. Two very tolerant and welcoming countries who went above and beyond for their new arrivals.

We absolutely could be attacked too.

Yourself isit · 13-04-2017 10:39PM

Of course we could be attacked by "isis" because isis don't really plan most of the attacks. I think the major ones possibly but it's often loan nuts radicalised by the Internet.

There's absolutely no way that couldn't happen here.

A Little Pony · 13-04-2017 10:39PM

Manny89 wrote: »

The poor Swedes and Germans got attacked in the past few days. Two very tolerant and welcoming countries who went above and beyond for their new arrivals.

We absolutely could be attacked too.

What is to stop an Islamic terrorist going from England to Belfast and then travelling south with a suicide vest or perhaps seeing it being easier to use a truck just by going over the border and onto Dublin to cause carnage.

Beyondgone · 13-04-2017 10:41PM

A Little Pony wrote: »

What is to stop an Islamic terrorist going from England to Belfast and then travelling south with a suicide vest or perhaps seeing it being easier to use a truck just by going over the border and onto Dublin to cause carnage.

They'd get as far as Dundalk and then go off just to end the misery. Missing out on the glory that is Bettystown..

Danzy · 13-04-2017 10:44PM

Of course it can happen, more of a surprise if it does not happen.

Look at things from Gay Marriage, our love of alcohol and live music, women doing their own thing, majority non Islamic and not adhering to Sharia (the main one as far as Isis and similar are concerned) and on and on.

Sweden bent backwards to accommodate radical Islam, to a degree that was masochistic and it did no good.

sxt · 13-04-2017 10:44PM

Yourself isit wrote: »

isis don't really plan most of the attacks. I think the major ones possibly but it's often loan nuts radicalised by the Internet.

There's absolutely no way that couldn't happen here.

ISIS Plan all their attacks. There is nothing random about their attacks at all.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_linked_to_ISIL

pudzey101 · 13-04-2017 10:45PM

nah , conor mcgregor would knock that missile the other way with that left hand shot .

Beyondgone · 13-04-2017 10:47PM

Danzy wrote: »

Of course it can happen, more of a surprise if it does not happen.

Look at things from Gay Marriage, our love of alcohol and live music, women doing their own thing, majority non Islamic and not adhering to Sharia (the main one as far as Isis and similar are concerned) and on and on.

Sweden bent backwards to accommodate radical Islam, to a degree that was masochistic and it did no good.

^post contains many, many things for intelligent people to think deeply about. Is this a world you'd like to wave goodbye to?

seamus · 13-04-2017 10:50PM

Yeah there's no reason why the lone nut type of attack couldn't happen here. God knows we've plenty of our own anyway.

Big sophisticated attacks are far less likely because their intention is to provoke a response - to get a country to enact more anti-muslim policies or to get them to drop bombs somewhere. In neither arena would we make much of a difference on the world stage, so blowing your load on a large attack in Dublin would be a waste.

MysticMonk · 13-04-2017 10:53PM

seamus wrote: »

Yeah there's no reason why the lone nut type of attack couldn't happen here. God knows we've plenty of our own anyway.

Big sophisticated attacks are far less likely because their intention is to provoke a response - to get a country to enact more anti-muslim policies or to get them to drop bombs somewhere. In neither arena would we make much of a difference on the world stage, so blowing your load on a large attack in Dublin would be a waste.

They're not trying to provoke non Muslim countries,they're trying to take them over..Even if it takes a hundred years.
And an attack on dublin would be another string in thier bow and in no way a waste

gitzy16v · 13-04-2017 10:55PM

Isis must be the only bastards that dont like the Irish,all the other warlords think we are sound....im betting the lad that attacks Ireland will have visited clonskeagh once or twice.

MysticMonk · 13-04-2017 10:57PM

gitzy16v wrote: »

Isis must be the only bastards that dont like the Irish,all the other warlords think we are sound....im betting the lad that attacks Ireland will have visited clonskeagh once or twice.

There's no sound kuafars

Could a terror attack happen in Ireland?

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