Jeff Devoy wrote: » This is a question that is being asked by many people in Ireland at the moment. Could a terror attack happen in Ireland? What would happen if there was? I'm not talking about groups from the Six Counties here, I'm talking about IS and Islamist terrorism. After recent events, including in Westminster earlier which a man tried to kill a number of people by ramming a car into pedestrians. Many politicians and senior members of AGS have said that Ireland cannot be immune from terrorism, although an attack is very unlikely. I agree that a mass-casualty atrocity is more than likely not going to happen, but an incident like what happened in Westminster is very much an underlying possibility. An Islamist extremist attack here would more than likely come from someone who isn't actually a member of IS or another terrorist organisation, but would probably be inspired by their caused and radicalised, similar to recent attacks in Britain. A vehicle going down Grafton Street or O'Connell Street hitting and likely killing a number of people would be a plausible scenario. An attack similar to that in Manchester involving a bombing at a crowded venue is somewhat likely also. I won't blame it entirely on immigration, although it could play a part. In addition, I strongly doubt that the Gardaí could deal with such serious incidents like the scenarios above. So, do you think Ireland could be next?
PlaneSpeeking wrote: » Absolutely. Why would we be exempt ?
rgodard80a wrote: » PlaneSpeeking wrote: » Absolutely. Why would we be exempt ? Because we haven't sent forces to fight directly against ISIS
rgodard80a wrote: » Because we haven't sent forces to fight directly against ISIS
Jeff Devoy wrote: » This is a question that is being asked by many people in Ireland at the moment. Could a terror attack happen in Ireland? What would happen if there was?I'm not talking about groups from the Six Counties here, I'm talking about IS and Islamist terrorism.
The Backwards Man wrote: » I think we should just rename AH The Crank and Loon forum and leave them to it.
Chiparus wrote: » Neither did Sweden.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Stockholm_attack
SPDUB wrote: » The biggest loss of life on one day during the troubles happened in the republic , namely the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974 so they have happened here already .
Mike Hoch wrote: » There already was one in Dundalk in January. However, the amount of idiots ISIS is able to inspire is currently in severe decline giving the hiding they got in the last 12 months, compared to how many lone wolf attacks happened in 2015- 2018.
Yer Da sells Avon wrote: » At a minimum, all it takes is one disaffected dickhead with a knife or a hatchback, so I'm pleasantly surprised that it hasn't happened already.
Mike Hoch wrote: » It has. In Dundalk. You won't hear any of the left wingers who go on about the Mary Boyle, Maurice McCabe and the breath test scandal be particularly interested in the creative talents of the Gardai in regards to this case however. It's best forgotten about.
Try_harder wrote: » And the Omagh bombing was the single greatest loss of life
Dubh Linn wrote: » This is a question that is being asked by many people in Ireland at the moment. Could a terror attack happen in Ireland? What would happen if there was? I'm not talking about the IRA or groups from the North here, I'm talking about IS and Islamist terrorism. After the Westminster attack, Frances Fitzgerald told the Dail that Ireland is not immune from terror attacks. They have attacked promenades in Nice, theatres, restaurants, supermarkets, offices, airports and museums in Paris, beaches in Tunisia, Christmas markets in Berlin, airports and metros Brussels and Istanbul, Ankara, Stockholm, St. Petersburg and the list goes on. Good Christ, they have even attacked German football team buses now. So, do you think Ireland could be next?
dxhound2005 wrote: » They haven't gone away. You should be more worried about them.
Jeff Devoy wrote: » I'm forced to agree. If there is a united Ireland, and let's face the fact that it's more likely to happen now compared to before, the loyalist groups would undoubtedly pose the largest threat, the UDA, UVF etc etc. In order to combat them we'd need a larger army which could involve conscription, the creation of an Air Force and the expansion of the Navy. Once that's happened, it's bye bye neutrality. Sorry lefties.
Jeff Devoy wrote: » How many of these Islamist headbangers are there alleged to be in Ireland at this present moment?
