Northern Ireland 2125?

Do you condemn paramilitaries / all those who acted outside the law during the troubles? Surely bombing and murdering and kidnapping people / disappearing them was more serious?

Again you avoid answering.

I condemn all the violence FROM THE START. Do you? Yes or No?

I don't compartmentalise that like some do or the toxic bonfire 'culture'. I condemn ALL of them.

I condemn ALL of the violence and do not compartmentalise. + I have never made this comment

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because they were engaged in war, not violence,

Your entire agenda is to give cover to one side.

You can't condemn all toxic bonfires or all of the violence.

A wonderful example of positive cultural expression local to me, in a border village. Utilising the environment rather than harming it.

I was out at it last night, my children are involved in organising it and heard some wonderful music performed by musicians from the Protestant faith and culture on both sides of the border, Unionists among them. A great inclusive event for the whole community to enjoy.

Please stop dodging the question yet again.

Do you consider the pIRA "armed struggle" eg Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc as "violence"? Yes or no?

Like Gerry Adams, you have never condemned the pIRA. It is only the other side than engaged in violence, says you. Last time, do you consider the pIRA armed struggle as "violence"?

I have been quite clear I would condemn anything thiat is toxic or sectarian, and that includes any bonfires that are toxic or sectarian. I also condemn all violence. That includes all pIRA actions, including (but not limited to) Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc. Do YOU consider the pIRA "armed struggle" eg Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc as "violence" and therefore condemn it? Yes or no?

The problem is you never ( and still will not) condemn the paramilitaries on both sides. Only on one side. The other side of course. you will not condemn the pIRA or INLA. They engaged in war, says you, not violence.

You are like a Muslim extremist who will not condemn the 9/11 attack in America on the Pentagon and Twin towers. That was part of a war against the USA, says extremists, and so they justify it. Ask Muslim extremists if they justify the twin towers and they will say there was "no alternative". There was open dancing in the streets in Gaza after the twin towners collapsed.

You are like other SF comrades, you will not condemn the Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc. Like Michelle O'Neill you think there was "no alternative".

How could anyone trust SF in govt when you are so dis-honest, when you have the gall to say you condemn all violence but you will not condemn the Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc. Not only that, there was no alternative, says a N.I. leader of your party.

Pages and pages about bonfires?

Those of you up the north will be glad to find out that bonfires arent a thing in the rest of Ireland. We dont do them. Even halloween bonfires have been largely phased out for H&S reasons.

So, in 2125 we'll have no arguments or tensions over bonfires.

But you will not condemn the Bloody Friday bombings, Enniskillen bombing, Le Mons, Warrington, Brighton bombing etc.  You may not be a member of SF but you did vote for them and have tens of thousands of posts aligned with and arguing for their position. As is your right of course. Anyway, no point in arguing with someone who will not condemn pIRA atrocities. Have a good weekend, pity you never condemned the armed struggle etc.

I have seen hundreds of bonfires here in Ireland (south of the border), including up to and including this year. Around the skyline you see the plumes of smoke. Midsummer bonfires are traditionally lit on the eve of St. John the Baptist's feast day, June 23rd, also known as St. John's Eve or Bonfire Night. These bonfires are a continuation of ancient Celtic traditions celebrating the summer solstice, with fire believed to hold symbolic power for banishing evil spirits and promoting a good harvest. Celebrations often involve music, dancing, and young people jumping over the flames for luck.