Heard of a Gardas security concerns for the British queens visit

CommuterIE · 10-05-2011 09:49PM #1

I know a woman who's husband is a garda, most are only getting riot training now. Her husband believes that they are being very naive about this visit. It's not the queen herself, but the sheer potential for trouble on the streets.

They are as naive as they were for the Love Ulster march... yet this person will be here for four days!

The gardai expect riots, no doubt about it...

MagicMarker · 10-05-2011 09:50PM

I hope there is for the entertainment factor alone.

Gummy Panda · 10-05-2011 09:51PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I hope there is for the entertainment factor alone.

I hope there is and it prevents me from going to work

Wheelie King · 10-05-2011 09:51PM

Trouble will happen that's a fact, it's just the scale that will be in question. It's the bus loads coming down from the North that will be the worry.

The Queen of England · 10-05-2011 09:51PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I hope there is for the entertainment factor alone.

So do I.

I love it when it kicks off.

thehairyelbow · 10-05-2011 09:52PM

I really can't see the Queen causing that much trouble. What's the worst an ould wan like that could do?

orourkeda · 10-05-2011 09:53PM

thehairyelbow wrote: »

I really can't see the Queen causing that much trouble. What's the worst an ould wan like that could do?

nuke us

thehairyelbow · 10-05-2011 09:55PM

orourkeda wrote: »

nuke us

:eek:

123balltv · 10-05-2011 09:56PM

I cant see anything happening to be honest ............

most will be watching sky sports (English)

Eastenders

Corrie

Fools and horses

Channel 4 docu's

or even actually visiting London, Liverpool etc lets face it we love and watch everything English

KeithAFC · 10-05-2011 09:56PM

I can see a huge riot to be honest. Will be a few loyalists down too.

lol

Sunnyisland · 10-05-2011 10:00PM

123balltv wrote: »

we love and watch everything English

except the queen

Kiera · 10-05-2011 10:01PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

I can see a huge riot to be honest. Will be a few loyalists down too. lol

Get back under your bridge! :rolleyes:

CommuterIE · 10-05-2011 10:02PM

IMO The Queen won't reach the garden of rememberance...

Security concerns will probably have her flown home...

I think they should stop the visit. Not because I disagree with the visit, but I have bad vibes about it

123balltv · 10-05-2011 10:03PM

realies wrote: »

except the queen

God save the Queen and big ears Charlie, slutty Fergie, mad Diana,
jealous Mags, racist but funny Philip, crazy Harry bastard child etc

The Royal family is a laughing stock and their not even English their German

Opinicus · 10-05-2011 10:04PM

orourkeda wrote: »

nuke us

I logged in just to thank that post

Ammsy500 · 10-05-2011 10:04PM

Im waiting to hang my head in shame because of the gobsh#tes who will ruin in for everybody else :mad:

KeithAFC · 10-05-2011 10:05PM

CommuterIE wrote: »

IMO The Queen won't reach the garden of rememberance...

Security concerns will probably have her flown home...

I think they should stop the visit. Not because I disagree with the visit, but I have bad vibes about it

I don't see that. There is no way the Queen is going to plan this visit and her and Mary McAleese aren't going to get on with it and complete the visit.

I think some people need to just come to terms with it. The Queen is going to the republic on a state visit. I mean, what is possible wrong with it?

DundalkDuffman · 10-05-2011 10:06PM

thehairyelbow wrote: »

I really can't see the Queen causing that much trouble. What's the worst an ould wan like that could do?

Ask Princess Diana. Oh wait.

CommuterIE · 10-05-2011 10:07PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

I don't see that. There is no way the Queen is going to plan this visit and her and Mary McAleese aren't going to get on with it and complete the visit.

I think some people need to just come to terms with it. The Queen is going to the republic on a state visit. I mean, what is possible wrong with it?

Love Ulster riots will be a picnic compared to this, you'll have every single nutter in the country converging on Dublin, also from the North...

The Waltzing Consumer · 10-05-2011 10:11PM

CommuterIE wrote: »

Love Ulster riots will be a picnic compared to this, you'll have every single nutter in the country converging on Dublin, alsomostly from the North...

Fixed that for ya.

Latchy · 10-05-2011 10:11PM

CommuterIE wrote: »

IMO The Queen won't reach the garden of rememberance...

Security concerns will probably have her flown home...

I think they should stop the visit. Not because I disagree with the visit, but I have bad vibes about it

Me to .....

It's the innocents that get caught up in any trouble on the streets who I'll feel sorry for

My name is URL · 10-05-2011 10:12PM

I reckon there'll be some trouble.. just hope it doesn't get out of hand and is limited to a few scummers throwing traffic cones and the like. You can be sure the media will over-report on the negative aspects of the visit.. all this talk about how the visit will shine Ireland in a marvellous light is a bit optimistic.

KeithAFC · 10-05-2011 10:16PM

The rioters have no legit reason to riot.

Bottle_of_Smoke · 10-05-2011 10:16PM

They're pretty much getting every cop in the state in on this.

Riots will be easier to squash than in the north because the gardai don't have to worry about republican propaganda the way the psni do.

If there is a big riot its gonna look pretty partitionist to outsiders. Whens the last time a riot made the news for a British monarch visiting Belfast?

Wheelie King · 10-05-2011 10:18PM

Ammsy500 wrote: »

Im waiting to hang my head in shame because of the gobsh#tes who will ruin in for everybody else :mad:

That's a bit harsh on the Gardai

KeithAFC · 10-05-2011 10:19PM

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

They're pretty much getting every cop in the state in on this.

Riots will be easier to squash than in the north because the gardai don't have to worry about republican propaganda the way the psni do.

If there is a big riot its gonna look pretty partitionist to outsiders. Whens the last time a riot made the news for a British monarch visiting Belfast?

The Royal family have come over to Northern Ireland plenty of times and no riots at all. At least nothing that im aware about it. Northern Ireland is a different country though.

This is a visit to the ROI. So it is a bit different.

Wolfe Tone · 10-05-2011 10:20PM

I had planned to go to protest but I really think there well be trouble, dont feel like getting stuck in the crap in the middle of my exams. Probably will go anyways.

CommuterIE · 10-05-2011 10:20PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

The rioters have no legit reason to riot.

That's your opinion, but you need to understand that a lot of people in the Republic and indeed the North see a massive injustice in the status quo... I don't want to insult your intelligence, but you are seriously naive if you believe what you say about no legit reason

df1985 · 10-05-2011 10:20PM

Are loyalists planning to come down in support of the visit? thatll only add fuel to the already big fire.

Wolfe Tone · 10-05-2011 10:21PM

Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »

They're pretty much getting every cop in the state in on this.

Riots will be easier to squash than in the north because the gardai don't have to worry about republican propaganda the way the psni do.

If there is a big riot its gonna look pretty partitionist to outsiders. Whens the last time a riot made the news for a British monarch visiting Belfast?

Whens the last time a visit to the north was made such a big deal of?

Proxy · 10-05-2011 10:21PM

I've had people in work giving me grief since I said in my opinion there will be all manner of trouble that will eclipse Love Ulster. It's not that I agree with it or welcome it (I definitely do not), but bloody hell, it's a certainty!

I live and work in Dublin city centre, and i'm getting remote access sorted so I can feck off to Galway for that week. Overly paranoid perhaps but I can't be arsed with the hassle of crossing the city during that.

Heard of a Gardas security concerns for the British queens visit

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