After Hours, one and only Queen thread

lugha wrote: »

To what extent should we be dictated to by fascist thugs threatening violence? I don't think there is a particularly good argument against this visit, save bar the cost and the inconvenience, but to suggest that we should be influenced by those who threaten violence is most certainly not one. And a pretty dangerous road to be going down.

And spending 30 million to protect her along empty streets isn't dictating to anyone? And the cost and inconvenience alone are grounds enough to oppose an empty symbolic gesture. If this was the queen of Denmark visiting I bet more people would be vocal in their opposition of the visit costing that much during a time of economic hardship.

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Could perhaps be part of a ploy to get the bus network to shut down tomorrow. Say public transport is pulled because of threats, that in addition to road closures would probably bring the economic activity of the city tomorrow to a halt. An old republican tactic was to attack the economic interests of those it opposed

I'd say thta's the tactic alright. The Red Line Luas was down this morning for a large section due to another device/hoax.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0517/device.html

I'd say they're also going to try and annoy the hell out of the travelling public, who already have to face a lot of road closures, by choking up public transport. Ironically the more devices and call outs made, the more logical the large Garda presence is made to look. If the whole visit had been completely ignored, then the huge Garda operation would have looked more like a waste of money.

I hope the Queen of England has a great time while she's here and I'm sure she will.

Still some sad cases have to try and ruin it for people - leaving bombs on the streets of the country they are supposedly fighting for.

Anyway best of luck to her and her husband!

On a funny note - it will be gas if she tries a pint of Guinness, what an iconic photo that would be!

Her itenerary includes royal engagments in Dublin, Kildare, Tipperary and Cork.

WTF's in Tipperary of any interest?

MagicMarker wrote: »

Is the Queen going to be making any ''public'' appearances at all? Or is the plan to keep her away from people at all costs?

I guess sort of, she will be in view of people at some of the engagements but they will be 40ft away.

No handshaking if thats what you meant.

Caoimhín wrote: »

Jaysus, one bomb in Maynooth, on a public bus FFS! Now another one found in Dublin.

This could turn out to be a day of shame.

how retarded are these clowns ??? on a public bus with innocent irish citizens on it ?? they have little or no support as it is - so what do they think attempting to kill innocents in the republic is going to do for them ??
to any of you stupid ****s reading this - why dont you rent a bus for you and your ilk and blown the **** out it - you would be doing the world a huge favour by ****ing off this planet

im no royalist - consider myself a republican - just not a knob end republican

no more targeting the innocents you bunch of ****wits - not in our name

Relax there jarvis, while I agree with your sentiment, these 'devices' seem to clearly be put there just to feck around with the guards and security, from the RTE report;

"They say they believe the device and the subsequent hoax calls were designed to disrupt, not to injure."

Hope she has a jolly old time, anyone know where your best bet would be to get a glimpse of her?

ISDW wrote: »

If this was the Queen of Denmark visiting then obviously there wouldn't need to be as much security and it wouldn't cost as much:rolleyes:

Really? No way? When you're done rolling your eyes look up the word hypothetical.

just read the following on the bbc news web site :

Hardline dissident republicans held placards, waved flags and voiced their hostility towards the British crown. They vowed to make sure that the Queen's first trip to Dublin would be her last.
The demonstration on Sunday afternoon in the city centre was heavily publicised in advance. It was billed as a chance for Dubliners to let the world see the depth of Irish opposition to the high-profile British visitor.
How many people turned up? About 50.
Just up the road, five times that number gathered at Dublin airport to see Irish pop duo Jedward return from Germany after competing in the Eurovision song contest.
By all accounts, controlling the screaming teenage girls at the airport was more difficult for the Irish police than restraining the republicans at the protest rally.


haw haw :D

The martyrs of 1798 and 1916 died to make this day possible - a day when Britain's monarch visits here as a tourist, not a ruler. Today is a victory for republicanism.

However the fact that I cant use my Dublin bike is an unmitigated disgrace.