After Hours, one and only Queen thread

dj jarvis · 17-05-2011 01:23PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Lunatics for doing a peaceful protest?

Hardly.

problem is that it wont stay peaceful , then it gives the cops reason to kick crap out of them

no prob with peaceful protest - should be allowed , but
if they kick off , baton the numbnuts into the soil

Wolfe Tone · 17-05-2011 01:23PM

MrsD007 wrote: »

Were they protesting when the British gave us €8 billion last December? I don't think so :mad:

Really? They gave us 8 billion? We dont have to give it back do we? Or pay interest?

Dunny · 17-05-2011 01:23PM

I bet Mary Kennys hair is stuck to the inside of that hat

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-05-2011 01:23PM

constitutionus wrote: »

and nowt so far on the radio or TV about the disturbances on o connel street.

now THERES spin for ya !

time like this im glad of the internet as all RTE seem to want to do is fap off to the 85 year old.

dobbo himself looks very flush at the whole affair.

must remember to by shares in kleenex.

It was on the 2FM news

super_furry · 17-05-2011 01:23PM

constitutionus wrote: »

and nowt so far on the radio or TV about the disturbances on o connel street.

now THERES spin for ya !

Why should a handful of fringe lunatics and malcontents be given the oxygen of publicity?

Xivilai · 17-05-2011 01:24PM

BBC talked about the Maynooth bomb :pac:

Liam Byrne · 17-05-2011 01:24PM

constitutionus wrote: »

and nowt so far on the radio or TV about the disturbances on o connel street.

Why give troublemakers and attention-seekers the exposure ?

At matches they stopped showing crowd trouble and streakers because it encouraged such activity.

The headlines across the world that focus on the bomb scares and threats are bad enough without showing rent-a-mob on TV.

RoryMac · 17-05-2011 01:24PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

The phrase "scuffles" was mentioned, and the clearing of spectators came after that.

Peaceful and "scuffles" don't go hand in hand.

1307 Scuffles have broken out on O'Connell Street as gardaí try to remove protesters from near The Spire.
1300 There are security alerts at Phoenix Park Station and Drogheda Station, according to Iarnród Éireann.
Trains are not going into Drogheda Station and Northern Commuter Services and the Enterprise services are also affected. However, trains are running through Phoenix Park Station.
Maynooth line trains are running but will not stop at the station.
1257 Over 60 supporters of the Republican Éirígí Party are holding a sit down protest in O'Connell Street.
A large force of gardaí have begun moving protestors off the street.

From the Rte tracker, looks like the gardaí decided a sit-down protest wasn't allowed

ISDW · 17-05-2011 01:24PM

brimal wrote: »

Love the fact that not one person so far has courtesy'd. Very symbolic

One woman did, which peed me off, but then it turned out she's the British Ambassador's missus, so I guess she has to.:)

I grew up in the UK in the 70s/80s which obviously wasn't always easy and I found the playing of the two national anthems in front of their head of state and ours, on Irish soil a bit emotional. No forelock tugging, our President standing next to their Queen as equals, in our country.

I don't care if anyone thinks I'm a West Brit (very west, as I live in Sligo) but they were Irish servicemen and women there, in Irish uniforms. I am totally anti-royalist, but she is their head of state, and today she is visiting a foreign country which is simply affording the respect due to such a figurehead.

Xivilai · 17-05-2011 01:25PM

MrsD007 wrote: »

Were they protesting when the British gave us €8 billion last December? I don't think so :mad:

THAT WAS PAYMENT FER THE FAMMIN :mad:

Lady Chatterton · 17-05-2011 01:25PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Really? They gave us 8 billion? We dont have to give it back do we? Or pay interest?

Lets face it we don't have too many prepared to give us credit at the moment.

SEPT 23 1989 · 17-05-2011 01:25PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Really? They gave us 8 billion? We dont have to give it back do we? Or pay interest?

They could have told us to fcuk off and given us nothing

Liam Byrne · 17-05-2011 01:26PM

RoryMac wrote: »

From the Rte tracker, looks like the gardaí decided a sit-down protest wasn't allowed

A sit-down protest by less extreme group may have been, but TBH I wouldn't be comfortable with a protest by Eirigí myself.....too easy for them to stand up.

Wolfe Tone · 17-05-2011 01:26PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They could have told us to fcuk off and given us nothing

No they couldn't have or else we would have fecked them up, they werent "lending a hand"they were looking after their own interests.

Standard Toaster · 17-05-2011 01:27PM

This is all very well, but where's Brian May?

Lapin · 17-05-2011 01:27PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Jesus this thread is moving fast!

Has anything remotely interesting happened?

The Queen arrived in Ireland and Wolfe Tone got out of bed to watch it.

Zamboni · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

super_furry wrote: »

Why should a handful of fringe lunatics and malcontents be given the oxygen of publicity?

Media should report on events of national interest without bias.
If there is a group protesting on the main street in the country it would surely be newsworthy?
Your agreement/disagreement with the protest or your view of the protesters has no bearing on its newsworthiness.

Wolfe Tone · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

Baton charges and everything now

spurious · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

A sit-down protest by less extreme group may have been, but TBH I wouldn't be comfortable with a protest by Eirigí myself.....too easy for them to stand up.

Only if there was a translator around for them.

dizzywizlw · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

No they couldn't have or else we would have fecked them up, they werent "lending a hand"they were looking after their own interests.

The point is that they gave it regardless of the true motives.

dr.bollocko · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

mod: Anybody advocating / calling for violence against any parties will be removed from here on out.
Fair warning.

Misticles · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

does anyone think her outfit resembles that of an aer lingus trolley dolly?

Wolfe Tone · 17-05-2011 01:28PM

Lapin wrote: »

The Queen arrived in Ireland and Wolfe Tone got out of bed to watch it.

I have to admit that made me laugh

Misticles · 17-05-2011 01:29PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Baton charges and everything now

where are ya getting this?

pablomakaveli · 17-05-2011 01:29PM

It is fun to see the armchair republicans on here throwing their toys out of the pram over the visit.

That will be my fondest memory of the visit.

Xivilai · 17-05-2011 01:29PM

Annoying how the BBC guy says the Queen is visiting Britain's closest neighbour for the first time..

Shes been to the North before! I assume he means the U.K's closest neighbour.

Mint Sauce · 17-05-2011 01:30PM

Misticles wrote: »

does anyone think her outfit resembles that of an aer lingus trolley dolly?

Exactly what I thought when she got off the plane.

gandalf · 17-05-2011 01:30PM

Misticles wrote: »

where are ya getting this?

From his Borg link with the other Republicans

studiorat · 17-05-2011 01:30PM

Xivilai wrote: »

THAT WAS PAYMENT FER THE FAMMIN :mad:

Get over it.

Shower of friggin' peasants, rather whinge about the past than do anything positive.

So Xivilai, who do you know who died in the famine? Any family members? Any family members killed in the troubles?

super_furry · 17-05-2011 01:31PM

Zamboni wrote: »

Media should report on events of national interest without bias.
If there is a group protesting on the main street in the country it would surely be newsworthy?
Your agreement/disagreement with the protest or your view of the protesters has no bearing on its newsworthiness.

Only if it's a significant and 50 people sitting down isn't significant. There's protests of that magnitude (and bigger) every weekend in Dublin, with the Socialist Workers Party and People Before Profit having marches and gatherings for all manner of things.

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