After Hours, one and only Queen thread

Thrill · 17-05-2011 03:36PM

ongarboy wrote: »

At least the Gardai get to go clubbing on their break! (below taken from rte.ie royal visit gallery)

I thought you meant a baton charge or two.

Mint Sauce · 17-05-2011 03:37PM

Happyman42 wrote: »

The reason the public can't see her is the reason she should not be here. It's premature and will do more harm than good locally.

Will it be the same when Charles is King, or William. I understand the reasons, but it still does not reflect well on the rest of us who are prepared to asign history, to history. We are suppose to have moved on, but watching this, the news, and reading some of the comments here we have an awful long way to go yet.

Some of the arguements that this was to promote Ireland to the UK tourist market, wonder what the UK viewers are thinking when they see no Irish people on the streets greeting her.

HellFireClub · 17-05-2011 03:37PM

I've never seen Parnell Street so clean, where have they hidden all the junkies???

Nijmegen · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

HellFireClub wrote: »

I've never seen Parnell Street so clean, where have they hidden all the junkies???

As usual, they're under a bush just out of sight in the garden.

Quandary · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

Sky News showing a few clips of the protestors, needless to say plenty Celtic jerseys - says it all really

pragmatic1 · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

What is ?

Playing God save the Queen in the garden of remembrance. A ****in bit much.

pablomakaveli · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

HellFireClub wrote: »

I've never seen Parnell Street so clean, where have they hidden all the junkies???

They're in the eirigi protest.

Coillte_Bhoy · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

HellFireClub wrote: »

The Council of State at the Garden of Rememberance, more like the Council of Absolutely Useless C*nts & Failures...

id say you have a clue what they do alright and know them all:rolleyes:

Happyman42 · 17-05-2011 03:38PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I thought it was because you guys claimed no-one wanted her here, and therefore no-one would have turned up to see her ? I'm confused ?

The reason the public can't see her is because a bunch of thugs threatened violence and followed that up with bomb scares, necessitating additional security measures.

We wouldn't be stereotyping again Liam, would we?

Fago! · 17-05-2011 03:39PM

Why are they showing her all the monuments and stuff? Bring her to The George and get her ****faced, dancing to some Wham and hook her up with a bear.

TouchingVirus · 17-05-2011 03:39PM

I reckon the reasons nobody is out there are:

1) They don't care. The Prince of Monaco didn't get a crowd either, and didn't they abandon an address by Obama at Croker because they were afraid they wouldn't fill the 80,000 seats?

2) They're afraid that one of those groups of protesters will kick it off.

3) They're afraid of a bomb - there has been a significant increase in viable devices found over the last 2 weeks

4) It's 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon, people do have work to go to.

5) The massive security effort has made it too much hassle so most people avoid it.

It is a bit sad, but that's the way it is.

Yakult · 17-05-2011 03:39PM

Christ, how sad is it that the streets are empty.. Stupid.

Mint Sauce · 17-05-2011 03:39PM

gandalf wrote: »

Is it just me or does Lizzie look like shes eaten a dodgy Kebab? She looks awfully uncomfortable there

She is 85.

Nijmegen · 17-05-2011 03:39PM

That helicopter stalking her IS VERY VERY LOUD.

HellFireClub · 17-05-2011 03:40PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Sky News cut to the protesters

BBC & RTÉ don't seem to be doing that at all

Where are the protestors?

humanji · 17-05-2011 03:40PM

HellFireClub wrote: »

I've never seen Parnell Street so clean, where have they hidden all the junkies???

They dressed them up as gardaí.

Gunsfortoys · 17-05-2011 03:40PM

Yakult wrote: »

Christ, how sad is it that the streets are empty.. Stupid.

Maybe, this is just maybe, people don't give a flying **** about the Queen visiting.

Sir Oxman · 17-05-2011 03:40PM

bodun wrote: »

Absolutely, best park in dublin,bar none!

I spent me childhood (obviously not all of it!) down there - visits every Sunday during the summer with the ma and da and brother, it had gone to pot a while back but i think they fixed it up nicely in the past decade. Haven't been since I was a kid though.

baldbear · 17-05-2011 03:41PM

3 mins to get to Trinity!!!!

nattyguest · 17-05-2011 03:41PM

"Journalist Kevin Myers says he never thought he would hear God save the Queen played at the place of tribute to men who fought against the British crown - "a moment of solemnity and beauty"

Jesus we'll never hear the end of it now from Kevin. His proudest moment no doubt, despite not getting an invitation to dinner

BlaasForRafa · 17-05-2011 03:41PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Hmmm, want too bad, GSTQ was a bit much though, those men did not fight and die to have that played while the freedom they fought for has still not been attained.

eh yeah, it has been attained. The Republic of Ireland and all that ya know.

Playing the national anthem of the head of state of a visiting dignatory was entirely right and proper.

Happyman42 · 17-05-2011 03:41PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Will it be the same when Charles is King, or William. I understand the reasons, but it still does not reflect well on the rest of us who are prepared to asign history, to history. We are suppose to have moved on, but watching this, the news, and reading some of the comments here we have an awful long way to go yet.

Some of the arguements that this was to promote Ireland to the UK tourist market, wonder what the UK viewers are thinking when they see no Irish people on the streets greeting her.

For some of us it is not 'history'. What is so hard to understand about that?

ejmaztec · 17-05-2011 03:42PM

Yakult wrote: »

Christ, how sad is it that the streets are empty.. Stupid.

Probably to prevent some neanderthal knuckle dragging **** from killing someone.

Cypher_sounds · 17-05-2011 03:42PM

Yakult wrote: »

Christ, how sad is it that the streets are empty.. Stupid.

Security reason, pity but it had to be done, especially because its Dublin city.

Lady Chatterton · 17-05-2011 03:42PM

Jaysus wouldn't someone help her get out of the car.

Sir Oxman · 17-05-2011 03:42PM

Aha, trust Trinner students to give the old woman her first cheer!

Judgement Day · 17-05-2011 03:42PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Will it be the same when Charles is King, or William. I understand the reasons, but it still does not reflect well on the rest of us who are prepared to asign history, to history. We are suppose to have moved on, but watching this, the news, and reading some of the comments here we have an awful long way to go yet.

Some of the arguements that this was to promote Ireland to the UK tourist market, wonder what the UK viewers are thinking when they see no Irish people on the streets greeting her.

+1

The city is like some banana republic where the beggars have been cleared away because they are offensive. It portrays Ireland as an unfriendly place where the populace either stayed away or had to be kept at bay for the Queen's safety. Sad but this is the image that the knuckle draggers have helped be broadcast to the World. Ireland of the welcomes.

Sir Oxman · 17-05-2011 03:43PM

Jaysus, Noddy's back!

midlandsmissus · 17-05-2011 03:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

This thread really does attract the ignorant today so it does.

Some-one's not as avid a Phil the Greek fan as I am. I think other people may recognise the above as what it was, a take-off of Prince Philip's scottish remark to the driving instructor. Am I the only one laughing at my own jokes, ah well

Duggy747 · 17-05-2011 03:43PM

Aw, she waved at the sardines packed behind the fence.

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