Bomb hoaxes today

Downlinz · 17-05-2011 06:15PM

The point of the bomb scares and threats are merely for disruption to the event, a means of showing disapproval. They'll get media coverage which in itself sends out a message , the point (I'd imagine) isn't the hurt people but rather the avoid the scenario of the queen of england visiting Ireland without incident and showing the Irish public as happy to welcome her etc etc.

Downlinz · 17-05-2011 06:22PM

For example if you look on CNN's home page their headline for the story is "Protests greet queen's visit"

So the bomb hoaxes and protests are shaping how this visit is portrayed to the masses. Its a fairly legitimate and effective form of disruption.

Liam Byrne · 17-05-2011 06:27PM

Downlinz wrote: »

So the bomb hoaxes and protests are shaping how this visit is portrayed to the masses. Its a fairly legitimate and effective form of disruption.

Effective, maybe.

Legitimate, definitely not.

Liam Byrne · 17-05-2011 06:30PM

Downlinz wrote: »

The point of the bomb scares and threats are merely for disruption to the event, a means of showing disapproval. They'll get media coverage which in itself sends out a message , the point (I'd imagine) isn't the hurt people but rather the avoid the scenario of the queen of england visiting Ireland without incident and showing the Irish public as happy to welcome her etc etc.

If they were all hoaxes then you might have an argument, however the fact that some were viewed as / treated as viable devices indicates otherwise.

The army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion in Fairview Park in Dublin this morning following a security alert.

The army bomb disposal unit has been informed of a suspicious device in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

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

Wolfe Tone · 17-05-2011 06:33PM

Every retard would have thought it was a good idea to strap a watch to a pringle tin and leave it somewhere to be found

MagicSean · 17-05-2011 06:40PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Every retard would have thought it was a good idea to strap a watch to a pringle tin and leave it somewhere to be found

I agree. These republican disidents are mostly retards.

Witchie · 17-05-2011 06:48PM

Seems there were another 2 bomb scares in Monaghan this evening, in the shopping centre and at the site of the Monaghan bombing of 1974.

That really makes a mockery of the memories of those who died then more than a visit from an elderly lady.

Miguel_Sanchez · 17-05-2011 08:17PM

Let's face it dissident republicans are morons through and through. They're wannabe thugs with no respect for the rule of law, no respect for democracy, no respect for the will of the people they purport to represent.

They're idiots. Complete f*cking idiots.

Every single one of them.

Without exception.

They don't speak for me. They don't speak for Ireland. They only speak for their bottom-feeding selves and their idiotic moronic friends.

If you're all so ballsy and all so right in your views then why wear balaclavas when you make your little speeches?

Oh that's right, it's because you're cowards.

Shooting innocent people. Blowing up women and children? You f*cking turds. Go f*ck yourselves. All of you.

Oh and if you support them, have ever worn a 'Sniper At Work' t-shirt or have ever chanted 'Oh-Ah Up the 'Ra' then f*ck you too.

Poccington · 17-05-2011 08:39PM

The EOD lads are being kept fairly busy by all the stupidity.

Proving their worth, yet again.

Tubsandtiles · 19-05-2011 12:24PM

Poccington wrote: »

The EOD lads are being kept fairly busy by all the stupidity.

Proving their worth, yet again.

People don't realise how much work these guys have to do, call outs daily

Ghandee · 19-05-2011 12:32PM

Apparently a small device actually did go off earlier in dublin, no reports of any injuries, only damage caused was a small crater in the ground.

A spokesperson for the Gardai said 'they are looking into it!'

sleepyescapade · 19-05-2011 12:34PM

There was a scare at UCC in Cork around 5am this morning but it has proven to be a false alarm. I heard some exams were cancelled but have no confirmation on this.

Funky G · 19-05-2011 01:30PM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Let's face it dissident republicans are morons through and through. They're wannabe thugs with no respect for the rule of law, no respect for democracy, no respect for the will of the people they purport to represent.

They're idiots. Complete f*cking idiots.

Every single one of them.

Without exception.

They don't speak for me. They don't speak for Ireland. They only speak for their bottom-feeding selves and their idiotic moronic friends.

If you're all so ballsy and all so right in your views then why wear balaclavas when you make your little speeches?

Oh that's right, it's because you're cowards.

Shooting innocent people. Blowing up women and children? You f*cking turds. Go f*ck yourselves. All of you.

Oh and if you support them, have ever worn a 'Sniper At Work' t-shirt or have ever chanted 'Oh-Ah Up the 'Ra' then f*ck you too.

agree with every word that you have said.

people who do this are obviously have there heads stuck so far up their own arses that they need a glass stomach to see out!

we are all for peaceful protest but when you see the scenes that happen on dorset st when the queen was at the garden of remembrance you know that they are people who stuck in the dark ages.

you do not speak for me with your actions.

and you never will.

johngalway · 19-05-2011 02:25PM

I'm not quite sure what to write in this post. Been thinking about the pipe bomb (?) left on that bus going from Mayo to Dublin and found in Maynooth (hope I got all that right). How many people were on that bus, could have been friends or family of any of us here and some individual puts a bomb on board. Pretty much all of the punishments I've thought of through the day would honestly be too good for that individual.

The queens visit is a good thing for Ireland. God knows, we need good things at the moment. Yet a few selfish individuals want to embarrass, maim or kill. For what?

Piss off back to the 70's.

grenache · 19-05-2011 02:48PM

omen80 wrote: »

There were some bomb hoaxes today in Dundalk, Drogheda and Monaghan due to the Queen's visit. What's the point of them? It makes the dissident republicans out to be a bunch of 12 year old boys who don't have the balls to actually follow through with their threats. Not that I want them to, just to be clear. And what would it achieve having a bomb in southern towns where the majority of people would be Irish??
They are kind of embarrassing themselves really.

Any thoughts?

Our grandparents were republicans. These dissidents are not "republicans", they are cowardly criminals.

Cianos · 19-05-2011 03:23PM

How likely is it that the people causing the bomb hoaxes are just half-witted individuals operating of their own accord rather than being part of one of the bigger organisations?

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