€3M for the Orange Order

recedite · 2012-11-04 19:06:23

Including €500,000 from the wealthy Irish Republic. Seeing as the stated aims of the org are to "defend" one particular religion against another, and also to restore/maintain the (exclusively protestant) British monarch as head of state, this all seems a bit bizarre. Its like giving money to a bunch of Islamic radicals who…

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#32 18-12-2012 11:23PM

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recedite wrote: »

I think the key phrase being used by Brussels is;So the fact that the govt. in the Republic of Ireland has approved the funding means the EU will not interfere. If the EU opposed the funding, they could be accused of being undemocratic "eurocrats".

Once again we* have only ourselves to blame. Probably some deal was done with some people in N.I. but fanning the flames of sectarianism is never a good idea in the long run; sow the seeds and you will reap the whirlwind.

*our elected representatives; gob$hites in government

First of all, fair play for actually making the complaint. I'm sick of hearing people moan about issues and not doing anything :pac:
Why don't your forward your complaint on to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government?
Robin has made some great points to reply with too.

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