Sinn Féin,s "Republic Day".

OldIrishWulf · 21-02-2013 11:30PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

You can't have two national holidays, Other countries that have independence day don't have another day. We have st.Patrick's day already. To have another day we need to win a war..

St.paddy was welsh .An english servant bringing their crusade for their pope . Any one I have ever said that to has looked at me like they want to cut me in to pieces .

cml387 · 21-02-2013 11:30PM

In a way I think a celebration of the Easter rising would be qute appropriate, inasmuch as it would commemorate just the first of a series of gigantic balls ups we have suffered as a nation since then.

21-02-2013 11:32PM

OldIrishWulf wrote: »

St.paddy was welsh .An english servant bringing their crusade for their pope . Any one I have ever said that to has looked at me like they want to cut me in to pieces .

He can't be Welsh and English. Pick one man!

Duckworth_Luas · 21-02-2013 11:34PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

You can't have two national holidays, Other countries that have independence day don't have another day. We have st.Patrick's day already. To have another day we need to win a war..

Apparently to reach the European average we need two new public holidays, so that means two wars.

I propose we first declare war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Once the dastardly Hapsburgs have been soundly thrashed we then declare war on the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

jam_mac_jam · 21-02-2013 11:35PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Of course you can.

NZ has Waitangi day and ANZAC day for instance, sure technically not a national day as such but is observed as one effectivly. We could re-brand St Patrick's day as something else, it's not exactly connected with the state in any way apart from religion anyway.

Yeah, Anzac is about a war is it not?

Cookie_Monster · 21-02-2013 11:36PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Yeah, Anzac is about a war is it not?

no, rememberance.
considering the number of Irish killed down the years in various wars would it be such a bad thing to recognise, even if they weren't officially standing on the sidelines like they were supposed to?

cml387 · 21-02-2013 11:37PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

He can't be Welsh and English. Pick one man!

St Patrick was neither English nor Welsh in the terms that we understand them.
But don't let that stop a troller (I don't mean you Strawberry)

OldIrishWulf · 21-02-2013 11:39PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

He can't be welsh and english. Pick one man!

He was born welsh ,and planted here by the english to bring their new religion to our muck savage ancestors who scared the crap out of them and their odd hierarchy . That's just what I believe .

Im not asking you or your friends to believe any thing I believe .

imme · 21-02-2013 11:40PM

Not very long ago Sinn Fein didn't recognise the 'Republic' FACT, :cool:

now they want to devote a day to it. :pac::pac::pac:

But it's not the current version but the 1916 version that they want to celebrate,

why not call it '1916 day' then?

We in the republic, live in a version of a republic, just as France has it's version of what a republic is and India and the USA......

They each have an Independence Day, I don't if there are many countries that celebrate a 'republic day'?

Celly Smunt · 21-02-2013 11:42PM

I for one welcome this movement.If Sinn from in power would mean more of this bank holiday stuff then they have my vote.

imme · 21-02-2013 11:44PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

I for one welcome this movement.If Sinn from in power would mean more of this bank holiday stuff then they have my vote.

you sound easily pleased,

here's a one cent coin!

Sinn Fein in power would also mean that we'd have to deny that we were ever in the IRA.

Basil Fawlty · 21-02-2013 11:45PM

The country didnt become a Republic till 1949. 1916 was the start of nearly 100 years of sectarian violence and it ruined the country. Ireland would have been so much better off continuing its parliamentary course on Independence. So no I don't want to see it as a holiday. The inclusion of the provos shows Sinn Fein haven't changed.

donvito99 · 21-02-2013 11:46PM

Happy Love Day everyone!

GRMA · 21-02-2013 11:48PM

Basil Fawlty wrote: »

The country didnt become a Republic till 1949. 1916 was the start of nearly 100 years of sectarian violence and it ruined the country. Ireland would have been so much better off continuing its parliamentary course on Independence. So no I don't want to see it as a holiday. The inclusion of the provos shows Sinn Fein haven't changed.

There's no "inclusion of provos" by default, its a day to celebrate and remember 1916 and all those who fought and died for an Irish republic - who that consists of is a matter of opinion

This will simply mean that things continue as they are, parades etc to remember it, but more events all across the country and a day off to boot

Whats not to like?

Are people really so afraid of our past?

OldIrishWulf · 21-02-2013 11:50PM

The only crowd worse than the last govt. were the 2 main opposition parties, who are now in power . Fine geal would harp on about whatever was being discussed on Joe Duffy's liveline , some person with a micro problem . It's no wonder Fine fail failed ,with no credible opposition . Sinn Fein WERE ACTUALLY ASKING THEM TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MASSIVE OVERSPENDING oops .

imme · 21-02-2013 11:53PM

Basil Fawlty wrote: »

The country didnt become a Republic till 1949. 1916 was the start of nearly 100 years of sectarian violence and it ruined the country. Ireland would have been so much better off continuing its parliamentary course on Independence. So no I don't want to see it as a holiday. The inclusion of the provos shows Sinn Fein haven't changed.

A republic was declared by Pearse, Connolly etc outside the GPO

Yamanoto · 21-02-2013 11:55PM

OldIrishWulf wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9jI12JwFY I'm not sure if thats a video I've seen before . If you do some homework and a little searching , you will realise ,the terrorists were the ones patrolling the streets and ditches and eyeballing citizens down the scope of a rifle .

And yet within two or three short years, the shepherds guarding their flock had somehow morphed into wolves.

The Provo's detonated 22 bombs in Belfast over a period of 80 minutes on 21st july 1972 - killing 9 people and injuring 130 others. The targets were a bus station, a hotel, a filling station and a religiously-mixed residential area on the Cavehill Road.

Those in the area had not received the bomb warning. Two women and a man died in this blast. Margaret O'Hare (37), a Catholic mother of seven children, died in her car. Her 11-year-old daughter was with her in her car and was badly injured.

Catholic Brigid Murray (65) and Protestant teenager Stephen Parker (14) were also killed. Many others were seriously injured.

Stephen Parker's father, the Rev. Joseph Parker, was only able to identify his son's body at the mortuary by the box of trick matches in his pocket, and the shirt and scout belt he had been wearing.

donvito99 · 21-02-2013 11:56PM

TBH Republic Day isn't the snappiest name for a national holiday.

It's at risk of falling into the same category as Arthur's Day ffs.

And do Sinn Féin not have better things to be doing?

delthedriver · 21-02-2013 11:56PM

This is just more ****e from SF., the party without a policy.

They see this as a vote grabber.Meanwhile they have no policies on anything, who they think they are codding. ?

In opposition they are nothing but a bunch of rabble rousers and hecklers.

Our economy is in ****e and they want another bank holiday. Pity, they don't have something constructive to offer.

If in the unlikely event of SF coming to power, it would lead to mass emigration.

It is probably just a publicity stunt to direct the heat away from Adams expenses, his hideout in Donegal and his back operation in the US:D

imme · 21-02-2013 11:59PM

GRMA wrote: »

There's no "inclusion of provos" by default, its a day to celebrate and remember 1916 and all those who fought and died for an Irish republic - who that consists of is a matter of opinion

This will simply mean that things continue as they are, parades etc to remember it, but more events all across the country and a day off to boot

Whats not to like?

Are people really so afraid of our past?

St Patricks Day would be very close to the proposed Republic Day.
Are there to be parades on both days, we'll be paraded out.

Maybe we could have usual Texas, New York musical bands etc over for Paddys Day

and Basque Country, FARC groups etc over to march in the militaristic Republic Day parades. :P

oh, and don't forget the Palestinians.

That would work, wouldn't it. :cool:

Seriously though, there are Easter Week events organised by the government each year as it is. Does Sinn Fein just want another day off to catch votes.

COYW · 22-02-2013 12:00AM

GRMA wrote: »

There's no "inclusion of provos" by default, its a day to celebrate and remember 1916 and all those who fought and died for an Irish republic - who that consists of is a matter of opinion.

Asked if that included members of the Provisional IRA who died in the course of the Troubles, Mr Ó Snodaigh said it did.

Ó Snodaigh says it does include Republican terrorists. Personally, I would have no interest in such a day. Time to move on, i'm sure you'll agree. No point in devoting a precious bank holiday to such a thing. Another populist act by SF. It is getting boring at this stage.

Would you celebrate such a day if it included them?

Celly Smunt · 22-02-2013 12:02AM

imme wrote: »

A republic was declared by Pearse, Connolly etc outside the GPO

I could declare a monarchy outside the GPO tomorrow,doesn't mean I have one.

imme · 22-02-2013 12:02AM

donvito99 wrote: »

And do Sinn Féin not have better things to be doing?

Well, there was the Border Poll, but let's not talk about that.

Sinn Fein's mind games unit is probably already working on erasing that from our memories.

GRMA · 22-02-2013 12:04AM

COYW wrote: »

Ó Snodaigh says it does include Republican terrorists. Personally, I would have no interest in such a day. Time to move on, i'm sure you'll agree. No point in devoting a precious bank holiday to such a thing. Another populist act by SF. It is getting boring at this stage.

Would you celebrate such a day if it included them?

In his opinion he thinks that the provos foufht and died for an Irish republic.

Its clear by the press releases and bill that it is about 1916 etc and not a provo appreciation day

imme · 22-02-2013 12:05AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

I could declare a monarchy outside the GPO tomorrow,doesn't mean I have one.

Burger King does a nice line in crowns if you're in need of one
http://bestuff.com/stuff/burger-king-crown

GRMA · 22-02-2013 12:05AM

donvito99 wrote: »

TBH Republic Day isn't the snappiest name for a national holiday.

It's at risk of falling into the same category as Arthur's Day ffs.

And do Sinn Féin not have better things to be doing?

The Irish for it sounds snappier

Lá na Phoblachta

who the fug · 22-02-2013 12:05AM

imme wrote: »

A republic was declared by Pearse, Connolly etc outside the GPO

I declared a federation whilst scratching my balls in the toilet

who the fug · 22-02-2013 12:08AM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

He can't be Welsh and English. Pick one man!

I heard he was invention of some Nordies who wanted to have the top monk house

imme · 22-02-2013 12:09AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

I could declare a monarchy outside the GPO tomorrow,doesn't mean I have one.

yes,

BUT

that's the republic that the IRA used to swear allegiance to when they were saying murdering and blowing up,

NOT

the Free State or the 1949 republic.

imme · 22-02-2013 12:10AM

who the fug wrote: »

I declared a federation whilst scratching my balls in the toilet

you're not on Craigslist now, you know

Sinn Féin,s "Republic Day".

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