If Isis were to attack Ireland, what places would be target?

VickieVexed1 · 14-12-2015 01:43AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If they're reading AH looking for ideas then they are even more unhinged than any of us have ever realised.

Collie D · 14-12-2015 01:47AM

Think I have posted this before but anyway...

I was driving back from Cork to Dublin recently when I picked up a hitch-hiker who was obviously Muslim. He was very grateful I had stopped as it was pissing out and he was in a rush to get to the airport to fly to Syria. When we got to Dublin he said he would be eternally grateful and said as a thank you he would give me some advice "Do not go back to Cork" he said with a grave look on his face. "Why? Is there going to be an attack?" I asked. He looked at me again with the same look on his face and said...

"No, it's a ****ing $h1thole"

Gaygooner · 14-12-2015 01:48AM

Athlone- put it out of its misery at least...

RayM · 14-12-2015 01:48AM

tommybrees wrote: »

Every halting site in the country please

Considering what happened in Carrickmines, that post is even more unpleasant than the usual anti-traveller stuff.

Ally Dick · 14-12-2015 01:48AM

They need to target Drumshanbo....sure there was a massacre there already

Ludikrus · 14-12-2015 01:49AM

Probably my ex wife's house (DM for details) cause she's always slagging off Allah and ISIS.

The_Kew_Tour · 14-12-2015 01:50AM

Get Rid of Carlow, Longford and Bray and we say nothing

Earthhorse · 14-12-2015 01:53AM

The boards servers so they don't get their hands on this thread.

josip · 14-12-2015 01:58AM

Dennys

warpdrive · 14-12-2015 02:01AM

In all seriousness they could do serious damage in Dublin or Cork if they planned it the way they did the Paris attacks where they struck multiple areas at once. We're unprepared for anything like this. Anyone can walk into croke park or aviva with no security checks or anything so they'd be able to do what they planned to do in the stadium in Paris except successfully this time. Security checks in the three arena are very minimal so they could do terrible damage there since security guards aren't armed so they could just shoot any security guards in their way and then they're free to enter. Popular pubs and clubs like coppers. Other events that are on throughout the city on any given evening. And since our armed response units are so limited, what if they targeted events in multiple cities at once which they could do since Ireland is such a small country...

It actually sucks thinking about how vulnerable we really are and what makes it worse is the head in the sand mindset of "sure everyone loves the Irish, we'll be grand"

Del2005 · 14-12-2015 02:06AM

warpdrive wrote: »

It actually sucks thinking about how vulnerable we really are and what makes it worse is the head in the sand mindset of "sure everyone loves the Irish, we'll be grand"

I think it's more that we can't stop doing what we do as that's what they want us to do, by changing anything we do they've already won.

There's still more risk in driving to work than getting caught in a terrorism attack.

The_Kew_Tour · 14-12-2015 02:10AM

warpdrive wrote: »

In all seriousness they could do serious damage in Dublin or Cork if they planned it the way they did the Paris attacks where they struck multiple areas at once. We're unprepared for anything like this. Anyone can walk into croke park or aviva with no security checks or anything so they'd be able to do what they planned to do in the stadium in Paris except successfully this time. Security checks in the three arena are very minimal so they could do terrible damage there since security guards aren't armed so they could just shoot any security guards in their way and then they're free to enter. Popular pubs and clubs like coppers. Other events that are on throughout the city on any given evening. And since our armed response units are so limited, what if they targeted events in multiple cities at once which they could do since Ireland is such a small country...

It actually sucks thinking about how vulnerable we really are and what makes it worse is the head in the sand mindset of "sure everyone loves the Irish, we'll be grand"

Sure if that's the case forget about it, we all just close our doors and never go outside again.

NomadicGray · 14-12-2015 02:10AM

Del2005 wrote: »

There's still more risk in driving to work than getting caught in a terrorism attack.

So you're saying I shouldnt go to work in the morning?

The Randy Riverbeast · 14-12-2015 02:10AM

Crash a plane into the spire. It would be our 9/11.

Th3B1tcH · 14-12-2015 02:15AM

RTE please

(and maybe dail bar )

CaptainInsano · 14-12-2015 02:18AM

Coppers with a bag of hand grenades.

Collie D · 14-12-2015 02:20AM

I don't think the OP meant for this thread to be some kind of evil Santa's wishlist

Witchie · 14-12-2015 02:22AM

Jaysus lads are you all thick? It's clear the OP is one of them and is using us for intel gathering (god help her coz yizzar all thick). She even uses a very strong "Irish" username to throw us off the scent.

Smart yon Isis boyos.

But I agree the GAA would be a good place to start.

esforum · 14-12-2015 03:01AM

any stadium really during a big game. Any airport or port as well, they are pretty much not defended at all. A ferry even.

We havent been attacked because it suits ISIS to not attack. Were not paying them much attention, probable doing all sorts via Ireland and that would change with an attack. The UK, US and France are far more active against ISIS as is Germany and Spain for example so we should be ok for a while

Geoffrey Dalton · 14-12-2015 03:03AM

Get Garth brooks to do a few gigs, round a few lads up.

topmanamillion · 14-12-2015 03:07AM

Longford....... The entire town of Longford. Nobody would miss it.

Edit;I'm being sarcastic of course, everyone would dearly miss Longford. Please isis don't destroy it!

warpdrive · 14-12-2015 03:14AM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Sure if that's the case forget about it, we all just close our doors and never go outside again.

That's not the attitude to have at all. We should just be more vocal about the government needing to have adequate responses to these sorts of possible scenarios. It's sad that we need to increase security measures but that's just how it is right now since we're well aware terrorist attacks within Europe are a very real possibility and Ireland could be considered an easy target.

PARlance · 14-12-2015 03:21AM

warpdrive wrote: »

That's not the attitude to have at all. We should just be more vocal about the government needing to have adequate responses to these sorts of possible scenarios. It's sad that we need to increase security measures but that's just how it is right now since we're well aware terrorist attacks within Europe are a very real possibility and Ireland could be considered an easy target.

And what makes you think they go for easy targets? Easy target = less impact for their cause.

warpdrive · 14-12-2015 03:24AM

PARlance wrote: »

And what makes you think they go for easy targets? Easy target = less impact for their cause.

They entered a concert hall and opened fire on hundreds of innocent people. I'm not quite sure what's more of an easy target than that. A creche, perhaps? Clearly they're okay with just trying to kill as many people as possible to make a statement. What a moronic post.

Pinch Flat · 14-12-2015 03:26AM

Coppers

Geoffrey Dalton · 14-12-2015 03:27AM

The dole offices are a risk.

PARlance · 14-12-2015 03:30AM

warpdrive wrote: »

They entered a concert hall and opened fire on hundreds of innocent people. Clearly they're okay with just trying to kill as many people as possible to make a statement.

In Paris, the Capital city of France, one of the biggest cities in Europe.
The French have been preparing / on guard / waiting for them for over a decade.

The town hall in Moate just wouldn't have the same appeal to them. But don't let me dampen the worry.

Samaris · 14-12-2015 07:40AM

On the one hand, no, I don't see a major and official attack being launched on an Irish target. On the other, blowing up something in a small, relatively defenseless, western country would abso-bloody-lutely get noticed. Dick move, chaps. And they do like their dick moves.

Still and all, if there was to be an attack here, it'd be a group of radical idiots that copy-cat, which could happen anywhere.

Crowd-source warfare. Hurrah.

suicide_circus · 14-12-2015 07:42AM

Temple Bar on a Friday night - plenty of decadent infadels.

jacksie66 · 14-12-2015 07:47AM

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If Isis were to attack Ireland, what places would be target?

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