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"Irish" woman who tried to travel to Syria jailed

  • 24-05-2016 06:36AM
    #1
    Grab All Association
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    Rte
    A Northern Irish mother of three who wanted to bring her children up under the so-called Islamic State militant group in Syria has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in the UK.

    Lorna Moore, originally from Omagh in Co Tyrone, was brought up as a Protestant but converted to Islam in 2002.

    [Irish Times/U]
    Irish woman jailed over plan to raise children in Syria under Isis
    London court said Omagh native ‘knew perfectly well’ of ‘husband’s dedication to terrorism’

    She'd be British if it was a positive story like winning the London Marathon or appearing on the X Factor.


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  • #2
    The_Kew_Tour
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    William Frazer won't like that

    EVENFLOW



  • #3
    kneemos
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    There's a law against that ?


  • #4
    looksee
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    It was RTE and the Irish Times who described her as Irish?


  • #5
    Ohbethehokey
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    2 and a half year suspended sentence


    Have the children been removed from her care?


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    Yea.. exactly. It wasn't the British media reporting her as "Irish", it was our own Irish sources.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    Grab All Association wrote: »
    Rte

    [Irish Times/U]


    She'd be British if it was a positive story like winning the London Marathon or appearing on the X Factor.

    You are right, I am sick of RTE and the Irish Times telling us about "British" golfer Rory McIlroy's victory in the Irish Open. Sick of it!

    Sometimes the mask really slips and you see just how chippy and desperate to find offence some people are.


  • #8
    beach_walker
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    Where do ISIS stand on the issue of partition?


  • #9
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    Hope the kids are never returned to her or her scumbag terrorist husband


  • #10
    love humanity
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    Is she a protestant muslim or a catholic muslim?


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    She's from the island of Ireland, ergo Irish.


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  • #12
    ShiddyArze
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    She wasn't jailed


  • #13
    NiallBoo
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    Liam O wrote: »
    She's from the island of Ireland, ergo Irish.

    You might as well describe her as European.

    When you say "Irish" it implies that they're an Irish citizen.

    "Northern Irish" would be the correct term.


  • #14
    looking_around
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    NiallBoo wrote: »
    You might as well describe her as European.

    When you say "Irish" it implies that they're an Irish citizen.

    "Northern Irish" would be the correct term.

    Many northern Irish, have Irish citizenship though


  • #15
    Badly Drunk Boy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    You are right, I am sick of RTE and the Irish Times telling us about "British" golfer Rory McIlroy's victory in the Irish Open. Sick of it!
    Rory McIroy isn't from Britain, he's from the UK.


  • #16
    ShiddyArze
    Site Banned Posts: 109 ✭✭ShiddyArze


    looking_around wrote:
    Many northern Irish, have Irish citizenship though


    She was a Protestant before converting to Islam so I highly doubt she is an Irish citizen, in fact I'd bet my life on it


  • #17
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
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    So, is this thread about a woman potentially inducting her kids into terrorism, or the far more pressing issue of her nationality?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #18
    ShiddyArze
    Site Banned Posts: 109 ✭✭ShiddyArze


    Both.

    Many, many Brits or "UKers" have moved to Syria and Iraq to join Isis. I don't think any Irish have, at least not Irish Catholics. So the nationality and religious background is an important point.


  • #19
    Ohbethehokey
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    Isn't Samantha, The white widow from those parts too?

    Must be something in the water


  • #20
    ShiddyArze
    Site Banned Posts: 109 ✭✭ShiddyArze


    Ohbethehokey wrote:
    Isn't Samantha, The white widow from those parts too?


    Yes, and notice how she's always referred to as British.. Why is this British Protestant/Muslim being called Irish?


  • #21
    overshoot
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    looksee wrote: »
    It was RTE and the Irish Times who described her as Irish?

    in fairness to them, it wouldnt be the same level of click-bait if they called her British.


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  • #22
    cowboyBuilder
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    looksee wrote: »
    It was RTE and the Irish Times who described her as Irish?

    RTE and the Irish Times are probably proud that she wanted to join ISIS. :p


  • #23
    Lurkio
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    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    Rory McIroy isn't from Britain, he's from the UK.

    Going on a few pictures of him I've seen hes from Loompaland.


  • #24
    seamus
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    ShiddyArze wrote: »
    Both.

    Many, many Brits or "UKers" have moved to Syria and Iraq to join Isis. I don't think any Irish have, at least not Irish Catholics. So the nationality and religious background is an important point.
    Lol. That's convenient. If they're not Irish Catholics, they don't count. But if they're British, their religion is irrelevant. How many British Christians have gone to join ISIS?


  • #25
    darkpagandeath
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    Irish/British Muslim goes to join ISIS.......


  • #26
    NoCrackHaving
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    I do find it quite interesting how 'western' converts to Islam are disproportionately female in very large numbers, curious as to how much research has been done into the particular reasons for it.


  • #27
    NoCrackHaving
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    ShiddyArze wrote: »
    Yes, and notice how she's always referred to as British.. Why is this British Protestant/Muslim being called Irish?

    Well she's also Irish as well as British in the same way people can be English and British or Scottish and British or Welsh and British.

    I guess she could really be Irish and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandish but it is a bit of a mouthful.


  • #28
    ohnonotgmail
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    NoCrackHaving wrote: »
    Well she's also Irish as well as British in the same way people can be English and British or Scottish and British or Welsh and British.

    I guess she could really be Irish and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandish but it is a bit of a mouthful.


    How can she be described as british? she isnt from britain.


  • #29
    NoCrackHaving
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    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    How can she be described as british? she isnt from britain.

    British is commonly used and accepted as a demonym for someone from the United Kingdom of Great Britain of Northern Ireland as opposed to United Kingdom of Great Britain of Northern Irelandish which as I said previously is a bit of a mouthful.


  • #30
    love humanity
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭love humanity


    Just change the headline to " a weirdo" from northern ireland haha


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  • #31
    ohnonotgmail
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    NoCrackHaving wrote: »
    British is commonly used and accepted as a demonym for someone from the United Kingdom of Great Britain of Northern Ireland as opposed to United Kingdom of Great Britain of Northern Irelandish which as I said previously is a bit of a mouthful.


    well no. britain is england, scotland and wales. that is why it is called the united kingdom of great britain AND northern ireland.


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