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Rock on, Rockall! (it's back)

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  • #32
    Nobelium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Nobelium


    listermint wrote: »
    Yeah ok.

    Enjoy the pints

    aye right

    enjoy the bitter lemon


  • #33
    circadian
    Registered Users Posts: 6,898 ✭✭✭circadian


    Nobelium wrote: »
    Fishing rights/administration for Scotland has been devolved to the Scottish Government by the British Parliament.

    Scotland is one of the most sectarian countries in the world.

    - There's certain loyalist Scottish elements that can be the most anti Irish and sectarian when they start.

    The clueless out of touch Dublin government need to wakey wakey on this one.

    What the **** are you on about?


  • #34
    Nobelium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Nobelium


    circadian wrote: »
    What the **** are you on about?

    why would I start explaining anything to someone who can't string a sentence together without cursing ?


  • #35
    circadian
    Registered Users Posts: 6,898 ✭✭✭circadian


    Nobelium wrote: »
    why would I start explaining anything to someone who can't string a sentence together without cursing ?

    Why wouldn't you?


  • #36
    cj maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,352 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    policarp wrote: »
    Who owns Rockall?

    There was a deranged Englishman who landed on the rock a good few years ago and claimed it for the U.K.

    So who has jurisdiction over Rockall?
    I actually thought this was settled in the 80’s by the UN or someone and that it’s Irish waters under international law ??


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  • #37
    archer22
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    Just a few months ago the UK sailed a warship around the little islands in the south China sea to let the Chinese know they didn't recognise China's claims to them.

    Now bizarrely they themselves claim a disputed rock in the Atlantic in a similar manner!

    Oh those western hypocracies... always,don't do as we do but do as we say :pac:


  • #38
    Phileas Frog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Phileas Frog


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    We can fire a few missiles, like North Korea.

    Oh wait, we don't have any.

    Yes we do


  • #39
    archer22
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    Phileas Frog wrote: »
    Yes we do

    I'm sure it's illegal to disturb the Birds there...it's nesting season now.

    Can't have the war until that's finished :)


  • #40
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,442 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    If Ireland sends two OPV's to the island what is Scotland going to do about it?


    Serious question.


    The UK is not going to do anything about it due it's problems with the EU and Scotland is part of the UK so I don't see how a Scottish government could unilaterally do anything tbh.


  • #41
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,658 ✭✭✭policarp


    So who has jurisdiction over Rockall?


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  • #42
    Nobelium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Nobelium


    policarp wrote: »
    So who has jurisdiction over Rockall?

    its disputed, Britain (devolved to Scottish government now) say they do, Ireland says it's international waters


  • #43
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,658 ✭✭✭policarp


    Nobelium wrote: »
    its disputed, Britain (devolved to Scottish government now) say they do, Ireland says it's international waters

    So it,s like the Faulklands, we,ll have to fight over it.


  • #44
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,112 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Nobelium wrote: »
    its disputed, Britain (devolved to Scottish government now) say they do, Ireland says it's international waters


    Basically we are the closest country as a whole, Scotland are the closest if you include their islands.


  • #45
    Beanntraigheach
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Beanntraigheach


    Rockall and its waters shall be split in twain, the one half thereof allotted to Ireland, the other to Scotland.

    That is my decision. Go in peace.


  • #46
    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,355 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    Beanntraigheach wrote: »
    Rockall and its waters shall be split in twain, the one half thereof allotted to Ireland, the other to Scotland.

    That is my decision. Go in peace.

    Peace be with you too , Father.


  • #47
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,658 ✭✭✭policarp


    Beanntraigheach wrote: »
    Rockall and its waters shall be split in twain, the one half thereof allotted to Ireland, the other to Scotland.

    That is my decision. Go in peace.

    Judge Rinder?


  • #48
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    The birds that live on Rockall are quite loud and fat so I guess the Scots could probably claim them as their own.


  • #49
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Declare war on Scotland so. We've never declared war before on another country - It will he like old times when Gael fought Gael...


  • #50
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,442 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    But Scotland has no navy so how can we declare a war?:confused:


  • #51
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    But Scotland has no navy so how can we declare a war?:confused:

    Exactly. Braveheart didn't involve a navy - but the FCA still braved their arses ;)

    https://www.thejournal.ie/mel-gisbon-braveheart-extras-1654169-Sep2014/

    The heads of them


    [Url]htts://youtu.be/5vShQ3gQVPk[/url] ..


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  • #52
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,442 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    So if UK naval vessels arrest Irish fishing vessels I presume we will be sending our own naval vessels?


  • #53
    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    The UK will/should send out a submarine


  • #54
    Nobelium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭Nobelium


    gctest50 wrote: »
    The UK will/should send out a submarine

    Ireland will send out . . . er . . .let's see . . .panti bliss ?


  • #55
    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Nobelium wrote: »
    Ireland will send out . . . er . . .let's see . . .panti bliss ?

    :)


    What's long, hard, full of seamen and f*cks Irish fishing boats ?


    https://www.thejournal.ie/shelga-state-papers-1984-1837788-Jan2015/


  • #56
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    how about this, the UK gets the entire northern third of our island and we get a tiny rock in the north sea?


  • #57
    namloc1980
    Registered Users Posts: 18,064 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    jef yo budra wrote: »
    they still have the Trident nuclear submarines though

    No they don't. The UK government has those. The Scottish government have strongly worded letters and an inflatable dinghy.


  • #58
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,442 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    We are part of the European Union - whose fishermen also fish there.

    If the Scots arrest our fishermen then we should send just one OPV and arrest theirs.

    Although I am still at a loss as to how Scotland intends to enforce something they have zero capability of doing.


  • #59
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,990 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    Being served enforcement action by the Scottish Government feels a bit like the international relations equivalent of being served enforcement action by your local community council.

    No offence lads, but you're not a real country and it's not a real government, so just go away will ya.

    Maybe if they ask their (soon to be) new leader Boris nicely, he might give the issue a mention while he's giving away their fishing rights in return for a few crumbs from the EU table after Brexit.


  • #60
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,652 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    I hope they've learned from their Cod War experience.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LhQ64CP1xo


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  • #61
    malinheader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,859 ✭✭✭malinheader


    Cant see the threat by Scotland coming to much. But then again if the Irish government did anything sensible to help their own fishermen it will be a first. Let's hope it doesn't come to our leaders to look for a compromise.


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