200 people celebrate a wedding in Longford.

mgn · 05-05-2021 10:28pm

Faugheen wrote: »

Funeral in Wexford. Between 200-300 people gathered in a marquee and it turned into a super-spreader event. One of the sons of the deceased woman eventually contracted COVID and died.

Not a sign of faux-outrage from you on that particular occasion. People are gathering in large crowds at beaches up and down the country and you suddenly are either:

1. oblivious
2. ignorant

Don't tell me this is about COVID-19 restrictions, because you only take issue when it involves the travellers.

You're the second poster that has said I'm defending this. Point out to me where I said this was ok. I never. I'm just calling you out for your own faux-outraged hypocrisy.

Can you not see the difference with this one.

The Garda spoke to the organisers yesterday and told them to stop, but the carried on.

Then the had to get a court order to stop it, but too afraid to enforce it, so the carry on.

Remined me again where something like this has happened before.

Larbre34 · 05-05-2021 10:29pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

You'd hope the media go into this in detail tomorr. It's completely unacceptable. Who the hell organised this wedding.

What would be the point? . We all know the craic.

Martin Collins will appear on the radio at some stage whinging about double standards and ethnic something or other and that'll be the end of it until the next time.

Sharpyshoot · 05-05-2021 10:30pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

and on county council property too, apparently.

Hotels are closed, they needed an alternative.

biko · 05-05-2021 10:32pm

Impound the cars, let them walk home.

Hoffmans · 05-05-2021 10:32pm

Buckets will be full in longford tonight , guards pick and choose who public health laws apply to agajn

Dempo1 · 05-05-2021 10:33pm

mgn wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0505/1214005-longford-marquee-gardai/

These shower of f*cks do what the like as usual, and get away with as usual.

Where is Pavee Point this evening,

This has being going on since yesterday and the first I heard of it was on the 9pm news.

Pavee Point will have nothing to say on this, god forbid they'd criticise a Cultural gathering of their own.

Its just beyond extraordinary, Garda resources dedicated to supervising the removal of an enormous Marquee. They further made a statement stressing the 4 E"s where deployed in dealing with this disgraceful gathering.

I've a 5th E and it's Eejits the lot of them and of course not so much as gentle whisper will be raised for fear of being accused of being discriminatory.

Faugheen · 05-05-2021 10:38pm

mgn wrote: »

Can you not see the difference with this one.

The Garda spoke to the organisers yesterday and told them to stop, but the carried on.

Then the had to get a court order to stop it, but too afraid to enforce it, so the carry on.

Remined me again where something like this has happened before.

Ah so one gathering of over 200 people is 'different' to another gathering of over 200 people.

Funny how you called for one that didn't involve travelers and when I pointed one out to you, you shifted the goalposts and said it's 'different'.

Flouting restrictions is flouting restrictions. Suddenly it's gone from this happening in the first place to 'oh look how they spoke to the guards'.

Yes, it is a disgrace, just like the one in Wexford. However you are fooling absolutely nobody here.

Just own it. Say you started this because you hate the travelers and nothing else.

Feisar · 05-05-2021 10:40pm

Another missed opportunity.

TP_CM · 05-05-2021 10:42pm

How could you really enjoy it? I'd spend the entire time waiting for the police to show up to hit me with a fine. I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself at all.

Sharpyshoot · 05-05-2021 10:45pm

TP_CM wrote: »

How could you really enjoy it? I'd spend the entire time waiting for the police to show up to hit me with a fine. I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself at all.

The police? You watching too much Dallas. What guard is going to square up to you after downing 12 cans of Guinness and starting on the whiskey.

jk23 · 05-05-2021 10:47pm

The gardai are scared of travellers and to be honest I would say alot of settled people are. If you try to challenge them it usually becomes violent or aggressive really quickly.

I have seen it happen to schoolmates and the general public a few times.

Gen.Zhukov · 05-05-2021 10:47pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

You'd hope the media go into this in detail tomorr. It's completely unacceptable. Who the hell organised this wedding.

RTE will be all over it tomorrow. Non stop on every program:pac:

#truthmatters

Claire Byrne in particular will be examining the challenges of applying pre-wedding fake tan.

Ludikrus · 05-05-2021 10:49pm

TP_CM wrote: »

How could you really enjoy it? I'd spend the entire time waiting for the police to show up to hit me with a fine. I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself at all.

If you were in there fella, the cops showing up would be the least of your problems!

Charles Babbage · 05-05-2021 10:54pm

This does seem like a failure of the public authorities, if this was on council land then they should simply have refused people admission to it or used other approaches like disconnecting the power.

Gaoth Laidir · 05-05-2021 10:55pm

Charles Babbage wrote: »

This does seem like a failure of the public authorities, if this was on council land then they should simply have refused people admission to it or used other approaches like disconnecting the power.

They'd most likely have their own generator in one of their 211-reg vans.

Dempo1 · 05-05-2021 10:57pm

jk23 wrote: »

The gardai are scared of travellers and to be honest I would say alot of settled people are. If you try to challenge them it usually becomes violent or aggressive really quickly.

I have seen it happen to schoolmates and the general public a few times.

I don't Gardai are afraid at all, they are pragmatic knowing full well nothing will be done to penalise this shower. I'd wager not a single fine (if issued) will be paid and not a single Summons served, if a potential prosecution gets to a court, Judges too have found time and time again their hands are tied.

In essence, Ends Kenny stood up in the Dail and gave carte Blanche to a section of society to do as they please, when they please it's a simple as that really. It's perhaps Ironic & indeed sad, it's taken a Pandemic to prove this point so clearly.

mgn · 05-05-2021 10:57pm

Faugheen wrote: »

Ah so one gathering of over 200 people is 'different' to another gathering of over 200 people.

Funny how you called for one that didn't involve travelers and when I pointed one out to you, you shifted the goalposts and said it's 'different'.

Flouting restrictions is flouting restrictions. Suddenly it's gone from this happening in the first place to 'oh look how they spoke to the guards'.

Yes, it is a disgrace, just like the one in Wexford. However you are fooling absolutely nobody here.

Just own it. Say you started this because you hate the travelers and nothing else.

You can think what you like, I couldn't care less,

But I will tell you what I hate, is people defending the indefensible, and trying to brand people racist.

Feisar · 05-05-2021 10:59pm

Sharpyshoot wrote: »

Maybe they had a strict 2 metre rule.

Hard to practice ones grabbing culture with a 2m social distancing rule.

mgn · 05-05-2021 10:59pm

biko wrote: »

Impound the cars, let them walk home.

And who are the going to get to impound the cars.

Sharpyshoot · 05-05-2021 11:00pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

They'd most likely have their own generator in one of their 211-reg vans.

211 business class landcruiser with 19 inch alloys no less.

jk23 · 05-05-2021 11:01pm

Dempo1 wrote: »

I don't Gardai are afraid at all, they are pragmatic knowing full well nothing will be done to penalise this shower. I'd wager not a single fine (if issued) will be paid and not a single Summons served, if a potential prosecution gets to a court, Judges too have found time and time again their hands are tied.

In essence, Ends Kenny stood up in the Dail and gave carte Blanche to a section of society to do as they please, when they please it's a simple as that really. It's perhaps Ironic & indeed sad, it's taken a Pandemic to prove this point so clearly.

Unfortunately you are right. It's just maddening when you see them going in heavy on people who flout the rules e.g the church gathering and know they won't have any pushback from.

Feisar · 05-05-2021 11:03pm

jk23 wrote: »

Unfortunately you are right. It's just maddening when you see them going in heavy on people who flout the rules e.g the church gathering and know they won't have any pushback from.

That's part of modern policing the world over though.

Dempo1 · 05-05-2021 11:11pm

mgn wrote: »

You can think what you like, I couldn't care less,

But I will tell you what I hate, is people defending the indefensible, and trying to brand people racist.

I wouldn't waste your time, sadly and quite bizzarely some will never get it even when it's glaringly obvious is different strokes for different folks

Mad_maxx · 05-05-2021 11:13pm

TrangiaCoffee wrote: »

Well done to them. Getting on with life. Happy for the couple. I'm sure they are bothered by some racist whingers on here.

Why isn't there a thread about South Side coffee queues or the throngs on Dun Laoighre pier? Class is why

multi tasking virtue signalling

race and class , on course for an idenity politics hat trick

bucketybuck · 05-05-2021 11:14pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

They'd most likely have their own generator in one of their 211-reg vans.

Well, it might be theirs now.

Dempo1 · 05-05-2021 11:16pm

jk23 wrote: »

Unfortunately you are right. It's just maddening when you see them going in heavy on people who flout the rules e.g the church gathering and know they won't have any pushback from.

Yes indeed, I witnessed first hand some quite appalling behaviour at a cemetery in a Midlands town a few years back. The hypocrisy of being allegedly religious and yet the mindless thuggery and sickening violence on and over the graves of people buried on sacred ground, I witnessed and widely reported on was an eye opener for me. An organised and well planned event I might add.

Mad_maxx · 05-05-2021 11:21pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

What would be the point? . We all know the craic.

Martin Collins will appear on the radio at some stage whinging about double standards and ethnic something or other and that'll be the end of it until the next time.

the morning after the Carrick on Shannon funeral , he was on morning ireland and Aine Lawlor ( in those sombre tones of hers ) opened the interview by asking him

" are you worried anti traveller racists might exploit this gathering "

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:27pm

As a teacher who taught over 200 today (without social distancing, of course) in an environment of 1000 people where COVID is currently active I see no problem with 200 people meeting up. Seems fine to me.

Sharpyshoot · 05-05-2021 11:28pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

As a teacher who taught over 200 today (without social distancing, of course) in an environment of 1000 people where COVID is currently active I see no problem with 200 people meeting up. Seems fine to me.

Were your 200 drinking cans?

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:31pm

Sharpyshoot wrote: »

Were your 200 drinking cans?

No alcohol as it's a school but people have to eat/drink without masks.

NPHET/HSE/FF/FG couldn't care less. Covid currently running through the school with many out.

So why the issue here?

Comes across more as racism to me.

Hoboo · 05-05-2021 11:39pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

No alcohol as it's a school but people have to eat/drink without masks.

NPHET/HSE/FF/FG couldn't care less. Covid currently running through the school with many out.

So why the issue here?

Comes across more as racism to me.

You'll be on holidays again in a few weeks, relax.

05-05-2021 11:40pm

jk23 wrote: »

The gardai are scared of travellers and to be honest I would say alot of settled people are. If you try to challenge them it usually becomes violent or aggressive really quickly.

I have seen it happen to schoolmates and the general public a few times.

I think, I am just going to pick and choose what laws I'll follow, fcuk ot, just disregard everything, do as I please, a free for all.
Seems to be the better option,

What I dont understand is why the Gardai go in like hard men against students or decent citizens sitting around the canal or in the park or practicing their religious faith (only for certain religions, wont go well breaking up the wrong religious gathering), but dont seem to have the will, interest or ability to apply the law for those that routinely break it.
I seem to have come to my conclusions too late in life, but what seems to discourage the Gardai from doing their job is a threat or violence??
something isnt right here

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:42pm

Hoboo wrote: »

You'll be on holidays again in a few weeks, relax.

I will indeed.

At least the nutters of boards.ie have found a group they hate more than teachers.....travellers.

A racist thread which should be closed down.

Faugheen · 05-05-2021 11:42pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

No alcohol as it's a school but people have to eat/drink without masks.

NPHET/HSE/FF/FG couldn't care less. Covid currently running through the school with many out.

So why the issue here?

Comes across more as racism to me.

I swear you always say it's running through the school.

Finty Lemon · 05-05-2021 11:43pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

As a teacher who taught over 200 today (without social distancing, of course) in an environment of 1000 people where COVID is currently active I see no problem with 200 people meeting up. Seems fine to me.

Can't bate the teachers for making it about them :rolleyes:

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:44pm

Faugheen wrote: »

I swear you always say it's running through the school.

Never stated it once before.

Finty Lemon · 05-05-2021 11:47pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

I will indeed.

At least the nutters of boards.ie have found a group they hate more than teachers.....travellers.

A racist thread which should be closed down.

Irish people being racist toward Irish people. Its possible I suppose.

Darc19 · 05-05-2021 11:47pm

Look on the bright side - there were probably less people scammed by roofers and tarmac boyos today than other days and less house break-ins

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:49pm

Darc19 wrote: »

Look on the bright side - there were probably less people scammed by roofers and tarmac boyos today than other days and less house break-ins

Like I state . . . A racist baiting thread.

mgn · 05-05-2021 11:49pm

Finty Lemon wrote: »

Irish people being racist toward Irish people. Its possible I suppose.

You can see now what is being taught in schools.

Darc19 · 05-05-2021 11:51pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

Like I state . . . A racist baiting thread.

I have first hand experience of the damage and theft that travelers do. In 57 years I've yet to meet one that is honest.

I used to have retail stores. Most shoplifting was by travellers.

My parents house was ransacked by travellers. Thankfully they were caught.

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:51pm

mgn wrote: »

You can see now what is being taught in schools.

We have one of the best education systems in Europe with one of the relative lowest levels of investment.

The teacher haters have just moved onto being traveller haters on this thread.

They'll hate someone else tomorrow.
Let the haters hate.

freshpopcorn · 05-05-2021 11:53pm

I wonder did they have the sense to set up the marquee as a decoy for the real party!

mgn · 05-05-2021 11:55pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

I will indeed.

At least the nutters of boards.ie have found a group they hate more than teachers.....travellers.

A racist thread which should be closed down.

Explain to me teacher, how is it racist.

Born in the same country.

Same Religion.

Same colour.

Am I missing something.

nullzero · 05-05-2021 11:56pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

I will indeed.

At least the nutters of boards.ie have found a group they hate more than teachers.....travellers.

A racist thread which should be closed down.

You forgot Cyclists.

Would have been a full house.

mgn · 05-05-2021 11:58pm

Peter Flynt wrote: »

We have one of the best education systems in Europe with one of the relative lowest levels of investment.

The teacher haters have just moved onto being traveller haters on this thread.

They'll hate someone else tomorrow.
Let the haters hate.

Never liked teachers, always pushing their own agendas.

Peter Flynt · 05-05-2021 11:59pm

mgn wrote: »

Explain to me teacher, how is it racist.

Born in the same country.

Same Religion.

Same colour.

Am I missing something.

Different ethnicity and making people feel bad as a result of their background is a form of racism.

This is a racist baiting thread.

Most of ya don't give a f**k about the wedding and have no problem sending your kids into crowded infected schools where infection is spreading.

Admit it.

runawaybishop · 06-05-2021 12:00am

mgn wrote: »

Explain to me teacher, how is it racist.

Born in the same country.

Same Religion.

Same colour.

Am I missing something.

Yeah, you are. Racist doesn't just mean people of another race, it means people of another ethnic group.

prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group

Gaoth Laidir · 06-05-2021 12:01am

Peter Flynt wrote: »

We have one of the best education systems in Europe with one of the relative lowest levels of investment.

The teacher haters have just moved onto being traveller haters on this thread.

They'll hate someone else tomorrow.
Let the haters hate.

This thread is about travellers (again) completely flouting the rules when it suits them and nothing being done about it.

Your 200 students today were not slobbering pints into them, shouting, roaring, singing, dancing, fighting... I'm sure they were seated apart and wearing masks all day (apart from at break times). The risk was minimised and nowhere near that of this wedding.

I would have the same contempt for guys slugging pints and breaking the rules in Portobello or Ballsbridge or Ballinasloe, regardless of who they are. It's just that today's particular minority seem to be repeatedly taking the piss, be it in weddings or funerals, while at the same time lamenting the cheek of the rest of us for calling them out on it.

runawaybishop · 06-05-2021 12:03am

Peter Flynt wrote: »

.Most of ya don't give a f**k about the wedding and have no problem sending your kids into crowded infected schools where infection is spreading.

Admit it.

What on earth are you smoking? There is a world of difference between a piss up with 200 people and essential education for kids.

200 people celebrate a wedding in Longford.

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