Comments on: Todays Dublin Riots

by: Jaysus, lads. You can’t be doing that. at Susan Hated Literature

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:56:49 +0000

[…] Glad I didn’t pop along for a gawk amn’t I? But if one good thing comes from this, hopefully it’ll help persuade people that Sinn Féin and their supporters aren’t really interested in peace and democracy. The Community at Large has a collection of links in this post […]

by: Clashes in Dublin over loyalist march at Holy Shmoly!

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:52:19 +0000

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by: tantrums

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:16:51 +0000

I AM BRITISH AND SUPPORT A UNITED REPUBLIC IRELAND

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE SO CALLED ORANGE ORDER AND WHY SO LOYAL TO BRITAIN?

IF I WAS IRISH I WOULD WANT A UNITED IRELAND, A REPUBLICAN IRELAND WITHOUT ANY RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS BETWEEN RELIGIONS OR POLITICS.

IF THE ORANGE ORDER ARE SO LOYAL WHY NOT THE ORANGE ORDER MOVE TO ENGLAND AND LEAVE THE TRUE IRISH TO LIVE IN PEACE?

IN IRELAND YOU HAVE GOOD LOOKING WOMEN, IN BRITAIN WE HAVE TOO MANY DOGS AND OLD BOILERS SO THINK YOURSELF LUCKY!

WITH ALL THOSE IRISH GIRLS I AM SUPRISED ANYONE HAS TIME FOR RIOTS lol!

by: p kelly

Thu, 04 May 2006 16:19:59 +0000

AS AN IRISH EX-PATRIATE LIVING IN LONDON, I CAN REMEMBER A REPUBLICAN MARCH IN HOLLOWAY ROAD. JUST AS IN DUBLIN, THERE WERE SOME LOW-LIFE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS WHO THOUGHT THAT THIS WARRANTED SOME OLD- FASHIONED THUGGERY. AS A,SUPPOSEDLY, TOLERANT, EDUCATED PEOPLE, DO WE GIVE A SHIT ABOUT SOME GUYS IN FUNNY HATS, WHO WANT TO BANG DRUMS? BANG SOME PRETTY WOMEN INSTEAD AND LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT LOVE.

by: Glenn Gordon

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:25:22 +0000

Allowing the Orangemen to march through Dublin is like letting the Klu Klux Klan march through New Orleans. No, it’s much worse. The Orange Order by its very doctrine are “Anti-Catholic, Anti-Irish” bigots. Aren’t we forgetting that these people traditionally burn effigies of the Pope and the Irish National flag every year? Does anyone actually believe that had they been allowed to march through Dublin that they wouldn’t have stopped outside that GPO to spit and bang their drums louder, just as they did once they reached Leinster House.

Allowing them to come to Dublin in the first place is counter productive to the peace process, as it further alienates and isolates Republicans, causing deep anger and frustrations to explode into violence because they increasingly feel betrayed. The Irish state only encourages young men and women to join dissident Republican groups because they feel completely betrayed yet again. The Irish state should take note. Young men and women in pubs throughout N. Ireland can now even be heard uttering the words, “Another Civil War is needed!”

by: Aidan Connolly

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:56:11 +0000

The question is why was the march was let go ahead, even though the riots where wrong and we just done what the loyalists wanted. Now the loyalists have another way of claiming they are the victums in all of this, and wont admit that they where just as involed as republicans where in the troubles. The orange men who where marching are connected to the UVF. Whould the british goverment allow the IRA march through the streets of their capital??

by: SURPRISED

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:57:18 +0000

There was a lack of Garda control from the agreed Orange Order march down O’Connell Street. Are people that naive to think the peace process is that successful that the Orange Order marching down O’Connell St will be met with smiles and sympathy? The Gardai and those that agreed this was a good idea need to extract their heads from the cosy place they are obviously lodged and offer more protection to the citizens of Dublin who beleive they are in control!!!