Kicking off in Northern Ireland again?

[lifetime fan]

Prick.

[Geraghty]

 

Ah well' date=' there you go. Pretty much as the tricolour might be seen. Before you jump on the oppression bit my family were effectively kicked out of the republic but i dont deny oppression of the other side.

 

Its an argument you or me aint going to win on a ****ball forum.[/quote']

 

True

[A Red]

True

 

Fuck the politicians, me and you could sort it out pretty easily.

[Dan]

It is always tit for tat' date=' how stupid are the politicians that they thought it would be a good idea to ban the Union Jack from the City Hall at this time of the year?

Should have waited till January when everyone is coming down off there Christmas high and couldn't give a fuck.

 

I for one will never tire until I see the Union J emblazoned where it should be until the day I die, For God N Ulster.[/quote']

 

Your one of the people who should be kept up there when its chipped off and paddled towards the arctic. Why people even remotely give a fuck if a flag flies or not.

 

Britain dosnt want you!

We cant afford you!

 

There is only one solution

[A Red]

Your one of the people who should be kept up there when its chipped off and paddled towards the arctic. Why people even remotely give a fuck if a flag flies or not.

 

Britain dosnt want you!

We cant afford you!

 

There is only one solution

 

To be fair, if you were deciding to chip Northern Ireland off and paddle it towards the north pole it wouldnt be safe to do it based on that lads views.

 

The "britain doesnt want you" might be an accurate comment, the "we cant afford you" could apply to many counties or areas of england or britain.

 

You might not like it, but many of those people that want the flag flying consider themselves as british as you are.

[Sugar Ape]

 

To be fair' date=' if you were deciding to chip Northern Ireland off and paddle it towards the north pole it wouldnt be safe to do it based on that lads views.

 

The "britain doesnt want you" might be an accurate comment, the "we cant afford you" could apply to many counties or areas of england or britain.

 

You might not like it, but many of those people that want the flag flying consider themselves as british as you are.[/quote']

 

When he says ' we can't afford you ' I thing he means Southern Ireland as his location is Dublin.

[Anubis]

Can't we just withdraw our troops from Belfast, dump 70 tonnes of fish in Belfast city centre, and let Godzilla sort them out?

 

 

 

"I don't speak fucking Gaelic. I speak NOM! NOM! NOM!"

[A Red]

When he says ' we can't afford you ' I thing he means Southern Ireland as his location is Dublin.

 

I just saw the below and assumed he was british -

 

Britain dosnt want you!

We cant afford you!

 

If not, hes right on the last bit

[russ1979]

Unless you live in n.ireland or follow things closely your not gonna get the full picture of whats been goin on over there for years as the media coverage in England is shite and never potrays it as it is.

[A Red]

Unless you live in n.ireland or follow things closely your not gonna get the full picture of whats been goin on over there for years as the media coverage in England is shite and never potrays it as it is.

 

Correct

[russ1979]

Here's some news which for some strange reason doesn't seem to be able to swim. Its quite funny how a few petrol bombs being thrown make bigger news than the murdering and potential mass murdering of people does not.

 

BBC News - Timeline of dissident republican activity

[A Red]

Here's some news which for some strange reason doesn't seem to be able to swim. Its quite funny how a few petrol bombs being thrown make bigger news than the murdering and potential mass murdering of people does not.

 

BBC News - Timeline of dissident republican activity

 

This shouldnt be ignored. Good post

[The Golden Eel]

Well the Northern Irish parliament give a fuck whether a flag is flying or not' date=' them muthafuckas had a vote on it, and they voted nay.[/quote']

 

It was Belfast City Council in fact, not the Assembly

[Sugar Ape]

Halfway through the Peter Taylor Trilogy of books on the troubles and they are absolutely superb. Highly recommend them to anyone interested in such matters. In turn based on the view from the IRA side, the Loyalist side and the British side. 

 

First one is called The Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein:

The Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0747538182/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_T-JuCb4VBNZJB

 

Second one: Loyalist. 

Loyalists https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0747545197/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_raKuCbRS45YGB

 

Third one: Brits: The war against the IRA. 

Brits: The War Against the IRA https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/074755806X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_McKuCbP145F0

 

The BBC/Peter Taylor also made a documentary based on each book which is well worth a look. The Loyalist and Brits one are on YouTube but they’ve taken down the Provos one, I’ve found it on Vimeo though. 

[Sugar Ape]

Part 1 of Provos:

 

 

Part 2

 

 

Part 3

 

 

 

Part 4

 

 

[Sugar Ape]

The other two aren’t split into four parts. 

 

Loyalists

 

 

 

British

 

 

[Bjornebye]

Rebel Hearts by Kevin Toolis is a great book 

[A Red]

The Faithful Tribe - Ruth Dudley Edwards is an interesting read

[SasaS]

10 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Rebel Hearts by Kevin Toolis is a great book  

 

It is.

[deiseach]

If you really want to understand 20th century Ireland, or most of the 20th century, the book to read is Ireland, 1912-1985: Politics and Society It's a doorstop so you would really want to understand 20th century Ireland, but it's brilliantly written and delightfully acerbic. I'd even recommend the six pages in the LOOK INSIDE! link on Amazon. The evisceration of a certain political ideology's humbuggery is glorious.

[Sugar Ape]

2 hours ago, deiseach said:

If you really want to understand 20th century Ireland, or most of the 20th century, the book to read is Ireland, 1912-1985: Politics and Society It's a doorstop so you would really want to understand 20th century Ireland, but it's brilliantly written and delightfully acerbic. I'd even recommend the six pages in the LOOK INSIDE! link on Amazon. The evisceration of a certain political ideology's humbuggery is glorious.

 

£35.99! Think I’ll put that on the to do list.

[Captain Turdseye]

The Bobby Sands documentary on Netflix is well worth a watch. 

[cloggypop]

Going to stick with listening to the Pogues for now. 

[A Red]

And they're fucking English

[Bjornebye]

The Pogues are fucking brilliant. Up there with the Dubliners and Charlie and the Bhoys.