Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

[muppet]

Sitting in Westminster still a step too far though??

Maybe they should take half of the seats and then have the rest protest outside?

[Maguire01]

Sitting in Westminster still a step too far though??

Maybe they should take half of the seats and then have the rest protest outside?

[Pub Bore]

Sitting in Westminster still a step too far though??

Maybe they should take half of the seats and then have the rest protest outside?

They could take half the oath and leave out the bit about the Queen (though Marty may want to keep that bit in?).  Maybe Mary McAleese could take the oath by proxy for them?

[deiseach]

Paul Maskey protesting the visit that his leaders support.

The shinners sure know how to ride 2 horses at once

More of the same today - McGuinness meeting Prince Charles, and Gerry Kelly and Maskey protesting at him being here! It's like their standing on picket lines in March, protesting at the cuts they had just approved. Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.

<insert 'No Foreign Games' image here>

[Ulick]

More of the same today - McGuinness meeting Prince Charles, and Gerry Kelly and Maskey protesting at him being here! It's like their standing on picket lines in March, protesting at the cuts they had just approved. Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.

Okay show us why you believe they were "protesting at him being here".

[LeoMc]

More of the same today - McGuinness meeting Prince Charles, and Gerry Kelly and Maskey protesting at him being here! It's like their standing on picket lines in March, protesting at the cuts they had just approved. Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.

Okay show us why you believe they were "protesting at him being here".

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

[Ulick]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

[muppet]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

[deiseach]

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

Are you also interested in finding out how many angels can dance on a pinhead?

[muppet]

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

Are you also interested in finding out how many angels can dance on a pinhead?

Tell me more about these angels....

[Ulick]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

If you want me to prove a negative you'll first have to produce some evidence that Kelly and Maskey were protesting against the visit.

[LeoMc]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

If you want me to prove a negative you'll first have to produce some evidence that Kelly and Maskey were protesting against the visit.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/royal-visit-healing-and-respect-is-theme-at-belfast-church-with-a-troubled-past-31243401.html

Relatives of the Ballymurphy massacre victims were joined by Sinn Fein politicians Gerry Kelly MLA and Paul Maskey MP when they held a protest near the church. John Teggart, whose father Danny was shot dead by troops from the Parachute Regiment in August 1971, said he would like Prince Charles, Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, to "acknowledge the hurt" of the relatives during his visit.

[JohnDenver]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

If you want me to prove a negative you'll first have to produce some evidence that Kelly and Maskey were protesting against the visit.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/royal-visit-healing-and-respect-is-theme-at-belfast-church-with-a-troubled-past-31243401.html

Relatives of the Ballymurphy massacre victims were joined by Sinn Fein politicians Gerry Kelly MLA and Paul Maskey MP when they held a protest near the church. John Teggart, whose father Danny was shot dead by troops from the Parachute Regiment in August 1971, said he would like Prince Charles, Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, to "acknowledge the hurt" of the relatives during his visit.

I don't think that what you have referenced, or the article details what they were protesting about?  It would be hard for him to acknowledge the hurt during the visit, if he wasn't visiting.

[muppet]

I understood it was because he was CinC of the Paras and was led by relatives of the Ballymurphy victims. Are you saying they weren't protesting about his being there?

I am yes.

You have the floor. You can give us a reasonable explanation if there is one.

If you want me to prove a negative you'll first have to produce some evidence that Kelly and Maskey were protesting against the visit.

That would be a no then.

[Ulick]

That would be a no then.

Read the article posted above. The protest was not about the visit rather they wanted him to "acknowledge the hurt". The Ballymurphy families are attempting to get an investigation into the killings. They're not about protesting Royal visits. Though if you have evidence that they, Kelly and Maskey were protesting against the visit then you could produce it easily enough?