I see on social media that certain things are being reported about Carrickmacross. I have yet to see them mentioned in any legitimate news source.
Any locals have the scoop?
Seems like a load of alt-right bollox.
What are the rumours?
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on October 07, 2019, 06:18:30 PM
What are the rumours?
I'd rather not repeat them. Go on Twitter and search
Looks to be some Alt Right nonsense... hardly anybody from Carrickmacross has signed the thing!!!
https://www.change.org/p/councilors-is-carrickmacross-becoming-a-lawless-town?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_message&utm_term=petition_dashboard&recruited_by_id=3dda51d0-e90f-11e9-9947-31586b642501&share_bandit_exp=message-18169099-en-GB&share_bandit_var=v1
Seems to be a right wing extremist Councillor called Trainor whipping up hatred.
Brief summary of events - my take anyway
Local hotel have been hosting refugees in a rural hotel outside Carrick for at least a year probably longer.
Company organising hosting owned by Monaghan GAA manager.
These refugees have absolutely nothing to do day or night and have been congregating in Carrick and Kingscourt too I believe at all hours of the day.
Like most towns not everyone appreciates them being there.
Allegation of sexual assault on a local woman in her own home recently was the flash point for that Facebook page appearing.
I've no clue whether there was/wasn't an assault but I did see a story on local radio website that said no complaint had been made to Gardai...
People will believe what they are gonna believe both ways
Nasty
I work with a few who live in locality. There has been more than one incident and they've been brushed under carpet.
Easy to blame extremists. Some border towns in the north are totally overrun with Romanians and Bulgarians and whilst the truth might not be palatable, these lads aren't working and hanging around the streets all day, so people don't feel entirely comfortable.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 07, 2019, 07:48:14 PM
Easy to blame extremists. Some border towns in the north are totally overrun with Romanians and Bulgarians and whilst the truth might not be palatable, these lads aren't working and hanging around the streets all day, so people don't feel entirely comfortable.
Funny I remeber talking to a presbyterian minister about 30 years ago he was telling me that the town he lived in in Antrim had become totally overun with Catholics and while it might no be palatble these Catholics weren't working and were just hanging around all day so people don't feel entirely confortable.
Ah, these Johnny Come Lately Ulster Plantation Presbyterian settlers would know feck all about it, would they?
Quote from: mrdeeds on October 07, 2019, 07:39:28 PM
I work with a few who live in locality. There has been more than one incident and they've been brushed under carpet.
Who would and why would incidents be brushed under carpet? If someone makes a complaint it has to be investigated?
Quote from: Crete Boom on October 07, 2019, 07:59:14 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 07, 2019, 07:48:14 PM
Easy to blame extremists. Some border towns in the north are totally overrun with Romanians and Bulgarians and whilst the truth might not be palatable, these lads aren't working and hanging around the streets all day, so people don't feel entirely comfortable.
Funny I remeber talking to a presbyterian minister about 30 years ago he was telling me that the town he lived in in Antrim had become totally overun with Catholics and while it might no be palatble these Catholics weren't working and were just hanging around all day so people don't feel entirely confortable.
In Antrim they're still not working.
Quote from: playwiththewind1st on October 07, 2019, 08:02:31 PM
Ah, these Johnny Come Lately Ulster Plantation Presbyterian settlers would know feck all about it, would they?
Come to think of it he might have been one of those extremists we can't blame!!
Carrick haven't won the senior championship in a 100 years. Chronic bad form, questionable dna.
I wonder if this (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/far-right-swooping-on-towns-to-exploit-tensions-report-says?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0ACRNt3JSQc1KuMoylyCIWTaNg43MRNw1lpmCtaZBpIooKH-3ZrAhsZUY#Echobox=1570452165) is a related story.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 07, 2019, 07:48:14 PM
Easy to blame extremists. Some border towns in the north are totally overrun with Romanians and Bulgarians and whilst the truth might not be palatable, these lads aren't working and hanging around the streets all day, so people don't feel entirely comfortable.
Like plenty of the locals then
Quote from: Tony Baloney on October 07, 2019, 07:48:14 PM
Easy to blame extremists. Some border towns in the north are totally overrun with Romanians and Bulgarians and whilst the truth might not be palatable, these lads aren't working and hanging around the streets all day, so people don't feel entirely comfortable.
Nightshift? Daytime is their own free time?
Quote from: Rossfan on October 07, 2019, 06:52:26 PM
Seems to be a right wing extremist Councillor called Trainor whipping up hatred.
Anyone who doesn't go along with the cosy consensus of the establishment will inevitably get dismissed in such terms.
Yeah it's easy to be a "isn't diversity great" luvvie as long as they aren't living too close to you
Quote from: Kidder81 on October 08, 2019, 09:49:09 AM
Yeah it's easy to be a "isn't diversity great" luvvie as long as they aren't living too close to you
I live in a small town with 2 big factories and plenty of Eastern Europeans working here... most of them are sound there's been a few minor incidents but nothing major.
Let them at it I say who the f**k am I to tell people where they can and can't live.
I think the Oughterard thing was taken over by some alt right nutjobs as well!!!
This is Ireland. Sickening. What is it to be Irish anymore? No Foreigners. Claim culture. I need 10 houses. Homelessness. I'm alright jack. Burn the boats. Greed.
A real Irish person, one of us, is told by his mates that they have started a petition somewhere on the internet about Carrick. And to please go on line to any appropriate discussion board and inform other real Irish people about the sh'it storm of rumblings all over social media about Carrick(real Irish) and them- - migrants - not real humans. When the concerned real Irish person is asked to provide a link, a link to the contrived petition is provided.
Is this the Direct provision policy that is happening all round the country?
Quote from: Owenmoresider on October 08, 2019, 09:38:32 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on October 07, 2019, 06:52:26 PM
Seems to be a right wing extremist Councillor called Trainor whipping up hatred.
Anyone who doesn't go along with the cosy consensus of the establishment will inevitably get dismissed in such terms.
Just like Herr Hitler was in the 1920s eh?