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#1
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
February 17, 2023, 05:21:43 AM
Well folks, I made a trip to Vietnam to meet some of the families who lost loved ones in this tragedy.

It was an emotional journey, but well worth it in order to show them some love and solidarity from home.

I did a utv interview yesterday which can be viewed here:


https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-02-16/lorry-driver-travels-to-vietnam-to-meet-families-of-migrants-who-died-in-essex

Plus an interview on Radio Ulster

Listen from 40 minutes


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001j41q?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Will try and post more about it later when I get to a better wi fi area.

#2
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 20, 2021, 01:15:36 AM
The son of Donegal, Brendan Boyle, has a large part to play in the supply of weapons being currently used to kill innocent Palestinians in Gaza. 

https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-boyle-bill-strengthening-us-israel-cooperation-high-tech
#3
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 19, 2021, 08:49:40 PM
This sis a great speech Bernadette McAliskey gave last Friday night at our solidarity rally in Dungannon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op8K0HJDqoU
#4
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 18, 2021, 12:43:58 AM
3 times this week the UN Security Council met.

Ireland has a seat on this council, and 3 times this week, the
USA under Joe Biden, has vetoed any attempts to intervene, including 3 refusals to call for a ceasefire.

Joe Biden is giving Israel the green light to continue with what they are doing, and not only that,
the week before the attacks began, he approved a $750 million mutations supply to Israel.

No doubt those bombs could have been used in the current attacks on Gaza.

I'm sick of hearing people say "we call on the international community to speak out and take action"

The International community, under the UN Security Council, is willing to speak out, but Joe Biden says no.

Because the USA has a veto over every UN Resolution, and they use it every time when it comes to Israel.

So much for democracy, and the International community speaking out.

So instead of calling out for the International community to speak out, how about those with close links to
Joe Biden here in Ireland pick up the phone, and who were proud to support him a few months ago, and which he capitalised on,
implore him to intervene and stop this bloodshed.

They have his number, and his ear.

Why are they not calling him themselves instead of asking others to do so?

Joe Biden likes to talk about how his ancestors left Ireland in 1850, and his ties to Louth and Mayo.

What would his ancestors think of him now as he green lights the death and destruction in Gaza before our eyes?

And don't start me on the Boyle brothers, the sons of Donegal, who are the leading cheerleaders for Israel.

Before the bodies of the 24 men women and children who were killed by Israeli airstrikes, were buried on Monday, 
Congressman Brendan Boyle issued a statement saying Israel had a right to defend itself.

It's high time we called out the great supporters of Ireland over their support for Israel.

It's time to call a spade a spade, and make Ireland a cold house for those Irish loving US politicians
who currently support the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

They need called out, and those who give them a platform, need to be called out as well.

The cow can't forget it was a calf.


#5
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 13, 2021, 11:52:17 PM
Gaza on fire tonight

#6
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 13, 2021, 11:40:07 PM
The past hour has seen some very heavy bombardment from the Israelis.

I was watching some video's and it's hard to count the amount of bombs they are dropping from land sea and air.

There is chaos everywhere with nowhere safe.

#7
General discussion / Re: The Palestine thread
May 10, 2021, 08:59:17 PM
I haven't posted here for a while, but after the events in Palestine over the past few days, I signed back in again....

In the past few hours, airstrikes on Gaza have left 20 innocent people dead, 9 of them children.

This followed a day where Israeli settlers and the IDF attacked Al Asqa this morning injuring over 300 people.

Then this evening, Palestinian resistance groups fired a barrage of rockets.

Now doubt Israel will go on a full attack on the besieged strip over the coming hours and days possibly,
and they wont care how many innocent people are killed.

It's going to be a tough time ahead unfortunatley
#8
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 29, 2019, 02:22:29 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on October 29, 2019, 02:10:03 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50221753

Two brothers on the run, wanted by plod.

I still can't understand why the Gardai or the PSNI were not at their doors from the start given the extent of their involvement.  Media were at their doors fairly quickly
#9
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 29, 2019, 01:37:45 PM
Quote from: Taylor on October 29, 2019, 01:16:00 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on October 29, 2019, 12:38:07 PM
Yeah Itchy the media wording is "interesting". It's not even an us or themmun - it's that he's not British straight away he's Irish. Typical of the british media.

So from what I read here they were going to die either by freezing or by suffocation if the fridge wasn't on :( Is that accurate? Gees it's sounding almost like genocide more than anything here.

Under what scenarios would they have survived??

How do other migrants get through with lorries?

It said on the news yesterday that this was potentially one of a convoy of three lorries - no sign of the other two unless some of the boys arrested were driving these

According to the GPS tracking data the trailer had travelled between Belgium and the UK in the days prior to the fateful trip. Could it have less people on board and enough oxygen?

According to the Belgian authorities it had been dropped at the port around 2pm and then 12 hours later Mo opened the doors. One of the texts from 3 hours beforehand said they were suffocating.  How long were they in the trailer from the point of collection?

Again, the GPS data will show that as well as the previous journey,  and who knows what information Mo and possibly Harrison will have divulged. 

Once the trailers are loaded and tied down, and the ship is ready to sail, all the deck hands go to their quarters on board to eat, sleep or relax. About 30 minutes or so before docking they will return and start taking off the chains.

Going by the timeline when they were running out of oxygen,  it wouldn't have mattered how loud they shouted or banged on the doors or side of the trailer,  nobody would have heard them. They died a cruel death,  and as far as I'm concerned,  everyone involved in trafficking them shares the blame and need to be locked up for a very long time.

Chatting to drivers on the ferries over the past few days, everyone feels sick about the tragedy and the fact that they are Irish drivers and Irish companies involved make it worse.  They have brought shame on our industry and reputations. 
#10
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 29, 2019, 10:21:07 AM
Going by an Irish Times article the trailer was booked on as having a load of biscuits and the fridge wasn't running.
Therefore the trailer was a sealed unit and no oxygen was getting in and they would have suffocated
#12
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 28, 2019, 10:50:21 AM
Case referred to the Old Bailey for November 25th
#14
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 27, 2019, 07:34:03 PM
In relation to the GPS tracker and the information a few days ago that the trailer had shipped in and out in the days prior to the fateful journey,  the tracker will show exactly where it stopped after it left the port. If it is in the same area as to where it stopped on Wednesday morning,  then it will show a pattern perhaps. 

If it is, then there could be the possibility that a few vans were on hand to take them to another location? Would cctv capture those movements if they occured?

It would appear that the 23 year old arrested in Dublin port yesterday is tied in as well.  According to court reports he has disposed of a mobile phone and spent 3 days looking for an alternative route back to Ireland. He was refused bail, and because of the different jurisdictions, how would Essex police go about questioning him?

More facts may be revealed tomorrow at the court case, which will bd revealing
#15
General discussion / Re: Lorry Tragedy
October 27, 2019, 12:28:23 PM
Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on October 27, 2019, 10:00:18 AM
40 30k's is a lot of money, plenty to share around, wee bit for all the players while the masterminds get a good cut too

I have often heard that the rate for the driver was around £2,000 per person been smuggled