Paddywagon Attacked Again

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A TOURIST bus decorated with leprechauns has been badly damaged in a petrol-bomb attack in south Belfast.

Dozens of mainly Australian and New Zealand tourists were unable to visit the Giant's Causeway yesterday because another coach could not be found. Police last night said they were pursuing all lines of inquiry following the attack at Fitzwilliam Street on Tuesday night.

It is believed a window on the bus was broken and petrol poured in before being set alight. Coaches from 'Paddywagon' tours were fire-bombed twice in Belfast in 2000.

A neighbour alerted the manager of a Fitzwilliam Street hostel where the bus was parked.

Stephen McPhellamy of Paddywagon, said he would find it "saddening" if it proved to be a sectarian attack.

"Half of our work-force in Northern Ireland are from a unionist background," he said. Paddywagon, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, describes itself as "a backpacker's friend and an aid to tourism in Ireland - nothing more".


http://www.irishnews.com/irishnews/2008/1/540/5860/578389_334533834322Paddywagon.html

[his holiness nb]

Whats wrong with these people, are they too thick to realise these buses are full of foreigners, not taigs? 

[give her dixie]

They will never learn.

[ziggysego]

[pintsofguinness]

The good thing to come out of this is that those tourists can see now that unionists  are the real bigots in the north.  To listen to unionists and their version of history you'd think they were victims in the whole thing but keep it up lads, show the world what yous are (if they don't already know).

[ziggysego]

The good thing to come out of this is that those tourists can see now that unionists  are the real bigots in the north.  To listen to unionists and their version of history you'd think they were victims in the whole thing but keep it up lads, show the world what yous are (if they don't already know).

I was chatting to a Polish man last year in London. They know all about Northern Ireland and what community is being bigoted.

[Solomon Kane]

The good thing to come out of this is that those tourists can see now that unionists  are the real bigots in the north.  To listen to unionists and their version of history you'd think they were victims in the whole thing but keep it up lads, show the world what yous are (if they don't already know).

I was chatting to a Polish man last year in London. They know all about Northern Ireland and what community is being bigoted.

What a really stupid comment. I seriously thought better of you Ziggy.

[Rossfan]

The good thing to come out of this is that those tourists can see now that unionists  are the real bigots in the north.  To listen to unionists and their version of history you'd think they were victims in the whole thing but keep it up lads, show the world what yous are (if they don't already know).

I was chatting to a Polish man last year in London. They know all about Northern Ireland and what community is being bigoted.

So do the Joe Duffy listeners after that twisted cnut who was giving out about the C of I selling Rosary Beads

What a really stupid comment. I seriously thought better of you Ziggy.

So do the Joe Duffy listeners after that twisted cnut who was giving out about the C of I selling Rosary Beads

[red hander]

'What a really stupid comment. I seriously thought better of you Ziggy.'

'LEAVE THE DARKIES ALONE. UDA'  Actual graffiti in Village 18 months ago after spate of attacks on immigrants living in the loyalist area...

[Solomon Kane]

It's all cleared up now then. Only the Unionist community is bigotted. Not an ounce of bigotry appears in the nationalist community. I wouldn't defend unionism but to tar a whole community with the same brush as a bundle of extremeists is bigotry in itself.

[Donagh]

Well look on the bright side Solomon, at least OWC supporters weren't implicated on the attack on the bus.................this time

[pintsofguinness]

The good thing to come out of this is that those tourists can see now that unionists  are the real bigots in the north.  To listen to unionists and their version of history you'd think they were victims in the whole thing but keep it up lads, show the world what yous are (if they don't already know).

I was chatting to a Polish man last year in London. They know all about Northern Ireland and what community is being bigoted.

What a really stupid comment. I seriously thought better of you Ziggy.

Truth hurts.

[Solomon Kane]

Well look on the bright side Solomon, at least OWC supporters weren't implicated on the attack on the bus.................this time

I wouldn't hold my breath - there is a match in less than a fortnight. Some bright spark will form a link. Mind you, it would have taken some leap of the imagination to link the last attack/non-attack to NI supporters.

[Pangurban]

Does nobody think the corporate name of this tour company PADDYWAGON is racist or demeaning

[ziggysego]

Solomon Kane, he didn't mean the Unionist community. He meant certain elements of the Loyalist community. You can't deny that.

You know me, I don't throw around shit like that unless it's true.