Northern Ireland The Centenary of OWC

[Rossfan]

Michael D rightfully giving the "celebration" a miss.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2021/0915/1246949-centenary-partition-service/

[Armagh18]

Michael D rightfully giving the "celebration" a miss.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2021/0915/1246949-centenary-partition-service/

He's went up in my estimation!

[armaghniac]

Michael D rightfully giving the "celebration" a miss.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2021/0915/1246949-centenary-partition-service/

He's went up in my estimation!

However, shoneen Martin will send someone.

[93-DY-SAM]

Michael D rightfully giving the "celebration" a miss.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2021/0915/1246949-centenary-partition-service/

Queue more DUP outcry. They really don't get irony do they. They don't want anything to do with North-South bodies but the minute it is flipped on them   they are outraged (or more outraged than their permanent state of outrage). Clueless.

[Applesisapples]

Eamonn Martin thinks its a grand idea and is castigating SF and the SDLP for not attending. I can't see for the life of me what there is to celebrate. As for the DUP and UUP preaching about out reach, Jesus wept look at the ILA.

[BennyCake]

Aren't both church leaders primates of All Ireland? So, they don't exactly recognise partition.

[seafoid]

Probably the only centenary.
Partition has been a disaster.

[RedHand88]

Eamonn Martin thinks its a grand idea and is castigating SF and the SDLP for not attending. I can't see for the life of me what there is to celebrate. As for the DUP and UUP preaching about out reach, Jesus wept look at the ILA.

He is attending an event commemorating the creation of a state designed to subjugate the religion he is head of.

I just don't understand it.

[yellowcard]

What a centenary celebration it has been for Unionism. Sea border, street protests and 5 different Unionist leaders in a calendar year. The 'celebrations' have really taken a back burner.

Thankfully Higgins has taken the only rational course of action and not helped legitimise the creation of a sectarian statelet that has been nothing but an unmitigated disaster.     

[J70]

Eamonn Martin thinks its a grand idea and is castigating SF and the SDLP for not attending. I can't see for the life of me what there is to celebrate. As for the DUP and UUP preaching about out reach, Jesus wept look at the ILA.

He is attending an event commemorating the creation of a state designed to subjugate the religion he is head of.

I just don't understand it.

[shantygael]

It's  a bit like celebrating your wedding anniversary  when you're divorced. A failed marriage,a failed state.

[Armagh18]

Eamonn Martin thinks its a grand idea and is castigating SF and the SDLP for not attending. I can't see for the life of me what there is to celebrate. As for the DUP and UUP preaching about out reach, Jesus wept look at the ILA.

He's a bishop or cardinal is he? Tells ya all you need to know...

[Rois]

Fair play to the President for his response overnight.  I'm all for reconciliation, but fully support his position.

[naka]

Fair play to the President for his response overnight.  I'm all for reconciliation, but fully support his position.

Thought his response was excellent, called out the DUP whilst also singling out the point scoring in the event.
Good on him .

[Orior]

Fair play to the President for his response overnight.  I'm all for reconciliation, but fully support his position.

Thought his response was excellent, called out the DUP whilst also singling out the point scoring in the event.
Good on him .

Totally agree.