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Everyone seems to have had a great time, Katie got the moment she clearly wanted so much and the GAA will have made a tidy little sum off it.

Great work all round.

And it's pissed off a lot of backward thinking begrudging c***ts on here so yeah, great work all around.

Someone who wears a poppy on British TV should never, ever get a payday in Croke Park. Take that shite to the Aviva.

Was Lansdowne Road famously a bastion of the British Army or the RIC or something? Put the warm Stella down and go to bed you mad pillock.

It's a cold Hoyne actually in tribute to the Croker Olé bandwagon.

Everyone seems to have had a great time, Katie got the moment she clearly wanted so much and the GAA will have made a tidy little sum off it.

Great work all round.

And it's pissed off a lot of backward thinking begrudging c***ts on here so yeah, great work all around.

Someone who wears a poppy on British TV should never, ever get a payday in Croke Park. Take that shite to the Aviva.

An Olé Olé Olé crowd I see.

What a time for Troy Parrott to score his first goal in La Liga, substitute against Real Madrid.

The winner too, against Mourinho's Real Madrid (who gave him his debut).

The LucidTalk opinion polls that have United Ireland in low 40a are always if vote was held now. Suzanne Breen always buries the aspirational stat which I think was around 52 to 44 for United Ireland last year (for some reason no United Ireland LucidTalk commissioned by BelTel this spring), which to me shows the majority vote is there once they see what's on table (provided it's a good offer by Dublin around jobs, salaries, health - and yes some symbols/culture stuff).

While i enjoy reading Brianeen, he seems in his own world at times. Preparation is happening all the time. There's a Future Ireland sovereign fund. The EU red tape is already resolved. North has been kept in EU sungle market for goods. They've been excluded from services (Irish gov is rightly not giving up that gravy train to UK). Irishgov funding rail, roads, education across the border. All Ireland electricity grid, agricultural policy. Research is already under way for all-Ireland health so losing NHS (not what it was anyway) is not an abrupt change. Even FG will have their plan out soon.

What is not happening yet is consistent opinion polls favouring unity or nationalist parties putting some air between themselves and Unionist vote. After the Lord Ashdown poll after Brexit it looked like we'd be seeing that but so far has not happened. I don't like a lot of the polling. I'd question the panels they use. And as i said, stop lending votes to Sorcha so nationalist percentage increases. She must be getting worried the bonfire selfie backfired. Her latest London selfie has her sporting a GAA geansai.

A good few of the BelTel writers now would lean soft nationalist, but editorially Unionist despite Sam trying to act its neutral. The Unionist mouthpiece the Newsletter ironically was founded by United Irishmen but turned Orange around 1800.

No British PM will grant a border poll. The western world has gone uber nationalistic and everything is about sovereign territory. The words "off the table" are ominous, and that's a PM of Irish heritage (the worst type of Englishmen btw - look at people like Brendan O'Neill, horrible effers, they really become more British than the British themselves). Nationalists need to get out the vote and maybe need a 3rd party that's a bit more grown up to talk economy (not Aontu) because SF/SDLP are not doing it. If they can at least out perform the Unionists in the percentages game, could try the courts. And no more lending votes to Sorcha, i'm an MP, here's my latest selfie in front of a bonfire.

Irish man accused of talking about Hitler to Australian Zionist who posted video with no mention of Hitler.

Big pile on accusing Irish people of being antisemitic.


https://x.com/VoteLewko/status/2087671713077350588

Looks like he was arrested. From IT.

Irish man arrested over alleged anti-Semitic death threat to couple in French supermarket
Man (60s) arrested in Avignon on suspicion of making threats against Australian Jewish couple in a supermarket
An Irish man in his 60s has been arrested in Avignon, France, on suspicion of making anti-Semitic threats.

The footage appears to show the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, telling a woman: "You get the f**k away from me before I put a f**king bullet in your head."

The video begins with the woman, whose face is not shown on camera, saying: "Paddy the Irishman just told us he's sorry that Hitler didn't finish the job."


The video seems to have started after he is alleged to have said this. He is recorded responding to his alleged remark by saying: "You're in Europe here."

French interior minister Laurent Nuñez said: "A suspect has been arrested and will be held accountable for his actions.

"Bravo to the police for their investigation into the anti-Semitic threats and comments made against tourists this summer at a supermarket," said Nuñez, a former police chief in Paris whose current political post is similar to that of an Irish minister for justice.

"Anti-Semitism must be fought firmly and relentlessly," he said in a statement posted on social media on Wednesday evening.

Two other French government ministers have commented on the widely circulated video of the alleged incident.

"No tourist should be confronted, threatened or discriminated against because of who they are or what they believe. Anti-Semitic acts are an affront to our values and have no place in our country," said Serge Papin, a business minister.


"France will never accept anti-Semitism and hate. Our country is particularly committed [to this] especially since October 7th, 2023, and it will remain in place for as long as is necessary to ensure that no one ever has to endure hatred because of their origin," added Aurore Bergé, a gender-equality minister.

"Part of the incident, which was filmed and widely shared on social media, reflects a level of violence that is both shocking and unacceptable. Such remarks, which explicitly invoke the memory of the Holocaust, cannot be trivialised or tolerated," the ministers said in a joint statement.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has been contacted for comment.

From BelTel:

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has expressed "serious concern" about the Parades Commission as he demanded answers from the body in the wake of a High Court ruling linked to the Drumcree dispute.

Earlier this week, Mr Justice McAlinden quashed a decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on an Orange Order march at Drumcree.

The parades body adjudicates on contentious marches, and had blocked the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown in July every year since 1998.

But after a case brought by a Portadown Orangeman, the judge was scathing about the commission's decision-making processes, accusing it of taking shortcuts and stating that "sloppy procedures are manifest".

Sir Chris Bryant met with with Commission's chair, Professor Evelyn Collins, and demanded a number of "written assurances" by the end of the week.

A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office said: ""During their discussion, the Secretary of State expressed serious concern over the issues highlighted in the High Court judgment relating to the Orange Order's annual Drumcree parade.


"He reiterated his view that public confidence in the Commission has been damaged and needs to be restored."

Sir Chris asked for written assurances that all of the Commission's decision-making processes are fair and robust; that it acts independently and impartially at all times; and "has a credible plan to enhance public confidence across all communities".

The response was ordered to provide the assurances by close of play on Friday.

However, a DUP MP said that didn't go far enough, and reiterated the party's call for resignations.

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart said: "The Secretary of State rightly set the test as being the commission commanding the support of all communities.


"Unionism has been very clear: only resignations will suffice."

She added: "I am also calling for an independent investigation, ideally judge led, into the Parades Commission, its governance and structures and the legislative framework itself."

It came after the First Minister was accused of having a "blind spot" when it comes to the Parades Commission.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill with councillor Catherine Nelson and Finance Minister John O'Dowd
First Minister Michelle O'Neill with councillor Catherine Nelson and Finance Minister John O'Dowd  © Stiofán Bruce
DUP leader Gavin Robinson hit back after Michelle O'Neill accused unionist leaders of "triumphalism" and moving towards a "more extreme element" in the wake of a court ruling on Drumcree.


The Orange Order said it intends to apply for another Drumcree parade in the coming days.


Portadown district master Nigel Dawson said a "significant date" in the calendar may be chosen amid speculation it could be September 28, which is known as Ulster Day to loyalists.

Ms O'Neill visited residents of the Garvaghy Road on Wednesday, and said political unionism wanted to "revisit those dark days", referring to widespread disorder because of the tensions around the contentious march.

Speaking outside Drumcree Community Centre, she said locals are "anxious" about what the ruling might mean.

Orangemen during the 25th anniversary Drumcree parade in Portadown in 2023
Orangemen during the 25th anniversary Drumcree parade in Portadown in 2023 © PA Radar
"I think the Garvaghy Road residents have been crystal clear and firm down through the years over the last three decades. They do not want this parade down this road."

She also criticised the Orange Order and unionist leadership's reaction to the ruling.

"Why do the Orange Order want to push a parade down this road? Would it be acceptable to unionism and to the Orange Order for a nationalist or republican parade to walk through the Shankill Road? I would think not.

"What they can't fathom here in this community is why the leaders of political unionism want to revisit those dark days. Why do they want to bring that back into this community?

"That does beg the question: why is unionism limping ever more, or day by day, to the more extreme element of things in society?"

Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson  © PA Radar
Mr Robinson said it wasn't "triumphalist to expect that applications made to the Parades Commission should be considered properly, in line with legislation and without the inherent disrespect that was revealed during the recent application".

He added: "We often hear that the law should be applied equally, but Michelle O'Neill's blind spot when it comes to a legitimate application by Portadown District Lodge that was treated so dismissively, is revealing.

"She cannot wish away their rights, and nor should she try."

Speaking separately, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said it was "absolutely outrageous what came out" in court.

"We can't be in a position where we have the essential veto because of a refusal to engage, which was the case with the Residents Association refusing to engage, and that essentially didn't allow any progress at all," he said.

"So I hope there will be tolerance shown and I hope that that parade can return home again.

"But obviously things will need to go through the commission and I hope that they conduct their business very differently this time compared to how they have done it in the past."

Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows echoed calls from other unionists for the current Parades Commissioners to resign.

He said: "This was a withering judgment which exposed staggering incompetence in the exercise of an important statutory role. The commission did not even attempt a defence. It conceded."

"Confidence cannot exist in the current commissioners. They should resign immediately. If they refuse, the Secretary of State must remove them."

When you see the state of the rabble behind Bryson outside the court yesterday, it was a who's who of bigots. Many of them were not born or were very young when the GFA was signed. Deplorable people who, if they put as much effort and energy into issues like housing, education, health etc. I don't think they have the knowledge or capability of being proper politicians, so they play to the only thing they know - trying to lord it over them'uns.

Sectarianism and bigotry is what  will trump housing, health, education etc  when it comes down to  attracting voters. And they'll go all the harder  the next few months to  entice out the knuckledraggers into  the polling stations.

Whether or not they get down the Garvaghy  road or not , the touch paper has been  lit. The bigotry has been rekindled and it has the potential to  bring everything back 30+ years.

I don't see any politicians on nationalist side that has the ability to make it about economy. Even on economy Unionists will say how much sea border posts costs, and no one is there to outline how much north's exports have increased to GB, 26 counties and EU since the protocol because of access to all markets. Unionists will say GB is their most important market, no one can counter than wealthier 26 counties trades more with GB, and GB is now only 10% of Ireland's trade because it's an open economy and not still stuck to a GB only mindset. Unionists will talk about being part of the 5th largest economy but no one hits back that north has the largest debt per capita in UK and is an absolute failed economy. Orangemen marching won't fix a £16 billion deficit every year, and will further add to it by driving up security costs. Time for nationalists to up the ante with economy.

Shouldn't surprise. Scottish league soccer low standard. The fact that Celtic struggled to win league over Hearts shows they are now back in the pack of average Scottish teams. It's not a case of other teams catching up to them, but Celtic dropping further back.

Only ever had two top 40 hits in the UK just heard that on radio. I'm away for a sit down

Hard to believe, but English don't have the same affinity to American country as Irish where it's a strong sub-culture particularly in rural Ireland. That said, her song, not a country song, "I will always love you" spent many weeks at number one for Whitney Houston.

King of Pain
Every Breath You Take
Message in a Bottle (aka a year has passed since i broke my nose)

Soft enough penalty there to help Liverpool snatch a scarcely deserved draw.