Belfast rioting over removal of Union Jack

[muppet]

That's some killer 'glass half-full' thinking muppet!  The fleg protests are an indicator of progress!

The fact that people aren't dying is progress, the flegs issue daft as it is, must be better than what went before.

[red hander]

That's some killer 'glass half-full' thinking muppet!  The fleg protests are an indicator of progress!

The fact that people aren't dying is progress, the flegs issue daft as it is, must be better than what went before.

Hope you're right, considering it was a flag issue that helped light the blue touchpaper in the 60s when Paisley marched his scum up to Divis Street to remove a tiny tricolour from an election office ... I hope I'm wrong, but how long before they start murdering Fenians again?

[Franko]

Yeah, I agree to an extent. The comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I do think though, that with 80 odd PSNI injured so far and a few narrow misses with bombs etc that it's only a matter of time before the fleg protests produce a fatality - police or civilian.

[Orior]

Today's interesting fact:
The water in the water cannon must be at room temperature, and not laced with any nasty ingredients. Otherwise the police could be infringing the protestors human rights.

[muppet]

The Housemartins were way ahead of their time:

Flag Day:

It's a waste of time if you know what they mean
Try shaking a box in front of the queen
'cause her purse is fat and bursting at the seams
It's a waste of time if you know what they mean

Flag day, flag day, flag day

[screenexile]

Rumour is there are huge demonstrations planned across the province from 6 this evening... is that true? I've to head home from Dublin and that would seriously affect me getting home.

[imtommygunn]

Unfortunately there are supposedly protests planned all over the shop at 6 o'clock this evening.

[laceer]

I'm on a flight arriving into the city airport at 9. Are these knuckle draggers likely to be blocking roads between the city airport and the M1?

[Ulick]

Rumour is there are huge demonstrations planned across the province from 6 this evening... is that true? I've to head home from Dublin and that would seriously affect me getting home.

I doubt they will be huge, more likely just the usual handfuls of spides and women in their jammies.

[Milltown Row2]

I'm on a flight arriving into the city airport at 9. Are these knuckle draggers likely to be blocking roads between the city airport and the M1?

Should be over before 9 seems its a 2 hour session, I hope the rain and sleet kicks in!!

[imtommygunn]

I'm on a flight arriving into the city airport at 9. Are these knuckle draggers likely to be blocking roads between the city airport and the M1?

Unlikely. Mostly dual carriageway between the two.

[Franko]

One of the things that really gets to me about the whole saga is the reluctance of the media to call these people on one of their greatest bluffs, the 'peaceful protest'.

Never mind throwing bricks and bottles, once one of the protestors steps on to the road to block it, the protest is no longer a peaceful one!  They are now criminals!

[Orior]

Unfortunately there are supposedly protests planned all over the shop at 6 o'clock this evening.

It was interesting how the protests were switched off for the Protestant Unionist Forum meeting. And then at the flick of a switch turned on again.

Yet the police with all their supposed intelligence cannot find who is behind it.

[front of the mountain]

Are they going to block ballygawely roundabout this eve?? Seen something in ulster herald yesterday!! thats the last thing you would want on a friday evening!!!!!!!!!!!

[take_yer_points]

I saw a longer list than this earlier on but can't find it again. No mention of Ballygawley though if I remember correctly