Belfast rioting over removal of Union Jack

[give her dixie]

Coalisland Crowd Storm Brackaville Demanding Removal Of Flag

http://tyronetribulations.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/coalisland-crowd-storm-brackaville-demanding-removal-of-flag/

Inspired by the goings on at the City Hall in Belfast earlier in the week, a group calling themselves the Coalisland Restoration Appreciation Party (CRAP) have stormed the Brackaville Social Club tonight, demanding that the Brackaville Owen Roes flag hanging from the guttering is removed before Monday morning or they 'take her down' themselves. CRAP spokesman, Jab Herron, claimed they were willing to tolerate the flying of the flag in the midst of the local club's failed assault on the Ulster title but now that it was at an end, there was no reason to keep it up.

"It's bloody ridiculous. Brackaville is really the outskirts of Coalisland. We call it inner-city Coalisland where the shanty town type families scrape together a living by doing odd jobs like collecting golf balls. Now and again we do tours out to Brackaville for the Primate Dixon ones to show them what happens if you don't do your sums and learn the english. Recently, we discovered that a few Brackaville residents were making forays into Coalisland under the cover of darkness. They were probably drinking the slops in bars or hanging around the back of Landi's for scraps. We need to be vigilant about that. However, this flag flying craic must stop. Sometimes we have to travel through Brackaville to get to other places. We don't need to see those dirty flags goading us. Provocation, all from a movement to follow a team bate by a river in Armagh."

Brackaville Disaster Fund spokesman, Harry Gillis, sees it differently.

"Them fcukers would paint over us if they could. We are Brackaville. We are a people. This great run that the Owen Roes lads performed was a real lift for the community. Ok, we've had to start us a disaster fund to cover the expenses of every family in Brackaville heading to the final last week, but we can survive without tourism from the Island. We have the golf course and a lock of other lads doing stuff like welding. Them hoors are just jealous that we had Sean McNally, probably the best footballer in Tyrone ever after Iggy Jones. We shall not be moved. The flag stays. No surrender."

CRAP have given Brackaville 48 hours to comply or they will dam Barrack Street, cutting off vital supplies like soda bread and the Irish News.

[fingerbob]

Could you just elaborate on that a bit. It's easy enough to say but I can't think of any real substance to it. In relation to what I said anyway.

When you have the latest and typical unionist/loyalist reactions to a democratic vote, it's folly to think that those difficulties can be addressed or analysed in isolation, without consideration of the current constitutional situation.

I suppose I've went off topic in that what I've been saying is more generic than related to the current situation. Although I see no reason why you can't address the issue within the current constitutional situation. Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand that at all. The environment we're in isn't changing, so it can be considered till the cows come home but it doesn't make a difference?

On a related note. From what I've seen most unionists are disgusted by what's been going on. Which is why I mentioned the large more liberal unionist section that isn't currently being represented. In saying that I have no proof to back that up and could be completely wrong.

[ONeill]

In 400 million years the planet earth won't exist.

Nonsense: you're 4.5 billion years out, approximately! 

Not in terms of life on earth. I don't fancy a boiling Lough Neagh.

[maggie]

PUP ? @OfficialPUP

The blame for all of what has happened across NI this week is firmly at the feet of the IRA.


At least we know whose fault it is now.

[Maguire01]

We're not as Irish as Cork and we're not as British as Finchley.

What rubbish. Both Ireland and the UK are diverse places. There's no single template for being Irish or British.

I didn't say they weren't. I'm specifically talking about the identity of the population of the north, which usually gets divided into British/Unionist and Irish/Nationalist and that there is a lot more to it than that. We share a lot more than we differ on. I'm fully aware that you can get a range of sub identities within the two and didn't think I'd need to explain that.

You said we're "not as Irish as Cork". That's rubbish. What makes Cork more Irish?

It was just an example.
I could have picked any place. If you want to be that particular, go on ahead.

You could pick any place in Ireland and it still wouldn't make sense.

[Rossa_SMacM]

According to this clearly angry man, we all belong 'down there':

http://www.u.tv/News/Crowds-gather-at-city-hall-protest/d99a0874-5308-4676-826d-2d0723a7cadd

[Rossa_SMacM]

Respect our flag: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20652968

What drugs are Ruth Patterson on?

"I don't condone it but I refuse to condemn it". What a lovely wee Prod she is.

[updown9194]

https://twitter.com/TheBareFlagpole/status/277557164984385536

[theskull1]

We all have our own history Maguire. Surely its only right that we all should listen to the considered perspectives of others. Looks as if you think he's just black and white wrong.


If feeling Irish was dependant on flag flying on a mast we'd be in a sorry state. In the wee 6 I think a lot of nationalists have learnt to internalize what it is to be Irish and are confident enough not to rely on symbols to display it .  Live what it is to be Irish and in good time moderate unionism will at least respect the fact the our culture is a positive force as opposed to the coat trailing negativity of what you need to do (in the eyes of dup and its low IQ droids)  to remain British.

[trileacman]

Lads be honest, this is f**king comical gold. I haven't got as much craic out of the politics scene since the Iris Robinson thread. Those previous posts from the flagpole and Brackaville along with "no surenderrrrrrrrrrr" woman are cracking me up. They'll betray the dark side of the force when they all see how much craic we are!!

[BennyHarp]

Lay off the sauce Charlie 

[T Fearon]

According to the N.I Statistics and Research Agency the whole of Crossmaglen is designated as a "deprived" area.This made me laugh,as the area has more mansions per square mile than any other part of Ireland!

[Myles Na G.]

According to the N.I Statistics and Research Agency the whole of Crossmaglen is designated as a "deprived" area.This made me laugh,as the area has more mansions per square mile than any other part of Ireland!

It was a typo. They meant 'depraved'. 

[omagh_gael]

According to the N.I Statistics and Research Agency the whole of Crossmaglen is designated as a "deprived" area.This made me laugh,as the area has more mansions per square mile than any other part of Ireland!

It was a typo. They meant 'depraved'. 

[Gaffer]

Coalisland Crowd Storm Brackaville Demanding Removal Of Flag

http://tyronetribulations.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/coalisland-crowd-storm-brackaville-demanding-removal-of-flag/

Inspired by the goings on at the City Hall in Belfast earlier in the week, a group calling themselves the Coalisland Restoration Appreciation Party (CRAP) have stormed the Brackaville Social Club tonight, demanding that the Brackaville Owen Roes flag hanging from the guttering is removed before Monday morning or they 'take her down' themselves. CRAP spokesman, Jab Herron, claimed they were willing to tolerate the flying of the flag in the midst of the local club's failed assault on the Ulster title but now that it was at an end, there was no reason to keep it up.

"It's bloody ridiculous. Brackaville is really the outskirts of Coalisland. We call it inner-city Coalisland where the shanty town type families scrape together a living by doing odd jobs like collecting golf balls. Now and again we do tours out to Brackaville for the Primate Dixon ones to show them what happens if you don't do your sums and learn the english. Recently, we discovered that a few Brackaville residents were making forays into Coalisland under the cover of darkness. They were probably drinking the slops in bars or hanging around the back of Landi's for scraps. We need to be vigilant about that. However, this flag flying craic must stop. Sometimes we have to travel through Brackaville to get to other places. We don't need to see those dirty flags goading us. Provocation, all from a movement to follow a team bate by a river in Armagh."

Brackaville Disaster Fund spokesman, Harry Gillis, sees it differently.

"Them fcukers would paint over us if they could. We are Brackaville. We are a people. This great run that the Owen Roes lads performed was a real lift for the community. Ok, we've had to start us a disaster fund to cover the expenses of every family in Brackaville heading to the final last week, but we can survive without tourism from the Island. We have the golf course and a lock of other lads doing stuff like welding. Them hoors are just jealous that we had Sean McNally, probably the best footballer in Tyrone ever after Iggy Jones. We shall not be moved. The flag stays. No surrender."

CRAP have given Brackaville 48 hours to comply or they will dam Barrack Street, cutting off vital supplies like soda bread and the Irish News.

one night i tried to navigate my way to stewartstown, i had never been so far into east tyrone in my life, this was f**king scary, omagh... the people are nice, coalisland.. i literally counted to ten and prayed, its like the poor mans crossmaglen, stop, i take that back, when one vistits cross, its a sense of pride you feel, even as a down man, cross is JUST real. coalisland is a f**king dump. dungannon is a f**king dump, Omagh is ok, the only place i have ever been in Tyrone where i felt a sense of solidarity was carrickmore.

Who were you  courting in Stewartstown ?