Belfast rioting over removal of Union Jack

[imtommygunn]

HMV had quite a few stores in NI. It does make you wonder how negative an impact the protests had and whether that was enough to tip them over the edge.

Probably not but the protests can't have helped. That Belfast one is always bunged and with people buying stuff rather than browsing. It probably wouldn't have been so much so this last month or two and december would be it's key month.

[Myles Na G.]

There is no doubt that orders are coming from westminister for the RUC to keep there distance and let these poor subjects go about there business. As we have seen in the past if the nationalist side were to try and carry on like this the good people would have been shown no mercy what so ever.

Quote:

Here is a sentence from the New York Times:

'In a week's time, both sides have constructed deeply emotional stories explaining their roles, one–sided accounts that are offered with impassioned conviction, although in many respects they do not stand up, in either case, under careful scrutiny.'

The sentence refers to an incident in which Israeli soldiers shot Palestinian civilians, and each side clearly saw that the other had started the trouble. But the sentence could be applied with equal accuracy to all kinds of clashes, big and little, through the centuries. By itself this sentence tells a large part of human history.

(Robert Wright, The Moral Animal p284)

[ziggysego]

Over 40 days of loyalist riots and that great republican Micheal Martin gets a special column in the Irish News to talk about it...but uses it to bitch about SF. There's a shock. I'm sure, thanks to your unwavering support Micheal, the good people of the Short Strand will welcome you with open arms when your party comes looking for votes there at the next...oh...wait....

FF don't take part in British elections. 

Good job Belfast isn't in Britain

Technically you are right ziggy, shall we settle on the United Kingdom? Do you take euros up there?

That was actually my point if you're desperate to spend your euros, can I suggest going to Newry?

[All of a Sludden]

Over 40 days of loyalist riots and that great republican Micheal Martin gets a special column in the Irish News to talk about it...but uses it to bitch about SF. There's a shock. I'm sure, thanks to your unwavering support Micheal, the good people of the Short Strand will welcome you with open arms when your party comes looking for votes there at the next...oh...wait....

FF don't take part in British elections. 

Good job Belfast isn't in Britain

Technically you are right ziggy, shall we settle on the United Kingdom? Do you take euros up there?

That was actually my point if you're desperate to spend your euros, can I suggest going to Newry?

What about the fleg protests? Would I be safe in an Irish registered car? 

[Milltown Row2]

Over 40 days of loyalist riots and that great republican Micheal Martin gets a special column in the Irish News to talk about it...but uses it to bitch about SF. There's a shock. I'm sure, thanks to your unwavering support Micheal, the good people of the Short Strand will welcome you with open arms when your party comes looking for votes there at the next...oh...wait....

FF don't take part in British elections. 

Good job Belfast isn't in Britain

Technically you are right ziggy, shall we settle on the United Kingdom? Do you take euros up there?

That was actually my point if you're desperate to spend your euros, can I suggest going to Newry?

What about the fleg protests? Would I be safe in an Irish registered car? 

You'll be a safe as a UK registerted car in Dublin

All Gaa clubs in West Belfast will take Euro except Rossa

[stew]

Watched UTV Live there tonight, unbelievable, the loyalists attacked the Short Strand and when the people os SS started to retaliate the PSNI sheltered the loyalists behind their jeeps!

Odd. 'Cos all I've heard all week is loyalists complaining that the PSNI have been tough on Prods, easy on Taigs. They've even got a slogan for it - PSNIRA. Maybe the peelers have switched sides? Or maybe you should take your bigot specs off before switching on the telly.

You have heard from who? The loyalists. Please tell me where nationalists have been out protesting, blocking roads, burning flags, attacking homes, attacking disabled peolpe, burning Alliance offices, hijacking buses, stopping old people getting to visit relatives in hospital. You call me a bigot, I would take that as an insult from someone who had a balanced view on things but from you it just seems laughable. Please abstain from commenting further as you clearly are just a wind up merchant, actually dissappointed at myseslf for replying but then again people like you need to put straight.

'the peelers bate us off the road, but they hardly touch themmuns'. The perpetual whine of the bigot, orange or green. That's what my post was about. Haven't a buckin' clue what yours relates to.

Right enough, I remember the plastic bullets, rubber bullets, internment of loyalists under the prevention of terrorism act!

You are clueless, arrogant and dead wrong.

As for the current PISSNI, our home got attacked in 98, the blew the fcuk out of one of the bathrooms, if anyone had have been in there they were dead..............the filth's response........................they said it was a halloween prank and that they would find the scum that did it, they didnt, the brother did though three years ago and kicked lumps out of one of the tramps.

The reason for the attack, we were the last Catholic family before a Protestant housing estate.

The peelers are useless, they protect drug dealers to get info on people they want to harass and I despise their ineptitude.

[Rossfan]

All Gaa clubs in West Belfast will take Euro except Rossa

Any good safe hotel near Casement for us Rosfolk to stay in on 16th March??

[Minder]

All Gaa clubs in West Belfast will take Euro except Rossa

Any good safe hotel near Casement for us Rosfolk to stay in on 16th March??

Take your pick of any of the hotels in the city centre, Casement would be easy enough got to from the city centre.

[Newbridge Exile]

All Gaa clubs in West Belfast will take Euro except Rossa

Any good safe hotel near Casement for us Rosfolk to stay in on 16th March??

Take your pick of any of the hotels in the city centre, Casement would be easy enough got to from the city centre.

would avoid the Days hotel just off Sandy Row

[red hander]

See they're now threatening to protest outside GAA matches ... we'll see how brave they are if that comes to pass

[imtommygunn]

Where did you read that? It's one thing protesting in loyalist areas but it would not end well if they did this. What are they going to do - go up the falls to casement?

[EC Unique]

See they're now threatening to protest outside GAA matches ... we'll see how brave they are if that comes to pass

Lol. I heard cross are looking a challenge match in carrickmore? Go for it lads.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Where did you read that? It's one thing protesting in loyalist areas but it would not end well if they did this. What are they going to do - go up the falls to casement?

They should put up big posters of the Queen on Croke Park's Turf and The Duke with a Hurley. Then not resct and let the British on the actual island called GB see the Loyalist scumbags for what they are.

[Tony Baloney]

Nolan must have all have East Belfast in tonight.

[All of a Sludden]

Nolan must have all have East Belfast in tonight.

Its heating up nicely.