Mad woman outside Logues Shoe shop

gent9662

Did anyone come across that mad white haired crazy woman? She is carrying a banner for republican sinn fein wanting the Queens visit stopped.

I was surprised to see so many people confronting her and arguing with her. She looked like she was going to hit somebody!

mikom

A woman outside a shoe shop!
Nothing to see here... move along

c_man

Yeah she's usual down outside the entrance to the shopping centre harping on about abortion, the Brits etc. I dunno how her throat isn't killing her after all the shouting.

grainnereills

nothing like an 85 year old greatgrandmother to draw the ire of the loony left in Ireland!

if she's still there when I'm in town later, she'll also get a piece of my mind!

snubbleste

It's great to see someone so passionate about an issue that they are willing to go out there and air their views.
If more people were, the country would'nt be in the mess we are now.

Long may she live.

grainnereills

snubbleste wrote: »

It's great to see someone so passionate about an issue that they are willing to go out there and air their views.
If more people were, the country would'nt be in the mess we are now.

Long may she live.

and when her views are outlandish, outmoded and offensive...

snubbleste

grainnereills wrote: »

and when her views are outlandish, outmoded and offensive...

in your opinion..

Chicken1

Agree completely she is totally offensive, how would a tourist from the UK feel today seeing this idiot ranting and raving about the Queens visit, there is currently 1 million Irish working in the UK and over a thousand students arriving every month looking for work (source BBC TV recently)

Galway depends on tourists and its time we put the past behind us and moved on, I am sick listening to all of the arguements about the past.

strewthelvis

grainnereills wrote: »

and when her views are outlandish, outmoded and offensive...

ooh hate her, when i was expecting my second child and was in town with my mother for the day that wagon was at the door of the shopping centre and started shouting at me that i would go to hell and my baby would go to hell she said because i had a child outside wedlock, my mother was mortified when she realised it was at me she was roaring -i'm married, but thats neither here nor there, how bloody dare she speak of heaven or hell what gives her the right to be gods judge? i think the likes of her should be locked up and just throw away the key, she is not a harmless old woman "if more people acted like her" as a previous poster suggested i for one would be the one clobbering them.

A bloody nuisance is what she is

grainnereills

snubbleste wrote: »

in your opinion..

in the opinion of most progressive and liberal people out there...see the reaction above.

strange to see someone of the views you have previously expressed rushing to the defence of a right-wing ultra catholic like the lady described...

Pinturicchio

Is she the "woe betide women in trousers" woman?

snubbleste

grainnereills wrote: »

in the opinion of most progressive and liberal people out there...see the reaction above.
strange to see someone of the views you have previously expressed rushing to the defence of a right-wing ultra catholic like the lady described...

I've not said I support her views or what she says or even how she goes about physically expressing them. Where do you get this from?

I'm saying it is great she lives in a tolerant country where you can go out and express your views in public.
If more Irish people expressed their views rather than complaining to themselves about things, then we would all be better off as a society. Think of church abuse scandals, of substandard services, the use of our taxes etc..

ourtrail

I seen that all right, She's always outside that area ranting and raving about something, often waving the bible around, I thought it was entertaining at first but now I find myself using the Dunnes Stores entrance to the shopping centre to avoid her.

Simarillion

That's Rita alright. She usually rants about God and screams at the girls from the Mercy for wearing trousers and telling them that they're doomed on Judgement Day.

But she picks up on random other causes that people are protesting on Shop St. So far I've seen her helping (or not) people from the Galway Gospel Church, the anti-fox hunting crowd, the Socialist Workers Party, that Free Palestine bunch, and now she's clearly taken a shine to Sinn Fein.
Apart from the gospel chuch I'm noticing a trend....but anyway, she's harmless, quite nice when she's not shouting, I worked in a shop that was the only one left on the street that hadn't barred her. She used to be exceptionally polite and quiet when she came in to us, in case she got thrown out of there too.

the_syco

Simarillion wrote: »

She used to be exceptionally polite and quiet when she came in to us, in case she got thrown out of there too.

This shows she's of sane mind when she wants to be.

TheCosmicFrog

I once heard her talk about the "900 Billion Catholic women beaten by their husbands every year in Ireland". I was intrigued.

gent9662

snubbleste wrote: »

I've not said I support her views or what she says or even how she goes about physically expressing them. Where do you get this from?

I'm saying it is great she lives in a tolerant country where you can go out and express your views in public.
If more Irish people expressed their views rather than complaining to themselves about things, then we would all be better off as a society. Think of church abuse scandals, of substandard services, the use of our taxes etc..

I think you may need a shovel to help dig yourself out dude!

Backtracking is your strong point.

Gingganggooley

I have known her ( from a distance) for 30 years. Nutjob, to be ignored and avoided.

emptybladder

Ah, Rita. Take your pick:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/evil-woman-ordered-not-to-interfere-with-family-359989.html
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/judge-urges-warring-locals-to-back-off-363461.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2001/0522/01052200014.html
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NEIGHBOUR+FROM+HELL+HAS+MADE+OUR+LIVES+MISERY+SAY+TERRIFIED...-a060444902
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60819590.html

snubbleste

dclane wrote: »

I think you may need a shovel to help dig yourself out dude!
Backtracking is your strong point.

You may want to read my post again.

strewthelvis

thanks for those links, such a sweet harmless old lady.....CRAP!!

gent9662

snubbleste wrote: »

You may want to read my post again.

your first one says it all!

gent9662

snubbleste wrote: »

It's great to see someone so passionate about an issue that they are willing to go out there and air their views.
If more people were, the country would'nt be in the mess we are now.

Long may she live.

So you are condoning a woman who has a violent history and who bullies women that are pregnant and shouts at tourists because they are English?

Lockstep

Is she the same one who sleeps in the doorway opposite Dignity and hurls abuse at anyone who goes in?

PomBear

Simarillion wrote: »

That's Rita alright. She usually rants about God and screams at the girls from the Mercy for wearing trousers and telling them that they're doomed on Judgement Day.

But she picks up on random other causes that people are protesting on Shop St. So far I've seen her helping (or not) people from the Galway Gospel Church, the anti-fox hunting crowd, the Socialist Workers Party, that Free Palestine bunch, and now she's clearly taken a shine to Sinn Fein.
Apart from the gospel chuch I'm noticing a trend....but anyway, she's harmless, quite nice when she's not shouting, I worked in a shop that was the only one left on the street that hadn't barred her. She used to be exceptionally polite and quiet when she came in to us, in case she got thrown out of there too.

Republican Sinn Féin...... big difference.

WallyGUFC

She's always outside the entrance to Corbettcourt holding a picture of "Jesus" and roaring out a load of mumbo-jumbo. The only place that'd suit her is Ballinasloe. She once said that 25 years ago she predicted 9/11 would happen. And she called me a monkey for telling her she was talking s**te!

Borders no.2

Its amazing people will actually go up and tackle her on the relatively meaningless issue of the queen visiting Ireland. You go to any city in London you'll see someone ranting against the Irish or whoever. Its the same wherever you go.

However when the FF leader comes to town they are queueing up to shake his hand and the likes of Bertine Ahern, Sean Fitzpatrick and Michael Fingleton etc. are allowed brazenly walk around having brough the country to its knees with very little being said to them.

If people were half as willing to make a stand against the people who lead this country into a mess as they are to tackle a woman who everyone knows has serious issues we might be able to move forward.

Watch Ryder

Chicken1 wrote: »

Agree completely she is totally offensive, how would a tourist from the UK feel today seeing this idiot ranting and raving about the Queens visit, there is currently 1 million Irish working in the UK and over a thousand students arriving every month looking for work (source BBC TV recently)

Ireland need's to stop being so soft, this women is just summing up the case that the Queen of England is reckoned by some to be still influencing the country by proxy (puppet government).

Abortion, like it or not is baby-killing / life-killing. It is what it is.
For all that I am pro-choice as a libertarian

Aiel

Slightly stalkerish having a thread about what one woman does.If it was a group of them or something then maybe but i think ye should leave her off.

gaeilgegrinds1

To be honest was tackled recently by an anti-abortionist, seemingly I looked at her funnily! Seriously though, I hate that kinda thing, leave people in peace when they're in town. I don't mind people having a view but don't tackle innocent people!

galwayrush

That silly bitch, she tried to hit my then 9 year old daughter for wearing trousers, told her i'd bash her head in if she touched her.