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Who is the Alliance for Ireland?

  • 21-05-2012 10:46pm
    #1
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭


    I have seen half page ads in Sunday and daily newspapers, one of Ronan O' Gara the other of Sharon Shannon, both calling for a yes vote in the referendum on May 31st. The ads just say "The Alliance for Ireland".

    Who are they and why are they paying for expensive ads by minor Irish celebrities to call for a yes vote?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    "The Alliance for Ireland" is a cabal of the Mossad, the CIA, Prince Philip and Daniel O'Donnell.

    Oh yes, Jim Corr told me that.


  • #3
    OneArt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭OneArt


    They're actually a puppet group set up by the Union of the Saucer People Allied with the Reverse Vampires in order to operate in Ireland.


  • #4
    Laika1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Laika1986


    At least it's not the Judean People's front, ****


  • #5
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    The Alliance for Ireland is an association of business and voluntary organisations and Irish citizens who have come together to campaign for a “Yes” vote in the referendum on the Stability Treaty on 31 May.

    Membership of the Alliance is open to all organisations who believe that “Securing our Future” is best achieved by a “Yes” vote.

    An affiliation fee of €100 is payable by each organisation and individual wishing to take up membership of the Alliance.

    Any organisation or individual affiliated to the Alliance remains free to conduct their own referendum campaigns.

    Here you go.

    My guess is a big business/banker front group.


  • #6
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Irish Democracy - government of the people, by the bankers, for the bankers.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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  • #7
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    An affiliation fee of €100 is payable by each organisation and individual wishing to take up membership of the Alliance.
    Balls to that.

    I'm going to set up "Reliance for Ireland" and it's only 50 sheets to join. You can vote whatever way you fucking want, too.

    PayPal accepted.


  • #8
    Scioch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭Scioch


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Balls to that.

    I'm going to set up "Reliance for Ireland" and it's only 50 sheets to join. You can vote whatever way you fucking want, too.

    PayPal accepted.

    "Defiance of Ireland" here, €30 euro to join and ya dont even have to vote !!


  • #9
    token101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    RichieC wrote: »
    Here you go.

    My guess is a big business/banker front group.

    Really? This is the best the bankers can come up with? Not an old reliable, trusting face like Gaybo, but Ronan O'Gara and Sharon Shannon? Who's next in their role call of stars? I personally don't think we are in a position to make any informed decision about fiscal policy without knowing what Mundy's position is


  • #10
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Laika1986 wrote: »
    At least it's not the Judean People's front, **** splitters

    Fixed that for ya ;)


  • #11
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    token101 wrote: »
    Really? This is the best the bankers can come up with? Not an old reliable, trusting face like Gaybo, but Ronan O'Gara and Sharon Shannon? Who's next in their role call of stars? I personally don't think we are in a position to make any informed decision about fiscal policy without knowing what Mundy's position is

    It's clearly to shore up the D4 vote.


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  • #12
    token101
    Registered Users Posts: 3,050 ✭✭✭token101


    RichieC wrote: »
    It's clearly to shore up the D4 vote.

    Surely Pat Kenny would have been better? Or Vogue from Fade Street?


  • #13
    Fromthetrees
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Fromthetrees


    'I will die for Ireland' is the name of the group I am proud to be a member of, it involves drinking all your dole and getting fed at soup kitchens, we are a dedicated bunch who refuse to give in like all you sheeple. :cool:


  • #14
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    token101 wrote: »
    RichieC wrote: »
    It's clearly to shore up the D4 vote.

    Surely Pat Kenny would have been better? Or Vogue from Fade Street?

    Or the breffmister


  • #15
    Laika1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Laika1986


    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Fixed that for ya ;)

    Look's like the work of the Judean Popular People's Front if you ask me:mad:


  • #16
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Laika1986 wrote: »
    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Fixed that for ya ;)

    Look's like the work of the Judean Popular People's Front if you ask me:mad:

    PEOPLE'S FRONT! :mad:


  • #17
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    My group is A Lion For Ireland. We all chip in and buy a lion to bring to all negotiations involving the country. We would have our debts wiped out, own Rockall and probably the Falklands within a month.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #18
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    I have seen half page ads in Sunday and daily newspapers, one of Ronan O' Gara the other of Sharon Shannon, both calling for a yes vote in the referendum on May 31st. The ads just say "The Alliance for Ireland".

    Who are they and why are they paying for expensive ads by minor Irish celebrities to call for a yes vote?

    http://www.ibec.ie/Sectors/Referendum/YFI.nsf/vPages/About_us~alliance-for-ireland?OpenDocument


  • #19
    Laika1986
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Laika1986


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    My group is A Lion For Ireland. We all chip in and buy a lion to bring to all negotiations involving the country. We would have our debts wiped out, own Rockall and probably the Falklands within a month.

    I think you're forgetting at the end we would also have a Lion which would automatically trump those previous achievements.


  • #20
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Biggins wrote: »
    http://www.ibec.ie/Sectors/Referendum/YFI.nsf/vPages/About_us~alliance-for-ireland?OpenDocument

    The list of current donors comes to 34. At €100 a pop thats €3400. They must be being funded from other sources also to afford their website and extensive half page newspaper ads.

    Are Ronan O' Gara, Sharon Shannon et al receiving anything for appearing in these ads?

    If so should this be mentioned in the ad like radio and TV ads for banks where they say Joe Bloggs has received a gratuity for participation in this ad?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #21
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    The list of current donors comes to 34. At €100 a pop thats €3400. They must be being funded from other sources also to afford their website and extensive half page newspaper ads.

    Are Ronan O' Gara, Sharon Shannon et al receiving anything for appearing in these ads?

    If so should this be mentioned in the ad like radio and TV ads for banks where they say Joe Bloggs has received a gratuity for participation in this ad?

    Its certainly businesses that is the make-up of this group, to be sure.

    Any half page advert by the way for any national paper, your talking at least €14,000 upwards for a day's printing. Possibly more depending on the paper.
    The website part of it can be cheaply done. The paper and leaflet but, thats where the serious bug money has to be put into.


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