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the beer revolu · 07-03-2021 12:33am

Cape Clear wrote: »

They could round up another few dozen on those grounds.

The evil maniac in me did have secret fantasies about a certain busker group that play music loudly and not to my taste being silenced as I watched a bunch of Gardaí take down a street performer.
I thought, if they can stop him twirling fire, they can stop those fcukers loudly murdering okayish country songs!

07-03-2021 12:36am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I suppose how can you prove this to Gardai, if it went to court with a fine you would surely

It's only folk claiming they are going to graves..... Zero credibility. Lock em up and stop their PUP or dole IMO.

TheDriver · 07-03-2021 12:40am

Cape Clear wrote: »

They could round up another few dozen on those grounds.

And the echo lad. But then again, where does it stop??

the beer revolu · 07-03-2021 12:43am

Augeo wrote: »

I travellled through 3 checkpoints today, motorway ones, port laoise, Cashel & before Glanmire. No problem at any of them but AGS were no doubt there in relation to today's protest. Anyone arrested no doubt deserved it.

On the three or four occasions I've taken that bit of the motorway over the last month or so, there's been a checkpoint at the Glanmire exit.
That one is always there from my experience.

Timing belt · 07-03-2021 12:53am

the beer revolu wrote: »

On the three or four occasions I've taken that bit of the motorway over the last month or so, there's been a checkpoint at the Glanmire exit.
That one is always there from my experience.

The Glanmire checkpoint has been the only one that takes you off the motorway. I have seen others but you would need to exit on a off ramp to meet them so would not be stopped travelling from Dublin to Cork. The only other checkpoint on the route that was semi-permanent was the one on the N7 when leaving Dublin but have not seen that active since January.

07-03-2021 1:00am

Timing belt wrote: »

The Glanmire checkpoint has been the only one that takes you off the motorway. I have seen others but you would need to exit on a off ramp .....ive since January.

Today the glanmire set up was the style near Port Laois & Cashel.... Roads closed, cones etc... Up ramp

I've travelled a few times in February and no glanmire checkpoint either

titan18 · 07-03-2021 1:09am

Augeo wrote: »

It's only folk claiming they are going to graves..... Zero credibility. Lock em up and stop their PUP or dole IMO.

If you were attempt to lock everyone up who breaks the 5km restriction, this country would fall apart (even more so than it is).

07-03-2021 1:26am

titan18 wrote: »

If you were attempt to lock everyone up who breaks the 5km restriction, this country would fall apart (even more so than it is).

That's not what I was suggesting.

igCorcaigh · 07-03-2021 1:28am

'tis merely a signal, stay at home as much ye can. Bit of common sense is all that's required.

the beer revolu · 07-03-2021 1:44am

Augeo wrote: »

Today the glanmire set up was the style near Port Laois & Cashel.... Roads closed, cones etc... Up ramp

I've travelled a few times in February and no glanmire checkpoint either

Not disclaiming your prior experience but that's the way I've found i
the Glanmire section anytime I've passed that way in the same time period. No choice but to exit motorway. I queued for 25 minutes one evening a month ago. I avoid the motorway, mostly but went that way yesterday and was forced off the motorway with minimal delay.
I've yet to pass there without a stop since January.
I assumed that was a semi permanent setup atm.
Cones are easily moved, I guess.

rob316 · 07-03-2021 1:51am

I went down to have a look earlier, the so called large crowd where mostly just people like me bored and having a nose, I'd honestly say about 100 people we actual protestors. Pretty poor support for it, even the gaurds looked bored.

fin12 · 07-03-2021 3:08am

Well I’m just glad RTE didn’t get the headlines that they were so desperately hoping for. Good turn out n no violence , couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.

JP Liz V1 · 07-03-2021 3:24am

TheDriver wrote: »

And the echo lad. But then again, where does it stop??

By the GPO, that's an institutional part of Cork, the Echo boy

Widdensushi · 07-03-2021 3:29am

rob316 wrote: »

I went down to have a look earlier, the so called large crowd where mostly just people like me bored and having a nose, I'd honestly say about 100 people we actual protestors. Pretty poor support for it, even the gaurds looked bored.

Any hope of support was ruined by the violence last week.

the beer revolu · 07-03-2021 8:55am

rob316 wrote: »

I went down to have a look earlier, the so called large crowd where mostly just people like me bored and having a nose, I'd honestly say about 100 people we actual protestors. Pretty poor support for it, even the gaurds looked bored.

This is contrary to what I saw, to what the media saw and to what an Gardaí saw.
It was extremely clear to me who was having a gander and who was protesting by where people were positioned.
I'd agree that the guards all seemed calm as there was no sense of tension or trouble.

If an Gardaí tried to stop this gathering, things could have been very different.

whisky_galore · 07-03-2021 10:14am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is he the street entertainer with a petrol can that 6 or 7 Gardai were on top of, that's the picture and information I saw going around

What kind of eejit has a petrol can on him before a controversial protest is going to kick off and think guards will be ok with that? Is his brain functioning at all?

the beer revolu · 07-03-2021 10:18am

whisky_galore wrote: »

What kind of eejit has a petrol can on him before a controversial protest is going to kick off and think guards will be ok with that? Is his brain functioning at all?

I'm assuming that he had the option to simply fcuk off but he chose not to take it.

I thought the guards dealt with him in a professional manner, from what I saw. Minimal force, in my inexpert opinion.

Pen Rua · 07-03-2021 11:45am

https://twitter.com/newsbrandsirl/status/1368491076961583104

The (peaceful) event doesn't make a single front page.

roundymac · 07-03-2021 12:57pm

H8GHOTI wrote: »

Any checkpoints on the way to Ringaskiddy?
Asking for a friend.

No, but a patrol car came in and circled and then left. got the impression they were not too interested,

sporina · 07-03-2021 2:12pm

One thing I really don't like about these protestors is how they are abusing our flag! Really annoys me!

ACitizenErased · 07-03-2021 2:14pm

sporina wrote: »

One thing I really don't like about these protestors is how they are abusing our flag! Really annoys me!

Don't know if I'd say abusing our flag. Our flag is generally associated with speaking up for things you believe in and having the right to say what you want to say.
These people disagree, and they've the right to do so.

TheChizler · 07-03-2021 2:32pm

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Don't know if I'd say abusing our flag. Our flag is generally associated with speaking up for things you believe in and having the right to say what you want to say.
These people disagree, and they've the right to do so.

It has got to the point that if I see someone waving a tricolour in the street I think, "christ here comes a mentler". Maybe it's the lack of Paddys day and crowds at sports, it's no longer associated with reasonable people.

rob316 · 07-03-2021 2:34pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

This is contrary to what I saw, to what the media saw and to what an Gardaí saw.
It was extremely clear to me who was having a gander and who was protesting by where people were positioned.
I'd agree that the guards all seemed calm as there was no sense of tension or trouble.

If an Gardaí tried to stop this gathering, things could have been very different.

Pick out the people who weren't wearing masks and cheering. Very few

ACitizenErased · 07-03-2021 2:35pm

TheChizler wrote: »

It has got to the point that if I see someone waving a tricolour in the street I think, "christ here comes a mentler". Maybe it's the lack of Paddys day and crowds at sports, it's no longer associated with reasonable people.

The tricolour was born out of violence so that's not really surprising

rob316 · 07-03-2021 2:44pm

And I'm not sure what's worse, these pointless protests or the people that go around saying "omg dopes watch the cases soar now". Reality is there will be no effect

NeuralNetwork · 07-03-2021 2:48pm

The flag will very quickly morph into the way many national flags have in Europe & elsewhere - being associated with ultra nationalism.

We had a period, particularly after Italia 90 where the tricolour was associated largely with fun and positive vibes. You can feel that changing towards the flag being used as a symbol that’s being associated with right wing groups & identity politics.

If you go back pre 1990 the flag wasn’t used as much as it tended to be associated with strongly political statement.

I even heard someone second guessing buying green tops with very Irish slogans for paddy’s day in case they’re seen as part of that emergent Irish version of MAGA.

It’s sad to see, but that’s what’s happening. I think a lack of Patrick’s Day two years in a row is also fermenting it even further as there’s been no positive use of those symbols now since 2019 and the loopers with their little tricolours on their Twitter profiles, while preaching nasty online are growing in number.

We really do need to reclaim the flag and plenty of other symbols that are being claimed by these groups tbh.

JP Liz V1 · 07-03-2021 3:27pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

What kind of eejit has a petrol can on him before a controversial protest is going to kick off and think guards will be ok with that? Is his brain functioning at all?

I don't know but is fire part of his act

I do agree stupid going ahead on a protest day, take a day off for him

I assume it was really only 1 or 2 protest arrests the other 3 or 4 travel breaking restrictions arrests

Corholio · 07-03-2021 3:38pm

The thing about the flag is the 'status' a lot of these protesters think they have. This 'patriot' rubbish, the flag has become entwined with that. A lot of them would hardly know a jot about Irish history, the same folk who emblazon their twitter profile with the tricolour, and unfortunately plenty of the 'Ireland for the Irish' folk there. Usually see them crawl out of their cave whenever a black Irish athlete or musician achieve something, see Denise Chaila during the week.

Re: Covid, would be nice to see the numbers down to around 200-300 consistently this week. All other indicators look good, but I guess good for the positive mood if those numbers come down to that.

KrustyUCC · 07-03-2021 6:46pm

14 in Cork today

JP Liz V1 · 07-03-2021 6:52pm

KrustyUCC wrote: »

14 in Cork today

525 cases 3 deaths RIP

•271 are men / 254 are women
•74% are under 45 years of age
•The median age is 31 years old
•214 in Dublin, 37 in Meath, 28 in Offaly, 28 in Limerick and 25 in Wicklow and the remaining 193 cases are spread across 19 other counties with Cork 14

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