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St. Patrick's Day Protests

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    #662
    sydthebeat
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Because RTE sold there souls.

    Where souls?

    A commercial enterprise doesn't have an incorporeal essence of a living being.


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    #663
    buried
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    High ranking Civil service collective meltdown incoming after the ADHD PR mantra of

    'conspiracy theories
    conspiracy theories
    far right
    conspiracy theories
    far right
    far right
    fireworks
    fireworks
    cans
    cans
    conspiracy theories
    far right
    fireworks
    cans
    conspiracy theories
    conspiracy theories
    conspiracy theories'

    didn't work

    "You have disgraced yourselves again" - W. B. Yeats



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    #664
    SEPT 23 1989
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    gmisk wrote: »
    Why?
    I would say you are easily disturbed if that is the case.

    Not a great image that’s all I am saying


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    #665
    For Forks Sake
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    I don’t think people should be gathering at this time but I found those images on the news of steel structures across roads deeply disturbing

    Don't ever go to a big match, gig or festival so, you'd be even more disturbed :rolleyes:


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    #666
    gmisk
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Not a great image that’s all I am saying
    Why? They are there for a reason.

    When they closed off the area outside of trinity for those pedestrianized weekends there were steel barriers across roads....


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    #667
    Sierra Oscar
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    Fairly disappointing turnout for the organizers. A year into the restrictions and still no appetite for protesting.


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    #668
    The Inbetween is mine
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    TanookiMario wrote: »
    There comes a point where I think all you can do is laugh and shake your head.

    One woman being arrested for breaking the rules while dozens gather round breaking the rules in full view of police and that's all good.

    If they are all breaking the rules there then the only real reason to single her out is that she is criticizing the government basically.

    Strange scenes.

    So she's isolated, surrounded by cops and the cops are then surrounded by a crowd of reporters?

    Welcome to boards my friend...can we be besties?!


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    #669
    realdanbreen
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    I don’t think people should be gathering at this time but I found those images on the news of steel structures across roads deeply disturbing

    The only thing I found approaching disturbing is the fact that there are so many clowns out and about protesting. It's bad enough being an idiot but posting it on Facebook to prove the fact is something else!


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    #670
    buried
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Fairly disappointing turnout for the organizers. A year into the restrictions and still no appetite for protesting.

    Looks like there was plenty in Herbert Park, or are you disappointed they wouldn't have the appetite to torch the place or what?

    "You have disgraced yourselves again" - W. B. Yeats



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    #671
    mgn
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    Nice to see a big Garda presence outside RTE, well organized and plenty of backup, barriers etc.

    Now what I cant understand is why the same couldn't have being done in Carrick On Shannon last week, the knew it was going to happing well in advance but still done nothing about it,
    It just make a mockery of the the whole system when the pick and choose what the police.


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    #672
    gmisk
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    realdanbreen wrote: »
    The only thing I found approaching disturbing is the fact that there are so many clowns out and about protesting. It's bad enough being an idiot but posting it on Facebook to prove the fact is something else!
    Er have you been on facebook recently?
    A lot of the people on it I wouldn't exactly classify as the great and the good, it's a pretty mad place at times with people sharing and desiminating a lot nonsense.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2020/03/21/facebook-spreads-fake-news-faster-than-any-other-social-website-according-to-new-research/

    Also... grifters gotta grift!


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    #673
    aido79
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    The Nal wrote: »
    This is totally normal

    https://twitter.com/davidhall75/status/1372204553337196547

    Knock must be outside their 5k limit. Maybe they'll get to Mejagore when travel starts up again.

    What exactly are trying to achieve? Is it a protest or are they trying to pray their way out of lockdown?


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    #674
    Dempo1
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    Thankfully a complete damp squib today, albeit the Garda Over time bill will be massive. Just saw some footage on the news, gosh these events really do attract some dregs, scrouts and undesirables, one bearded chap looks like he's not washed in months, just as well Gardai well masked up.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #675
    PommieBast
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Fairly disappointing turnout for the organizers. A year into the restrictions and still no appetite for protesting.
    Some Gardai on Granby Road actually looked rather bored, so did cross my mind what would happen if someone let off some firecrackers..


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    #676
    Strumms
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Fairly disappointing turnout for the organizers. A year into the restrictions and still no appetite for protesting.

    If you were to believe what some were touting in the leadup you’d have sworn blind there would have been anarchy...

    Unfortunately looks like their mothers must have resorted to tactics such as threatening to take their skyboxes and PlayStation and some of the older guard might have had to go get their own pension and fixadent.


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    #677
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    Twice the police took my details and warned me for "congregating" this afternoon (12.35 and 12.44)

    Madness


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    #678
    buried
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    Be great to see that level of Gardai presence all year round on O'Connell street when the real trouble is actually happening

    "You have disgraced yourselves again" - W. B. Yeats



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    #679
    tayto lover
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    It’s a sad day for protesters and anti-everything’s when the Legion of Mary put them all to shame by having the biggest numbers.
    Anything to be said for another Mass?


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    #680
    Sierra Oscar
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    buried wrote: »
    Looks like there was plenty in Herbert Park, or are you disappointed they wouldn't have the appetite to torch the place or what?

    Organizers were expecting thousands, didn't get anything close to that. They are gutted, there is no doubt about it.

    Barely broke into the low hundreds.


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    #681
    whisky_galore
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    It’s a sad day for protesters and anti-everything’s when the Legion of Mary put them all to shame by having the biggest numbers.
    Anything to be said for another Mass?

    The Ireland of Fr Ted hasn't gone away.


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    #682
    bennyl10
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Twice the police took my details and warned me for "congregating" this afternoon (12.35 and 12.44)

    Madness

    Why is it madness exactly?
    They’re simply following the restrictions in place


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    #683
    Kaisr Sose
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Twice the police took my details and warned me for "congregating" this afternoon (12.35 and 12.44)

    Madness

    What was the madness of it? If you were outside your 5km or in a group of more than two households, maybe there is the madness?


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    Kaisr Sose
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Organizers were expecting thousands, didn't get anything close to that. They are gutted, there is no doubt about it.

    Barely broke into the low hundreds.

    A good day for democracy then!


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    #685
    buried
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Organizers were expecting thousands, didn't get anything close to that. They are gutted, there is no doubt about it.

    I seriously doubt that, there is a 5km travel limit and every road in and out of Dublin was at checkpoint. How are thousands going to manage to get through that? They did well to get the couple of hundred they got into one park in south Dublin with all that. Plus it looks completely civil and good natured, that's what they ultimately wanted.

    "You have disgraced yourselves again" - W. B. Yeats



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    #686
    Mr.Crinklewood
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Twice the police took my details and warned me for "congregating" this afternoon (12.35 and 12.44)

    Madness

    Is there more to this story, what was the "madness"?.


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    #687
    pjohnson
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Twice the police took my details and warned me for "congregating" this afternoon (12.35 and 12.44)

    Madness

    Yep. You think after the first warning the second time caught would lead to a fine.


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    #688
    The Nal
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    aido79 wrote: »
    Knock must be outside their 5k limit. Maybe they'll get to Mejagore when travel starts up again.

    What exactly are trying to achieve? I

    You could ask that about anyone who prays for anything


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    #689
    silver2020
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    There were more people in my local Tesco that there were at the so-called protests.

    And they can't blame the weather.


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    #690
    [Deleted User]
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    I see Dee got her mug on Virgin Media news there.


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    #691
    [Deleted User]
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    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Is there more to this story, what was the "madness"?.
    pjohnson wrote: »
    Yep. You think after the first warning the second time caught would lead to a fine.

    Well yes.

    I apparently wasn't allowed to stand on O'Connell Street, on my own because I was congregating.

    I was standing at a bus stop after being at the chemist.


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