Naas Racecourse - Russian Flags

If I had my way I'd launch them onto the next plane back to Moscow. But apparently the do-gooders say we can't do that. Madness that this stuff goes unchallenged

Ah, I don't think you can speak on what people from former USSR want in regards to V-day. Russians here can't be tarred with the pro war brush it's not fair, some of those in attendance may be there to only celebrate vday and meet up with others from a similar background. Of course there are those who are pro war or pro Putin but what can we do with them ? Unless we declare Russia a terrorist organisation and therefore illegal to voice support for it. We have to be inclusive of other viewpoints and cultures after all.

There is no way Naas racecourse Should have facilitated this event .They must have been fast asleep if they didn't cop what was going to be displayed at this event shame on them .

As far as I am concerned people showing support for Putin's invasion of Ukraine are not welcome let them go back home if they feel Russia is so great .

Action taken and Naas Racecourse losing business as a result. That's what businesses understand - hit them in their pockets - hard.

Leave Naas racecourse to the Nazis - a totally predictable event that shouldn’t have gone ahead- donate the money made to displaced Ukrainians

I think they should be treated the same way as anyone else who openly (or covertly for that matter) supports genocide. Because that's what Russia is doing.

Question for Naas Racecourse management.

What group made the booking ?

Their quoted excuse in the newspaper article quoted in the OP is a pathetic PR attempt to garner favour from the locals and consumers of that race course- it has failed miserably- I don’t need a court ruling to have view, thanks.

Thanks for that.

Assuming that anyone can't rock up and book a racecourse you'd wonder what due diligence they did.

Especially bearing in mind that the racecourse has been a beneficiary of government grants.

Exactly,but these guys are regularly seen driving off road vehicle around the curragh plains too ,and nothing is said to then .

I get the feeling they booked in under a car show, just happened that drift games live was taken place at mondello race track too

I saw their announcements around this “meet” a few weeks ago, as I think you might have done too (might have been in the Ukraine thread or maybe a link to a Twitter post -can’t remember ) - they told people to assemble somewhere and then they’d get directions as to where they were heading to. Obviously this was the place - I do wonder did the non Russian contingent who did not subscribe to this demonstration leave naas race course ? Or was it a total Russia-fest from the start ?

If they are breaking laws on the Curragh they should be subject to enforcement like everyone else.

I never saw a car show like what was shown in pictures of this event.

It's not something that was done historically here celebrating Russia winning WW2 , which they didn't and never mention their involvement with Nazi Germany at the time,

I know the embassy used to hold and event to mark may ninth,but this victory parade car show is relatively recent