Cost of a United Ireland and the GFA

Nonsense. We still don’t know what they done to the county players chanting IRA at young Protestant girls. They never disclose what they do, if anything.

francie how about saying. ‘Fantastic example set by Jamie Bryson’s band, Pity ‘we’ didn’t have leaders that would act so swiftly and decisively and show such leadership’ ?

I dont pretend all would be fine. I said I wouldn't have a problem with it but I think people in the south are getting less bothered by the union jack flying in the south anyway. There was a recent thread about this here on boards and most of the responses were of not careing but some did have an issue.

But some people use the tricolour as that national identity of being irish ( that what it was infact coined for in 1840) so when celebrating things they associate with Ireland like St Patricks day or an Ireland rugby or cricket match some fans will have it. But it is fine if someone uses something different.

It is very authoritarian to tell a person you cant use that symbol or flag to represent your identity. That authoritarian way is over thesedays...... freedom of expression

Francie this is pathetic. Not prepared to admit they acted in an excellent manner.

And yes, I would place singing certain songs way above recreational drug taking. And I would include in that the scumbags in the orange hall who sung about michaela and the scumbags in the Tyrone County GAA bus who sung IRA at young Protestants girls.

but hey. If you believe that snorting drugs is worse that’s up to you.

I am not going to get into this silly discussion again. Suffice to say they do use it eg walking it on to the pitch at the rugby World Cup games. Pretty sure it also flies over the ground at home games.

I think this is excellent. Not one single unionist has reported this man to the Psni. Many thousands have saw the video and could report it on the Psni online portal, anonymously. And not one has

compare this to the the Sinn Fein team trying to provoke trouble at Ballycastle. And I note many calls from unionists on Twitter for the band to actually drop the allegations against the sf activist , with comments like ‘be the bigger person’.

Well that is an issue between people who have a problem with the tricolour being used officialy at all Ireland events and the IRFU. Only the IRFU can change it.

Rugby fans compared with let say football fans tend to be from more upper class and more educated backgrounds which are not as sectarian so maybe the IRFU dont get many complaints about using it anyway.

Francie. I haven’t seen this flag, but I could be fairly sure it will have 1912 emblazoned very clearly on it so as it cannot be misunderstood as representing the modern day terrorist organisation. As for colour of uniforms, where will you stop. If they were rw&b you’d be upset, if they were orange you’d be upset, and we have already seen how upset you were when linfield had a crimson and purple shirt. Now it’s, what you describe as, tan and black. You couldn’t make this stuff up. What colours do you allow our community to wear? Can GAA teams wear whatever colours they wish? Francie you need to sit down in a dark room and reflect on how you are ducking and diving to try and blame everyone other than the sf perpetrators in ballycastle.

sure these videos you have would put this all to bed.

GB is not a member of the RFU. Therefore the flag would not be used. NI doesn’t have flag and ‘Ireland’ is the rugby team NI residents are more than happy to support and play for.

It annoys downcow and a few others but thems the facts.

So much wrong here I don’t know where to start.

the RFU are the English governing body - not sure the relevance.

GB doesn’t have a flag. The union flag is the flag of the Uk of gb & ni. Only one country gets a specific mention - and it’s OWC

the fact that ni residents are happy to play for and support ni, won’t stop me recognising that gstk being played is not inclusive and I will continue to work for its removal. Pity you can’t recognise the same re irfu. The union flag is no longer flown at OWC games for same reason

can’t remember what the other nonsense was

They mean nothing. The ‘Union’ isn’t playing. That’s why you should get rid. Why would you or us sing the anthem used by England?

Re: the flag. The rugby team is not the UK it is Ireland.

No idea what you are on about.

You created the problem singing someone else’s anthem. And using a flag that represents nobody that is a registered team.

Nobody bar a few has a problem playing and supporting the Irish team.

I dont have misunderstandings. Sectarianism is more prevalent in lower/working class areas. Try and deny that observation and you're a fool.

I think the reason the IRFU can probably use the tricolour at world cup matchs without it upsetting the fans is because most rugby fans aren't from working class areas and wont get their knickers in a twist over a flag.

Are you more likely to see a union jack hanging from a window of a house in the working class Shankill road or the well to do Malone road in Belfast? There is an obvious answer.

You do. You sing the anthem that the roi team rightly sing as it’s the anthem of the country they represent.

but I shouldn’t have got sucked into this again. Sure you just keep believing that everyone on the island loves the soldiers song.

and ittakestwo can keep believing that the people of the Shankill are more sectarian than the people in Hillsborough, and that the people of the Falls are more sectarian than the people of the Antrim road. I think his rational is that they don’t get nice holidays and cruises and that makes them sectarian

It’s not a question of liking it. It’s not even a question.

The team is Ireland, it uses the anthem of Ireland and by way of inclusion uses Ireland’s Call. See the country name again?

Supporters and players are happy with this, no question about it.

The bullshit about the UVF banners called out. There is only one reason those banners are used.