You can add Dundalk and Drogheda to that list albeit i doubt they have been over decades. It is always entirely unacceptable, as is not taking some ownership in responsibility also when need be. The tone and use of derogatory language on the Cork forum does have the effect of whipping up like thinking small minds that take things beyond some verbal BS. You should consider why you feel a persecution complex 'over decades' at all bar 1 club in Dublin!! Its not as if Cork have a history of being regular challangers for league titles that can cause a build up of the nastier side of rivalries. Ive never had any poor experience in or around LoI grounds bar at the bridge crossing the road at Tallaght on one occasion. Other than that single event I have mingled and drank with rival supporters in McDowells, The Maldron, Mother Hughes's, Linfield Supporters Club among many more Island wide. I have seen very very little aggro over the years relative to the battle royales that get reported online. That said when Cork fans had nasty experiences in Oriel it was to a man condemned by Dundalk fans, the culprits caught and banned. This debate on who started what is BS too as anyone who engages in scumbaggery deserve to be identified and banned. There is no defense and Cork fans would be better off acknowledging that than trying to take the heat off.
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