Love Ulster March

**Poor Student** · 25/02/2006, 2:43 PM

Shame on those who did this. You'd think people would have been smart enough to take the approach of utterly ignoring it therefore rendering its taking place pointless. Instead they're stoned out of it, vindicating their protest against Republican violence.

**liam88** · 25/02/2006, 2:48 PM

so what happens now? is it all over?

**mypost** · 25/02/2006, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Shame on those who did this. You'd think people would have been smart enough to take the approach of utterly ignoring it therefore rendering its taking place pointless.

Extremely naive, would be the best way I'd put that.

Instead they're stoned out of it, vindicating their protest against Republican violence.

Sure, that's what they wanted, isn't it?

They didn't want to protest, they wanted trouble. They got what they wanted, now go home!
British marchers are not welcome in Dublin. Hope they understand that now, and keep it for future reference.

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:02 PM

just at to comin home from work, in clare street, about 5 minutes from the Dail. we had to shut the shop because the riots had spilled onto clare street. the only people i seen causing chaos was little scummers smashing up shops and singing unofficial Republican song i.e. the i..de.i...de IRA. All that these little scummers have done is given more bad publicity bad publicity to sinn fein. i was totally against this march in the first place as i new it was a recipe for disaster!!!!!

**Poor Student** · 25/02/2006, 3:03 PM

Don't patronise me calling me "naive". You know well that would have been the best approach. They wanted attention and publicity and to highlight a point and they got their desired reaction. Idiots played into their hands.

**Block G Raptor** · 25/02/2006, 3:08 PM

http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0225/loyalist.html
sounds rough alright.why are these idoits so niave
Should have ignored the bigots

**liam88** · 25/02/2006, 3:12 PM

http://www.newstalk.ie/

Guys listen-it's crazy! Cars blown up!!
People on busses came it to attack!

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0225/loyalist.html
sounds rough alright.why are these idoits so niave
Should have ignored the bigots

our worthless government should never allowed the march to take place, it was always going to end in disaster!

**liam88** · 25/02/2006, 3:17 PM

Loyalists may carry Dublin bomber pictures

by Ciar�n Barnes

23/02/2006

Organisers of a loyalist march through Dublin have said they cannot guarantee that images of a man accused of murdering 26 people in the city will not not be displayed during the demonstration.

Speaking to Daily Ireland yesterday, Love Ulster organiser Willie Frazer said: �I can�t give a guarantee a photograph of Robert McConnell will not be carried because I wouldn�t be against anyone carrying Robert�s photograph.�

Robert McConnell was a dual member of the Ulster Defence Regiment and Ulster Volunteer Force. He murdered scores of Catholics in the 1970s.
He played a part in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings in which 33 people died. Twenty-six died in the Dublin attack.

Speaking in 1999, John Weir, a former member of the RUC with whom Robert McConnell went on murder missions, implicated him in a further eight killings.
The mass murderer was shot dead by the IRA in 1976. Images of him have been carried at previous rallies organised by Mr Frazer�s victims group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives.

Despite the weight of evidence linking McConnell to at least 41 sectarian murders, Mr Frazer defended the killer�s reputation.
�Anybody I know who knew Robert would say there is no way he was involved in anything. He was involved with the security forces and he helped the SAS and stuff like that but a lot of people would say that was just part of his job,� said Mr Frazer.
Relatives of those murdered in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings criticised Mr Frazer. Margaret Irwin of the Justice for the Forgotten group said his defence of McConnell was �very insensitive�.
She said: �We have very good information that McConnell was involved with the gang who we are convinced carried out the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
�We believe McConnell was involved in up to 55 murders. There can be no doubt he was heavily involved with loyalist paramilitaries.�
Up to 1,000 loyalists and six bands are expected to take part in Saturday�s Love Ulster parade along O�Connell Street. The march is to start at 12.30pm and is expected to last one hour.
Orange Order members will take part but will not wear sashes or collarettes.
Yesterday morning, Republican Sinn F�in held a press conference in Dublin at which the party unveiled plans to protest against the march. The Continuity IRA has also vowed to disrupt the parade.
Love Ulster held a victims rally in Belfast last October. The event was widely criticised because it failed to give any mention to those who had suffered at the hands of loyalists and the state.
Loyalists paramilitaries such as Ulster Defence Association leader Jackie McDonald helped launch the Love Ulster campaign last September.

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:21 PM

does anyone know were the riots are at this moment. and does anyone know if there is ant pictures up on the web yet?

**mypost** · 25/02/2006, 3:23 PM

Battleground update

In fairness, the "marchers" have already gone home, leaving the "republicans" to take on their own police force.

Any eejit knew this was going to happen yonks ago. Take note Ahern, Harney, and McDowell. HEADS MUST ROLL!!!!!

**liam88** · 25/02/2006, 3:29 PM

listen to

http://www.newstalk.ie/

eyewitnesses talking now-it's madness!

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Battleground update

In fairness, the "marchers" have already gone home.

they aint "Republicans"!! they little scummers
these scummers dont give a **** they don't care about the march it was jus a reason to cause murder!!!

**Block G Raptor** · 25/02/2006, 3:36 PM

Just Listening to news talk: It seems to be under control the Gardai have split the rioters into three groups and hve them "coraled" on the south quay's, in Nassau street and in Temple Bar!

Organisers have called it "an afront on human rights on a scale never witnessed in the civilised world" bit ott

**liam88** · 25/02/2006, 3:36 PM

It's all over-police have it under control, march officially called off, 4 gardai and a reporter in hospital

**Block G Raptor** · 25/02/2006, 3:40 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

HEADS MUST ROLL!!!!!

yeah but they wont

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:47 PM

I have jus heard a rumour that a gardai on a bike, was kicked off a bike down lane, don't now how badly was hurt. did anybody else hear this??

**Block G Raptor** · 25/02/2006, 3:50 PM

100 people approx have now started to loot the jervis center

**raytown red** · 25/02/2006, 3:53 PM

sounds like they have it under control alright!!

**Block G Raptor** · 25/02/2006, 3:57 PM

Hearing in Newstalk now : they(the Gardai) forced them down the south quays but didn't cover the bridges so they've crossed over and charged up the north quays and into jervis st.(great crowd control

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