Love Ulster March

[mypost]

sounds like they have it under control alright!!

100 people approx have now started to loot the jervis center

Or maybe not...

[raytown red]

just bin told by a lad on the phone in town that there was gunshots fired in the thick of the riots!!

[Block G Raptor]

just bin told by a lad on the phone in town that there was gunshots fired in the thick of the riots!!

Is this reliable? nothing on newstalk to even suggest this
and they've several reporters around the city

[Poor Student]

Who exactly orchestrated this protest against the march?

[Block G Raptor]

News talk: Nailbombs and blastbombs thrown ! although this did come from one of the marchers!

[Block G Raptor]

Who exactly orchestrated this protest against the march?

Republican SinnFein

[Cosmo]

BBC video report here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/n...nd/default.stm

You'll notice a couple of dudes with lepreachan hats - those ole olers are everywhere

[mypost]

The only one similiar to this one in Dublin that I can recall, was the infamous RDS riot in July 1981, which led to widespread violence. Sadly, tourists and foreigners in our capital city don't understand the political background to all this, and it's them I feel sorry for.

All the warnings and public safety fears were blatantly ignored/dismissed by our government, who are 100% at fault for the trouble. It was they who permitted it to happen, now they have to answer why.

[Poor Student]

Republican SinnFein

Are they won of those of SF splinter groups from a few decades back?

[liam88]

The only one similiar to this one in Dublin that I can recall, was the infamous RDS riot in July 1981, which led to widespread violence. Sadly, tourists and foreigners in our capital city don't understand the political background to all this, and it's them I feel sorry for.

All the warnings and public safety fears were blatantly ignored/dismissed by our government, who are 100% at fault for the trouble. It was they who permitted it to happen, now they have to answer why.

Talking of the tourists apprently a lot of Welsh rugby fans over for the game tommorrow were out for a walk around Dublin-guy on newstalk shouting at them shouting at them "get in the pub! get in the pub!"

guy on Newstalk "we should give medals to these fine young people defending our city"

[Block G Raptor]

Are they won of those of SF splinter groups from a few decades back?

Yeah reputed political wing of the Continuity IRA

[raytown red]

Is this reliable? nothing on newstalk to even suggest this
and they've several reporters around the city

not to sure, he was part of the riots and said it was when the riots were on nassau street!!!

[mypost]

Reactions

All avoidable, if those in charge, listened to the people.

A sad day for Dublin, and for Ireland.

[REVIP]

All the warnings and public safety fears were blatantly ignored/dismissed by our government, who are 100% at fault for the trouble. It was they who permitted it to happen, now they have to answer why.

Yeah, it was the Government who smashed up my kids' school minibus.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Yeah, it was the Government who smashed up my kids' school minibus.

Round up the rioters and execute them!
P.S. Darn shame they abolished the death penalty

[Roo69]

Anyone see the bloke wearing his Rovers scarf and training top running riot ? fcuking idiot.......

[Poor Student]

Maybe we should examine the reasons why '*Love Ulster' decided to march & provoke a reaction, albeit this was both wrong & understandable at the same time?

Apart from the fact 'their*' name is an insult to many within the 9 counties, the Government is pandering to the most extreme & unacceptable forces currently within the island of Ireland, ie.the dinosaurs of 'loyalism'.
Hard-core Republicanism may also be unpalatable, but it's generally been a reaction to the excesses of the 'usual suspects';which Frazer & his bigoted cohorts undoubtedly belong to.

I'm sorry but that is not a good enough excuse for the barbaric display on our capital's streets today. The people who brandished this state's flag are an utter disgrace and embarrassment to all they may claim to stand for. There is no excuse for that behaviour under any circumstances. It was anarchical barbarism.

[CollegeTillIDie]

In any decent democracy those people brandishing the National flag would be tried for treason, given a fair trial and hanged the next day

[Cosmo]

Had actually planned to go up today (but unfortunately something else came up ).

After the publicity today, if the orangemen try to do it again and the government let it happen, does anyone else think there'll be an even bigger crowd of protesters after the publicity from today?

Take out the pure sh!te (ie the looting and the burning of innocent peoples cars), todays protest wouldve seen to be a success by some people ie the parade didnt happen!! (though the parade not happaning today was probably a success for both the orangemen and the protestors!!)

[pete]

It is ludicrous to blame riots on a few people having a peaceful protest. Thats like saying if I don't like farmers & i see them protesting i can rampage through the city attacking gardai & destroying the city centre.

Are republicans so stupid that they are unable to just ignore this? I'm sure the Orange Order were hoping for a bit of reaction but don't republicans claim we all are irish & Dublin should be the seat of government in the 32 counties? Republicans are always telling loyalists they have nothing to fear in a 32 county ireland & that their rights will be upheld too. How can they claim this is true now when few loyalists can't protest peacefully down dublin city at an approved protest?

Some good pictures here

The people who rioted are cowards (never show their faces) & represent no one - they should be rounded up & deported from this country.