GPO to be Shopping Centre

**BohsPartisan** · 21/07/2007, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

You, on the other hand, are ignorant to the fact that Zara sell clothes for men, women & children.

If thats true I'm guilty as charged. Though I'm not too ashamed that shopping is not one of my specialist subjects.

**hoops1** · 21/07/2007, 8:26 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

If thats true I'm guilty as charged. Though I'm not too ashamed that shopping is not one of my specialist subjects.

Bohs Partisan isnt a expert in something Shocker.

**BohsPartisan** · 22/07/2007, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by hoops1

Bohs Partisan isnt a expert in something Shocker.

I know, I know, sorry to dissapoint my fans but I like to keep it real!

**jebus** · 22/07/2007, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

Is this for real or is this a late April fools story! sounds like an absolute joke of an idea can't see many people going for it!

You're joking right, you are talking about the same country that has allowed historic sites and castles to be torn apart in the interest of consumerism and backhanders (St. John's Castle, Viking sites in Dublin, etc.), and are currently allowing Tara to be destroyed. Turning the GPO into a shopping centre, whilst a disgrace, is hardly the least of the Irish people's sins

**Boh_So_Good** · 01/08/2007, 5:54 PM

Originally Posted by noby

From what I saw on the News last night it's more of a restaurant/cafe/museum type plan than a shopping centre.

Yes. I have seen the plans and they are along the lines of the Melenium Wing of the National Gallery. Looks beautiful too.

**Magicme** · 02/08/2007, 2:27 PM

Well in consumer fanatic Ireland what else would be an appropriate way to honour the site?

I dont think its a biggy as long as they maintain the front bit as a memorial.

**Lim till i die** · 02/08/2007, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

I dont think its a biggy as long as they maintain the front bit as a memorial.

A memorial to what??

Carnage?? Hopeless Failure?? The Hijacking of this countries history by the Church??

Tear it down to fcuk. One more spin in the grave wont make much difference for James Connolly

**Boh_So_Good** · 06/08/2007, 2:29 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

One more spin in the grave wont make much difference for James Connolly

Connolly was a soviet agent anyways. His only agenda was to get the Brits out so he could take orders from Lenin and Trotsky in the Irish Soviet. If 1916 was a success Connolly and Larkin would have taken over had the other leaders liquidated, built gulags in Donegal and had gigantic bronze statues of themselves made.

**SligoBrewer** · 06/08/2007, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good

Connolly was a soviet agent anyways. His only agenda was to get the Brits out so he could take orders from Lenin and Trotsky in the Irish Soviet. If 1916 was a success Connolly and Larkin would have taken over had the other leaders liquidated, built gulags in Donegal and had gigantic bronze statues of themselves made.

and thats a bad thing?

**BohsPartisan** · 06/08/2007, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good

Connolly was a soviet agent anyways.

The Russian revolution and the establishment of Soviet Power occured in 1917 over a year after the execution of James Connolly. At the time of his death, Connolly had no reason to believe there would be a Socialist revolution anywhere in the world so soon, for if he had he would never have got involved in the Easter adventure. At this time the Socialist international had collapsed due to the capitulation to belligerence on the part of the leading parties of the international. Only a few of the major players opposed the war. Lenin, Trotsky and the Bolsheviks, Connolly in Ireland, Luxemburg and Liebknecht in Germany, MacClean and his followers in Scotland and the Left in the SPUSA. But communication was difficult due to the war and there was no organisation linking them together as the comintern had not yet been established.

**Lim till i die** · 06/08/2007, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good

Connolly was a soviet agent anyways. His only agenda was to get the Brits out so he could take orders from Lenin and Trotsky in the Irish Soviet. If 1916 was a success Connolly and Larkin would have taken over had the other leaders liquidated, built gulags in Donegal and had gigantic bronze statues of themselves made.

Would have suited me down to the ground

Far more palatable than what we actually got

**jebus** · 07/08/2007, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by Boh_So_Good

Connolly was a soviet agent anyways. His only agenda was to get the Brits out so he could take orders from Lenin and Trotsky in the Irish Soviet. If 1916 was a success Connolly and Larkin would have taken over had the other leaders liquidated, built gulags in Donegal and had gigantic bronze statues of themselves made.

Sounds a bit like paradise compared to the present system alright. God help the Irish if I ever get a sniff of power at this stage, I'd show the Simpsons what history's greatest monster really means

Seriously I'm taking labour camps for Fianna Fail voters