Harleyman Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Oh noes for any stray dutch football supporters! Dutch-Americans like to wear those T-Shirts that say "You're not much if you're not Dutch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Walking along Fifth Avenue, New York, all dressed in orange during the St. Patrick's Day Parade might get you a bit of unwelcome attention I bet there are few Orange parade's going off in somewhere in the US in July,or are they only held in parts of Canada. My in-laws are from the South West. They are rabid republicans but my mother in law LOVED the Queen. When Charles and Di got married they were on holiday in South Armagh and had to draw all the curtains and watch the wedding all hidden away. All the kids were told 'For God's sake lads, don't tell a soul what we've been watching'. Ha, ha. She was a rabid republican too and worked for Sinn Fein for a while. Loved the Queen though, mad. I've got Protestant,Catholic and and a bunch of atheists among my relatives,no wonder i'm a mass of contradictions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 McGuinness and a Windsor shaking hands, murderer gets the Royal seal of approval. I feel all cosy inside. Our prisons are full of men and women who have committed crimes that don't even scratch at the level of violence he was involved in..let's give them a handshake eh. Games, games and more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlepup Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Anyone seen the guard? “There’s gay lads in the IRA?” .. “Sure look it was the only way we could successfully infiltrate the MI5!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have wandered down the Falls Road and seen pictures of the 'divides', the huge concrete walls between catholic and protestant areas. I have been in a beautiful ornately carved pub that was destroyed and recreated to perfection seven times which is opposite the most bombed hotel in Europe. This has to be better than what was but I wonder what 'negotiations' have gone on to drive this forward. I was reading the other day on the BBc web site about parents taking their children to be shot by appointment by the paramilitary thugs that still seem to rule in several areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have wandered down the Falls Road and seen pictures of the 'divides', the huge concrete walls between catholic and protestant areas. I have been in a beautiful ornately carved pub that was destroyed and recreated to perfection seven times which is opposite the most bombed hotel in Europe. This has to be better than what was but I wonder what 'negotiations' have gone on to drive this forward. I was reading the other day on the BBc web site about parents taking their children to be shot by appointment by the paramilitary thugs that still seem to rule in several areas. Perhaps its going to take a lot of time before fear and suspicion on either side cease to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have wandered down the Falls Road and seen pictures of the 'divides', the huge concrete walls between catholic and protestant areas. I have been in a beautiful ornately carved pub that was destroyed and recreated to perfection seven times which is opposite the most bombed hotel in Europe. This has to be better than what was but I wonder what 'negotiations' have gone on to drive this forward. I was reading the other day on the BBc web site about parents taking their children to be shot by appointment by the paramilitary thugs that still seem to rule in several areas. It was speculated that this "handshake" was put in place is due to how badly Sinn Féin's reaction went down to the Queen's well received visit to Ireland. She surprised many by addressing the Irish President in Irish. Also it was judged that many people took her offer of deep sympathy to everyone who has suffered in centuries of conflict between Britain and Ireland as a sincere gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddybare Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hope he washes it well afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 even in this country as john lydons book was titled No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs I want to know when we are going to start sticking up for the dogs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I bet there are few Orange parade's going off in somewhere in the US in July,or are they only held in parts of Canada. I've got Protestant,Catholic and and a bunch of atheists among my relatives,no wonder i'm a mass of contradictions!! Bit like me. A grand uncle who was in the IRA and two uncles who joined the RAF and fought for England in WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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