Loyalists cancel Dublin flag protest after clash with rugby match and rock concert

Why would you exclude Mother Teresa? Surely a good friend of Baby Doc Duvalier deserves mention.

Seamor! True - to a point! Many years ago as a mature student at college in Dublin, I recall a sociology lecturer claiming that the lower ones class in the social hierarchy the more locally one identifies. Yet, this doesn't seem to hold true for working class loyalists in Belfast? Most people are ego centric and self seeking bar one or two exception like Mother Theresa, Mathatma Ghandi or Saint Francis of Assissi. My own guess is that the average schmuck is patriotic to wherever they stache their loot. Working class Dubliners, being Credit Unionists, generally consider themselves either Dubliners or Irish, usually in that order. Whereas, the Dublin 4 Saint Judas confraternity consider themselves European (Swiss) first, and probably Caymen Islanders second, after where they stach their 32 second temple shekels.

Many residents of the Southern Irish state increasingly consider themselves Europeans first and Irish second, if atall. Such people have at least one thing in common with the Loyalist in the North: Níl aon mheas ar bith acu ar theanga na nGael. Besides, they are largerly indifferent to the Tri-Colour and the Union Jack (which they consider the flag of the North, as an integral part of G.B.).

One of the greatest disappointments was that reactionary republicans interfered with Jeffrey and Willie's Love Ulster parade down O Connell Street in 2006, playing into their hands by deliberatel intended kneejerkery. Even if Jeffrey and Wilie don't love ALL of Ulster, or love imperialism the more, the holy trinity of Franco-Irish republicanism is liberty, equality, and fraternity. Our currently estranged Ulster/NI first cousins should be at liberty come up from a provincial capitol to march and protest up in the national capitol. And we should be big and fraternal enough to treat them with equality. Never did like parochial republicanism. Let them protest and welcome them with iioen arms. We're big enough, ya know!

Go away Republicans and Loyalists with you threats and violence. Leave our capital city alone.

That could of ended up like Dawn of the Dead, well done Garda.

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams TD, said people should ignore any Unionist protest that takes place south of the border. No one should raise a voice, or throw a stone, or counter protest, he said, adding that by considering coming to Dublin, Unionists acknowledge that this is a small island and that Dublin is part of the future.

Gerry AdamsTD, has urged Dubliners to ignore any flag protest by Loyalists. I agree. All they desire is publicity. If their protest is completely ignored, it will be doomed a failure. Comments by the so-called CIRA are irresponsible and only play into the hands of the recreational rioters.

Funny how the loyalists insist that the 26 counties has nothing to do with norhern Ireland, and yet they are bringing their flag protest to the cpaital city of a country that they claim they want nothing to do with.

He's quoted as having said that it's posponed, until Monday at the earliest. Only thing is, the Irish tricolour is only flown when the Dail or Seanad is sitting, ie a 32 hour week crammed into Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays ordinarily, with their clinics back home down the country over long weekends. Since he didn't know the flag wasn't flown on Saturdays, and doesn't seem to know it isn't flown on Mondays or Fridays either, he needs to hire a researcher to save him from any more faux pas. Equally, as I know from my army days, it's protocol to lower a national flag between the hours of sunset and sunrise every day, being considered disrespectful not to do so. As also to never let it touch the ground when doing either. (Or to superimpose supplementary motifs atop, like many mindlessly moronic soccer fans of two nations or states of my acquaintance, which irritates me no end.) Willie was apparently impressed in his dealings with our proto-national police force - Án Gárda Síochána na h'Éireann (ÁGSÉ)/(Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) above that of the provincial police force - the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)/(Án Serbhís Poílíní na Tuarscírt Éireann (SPTE). Just imagine how wonderfully splendiferous they would be as a truly amalgamated force serving the whole Island of Ireland. Do I anticipate provincial police forces in an provincially federated Ireland in future? An An Garda Siochana na Uladh - Mumhan - Laigheann - agus Chonnacha? Would save one of the Garda helicopters having to fly from Dublin down range to Belfast every evening to thermal image loyalist protesters.

He's quoted as having said that it's posponed, until Monday at the earliest. Only thing is, the Irish tricolour is only flown when the Dail or Seanad is sitting, ie a 32 hour week crammed into Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays ordinarily, with their clinics back home down the country over long weekends. Since he didn't know the flag wasn't flown on Saturdays, and doesn't seem to know it isn't flown on Mondays or Fridays either, he needs to hire a researcher to save him from any more faux pas. Equally, as I know from my army days, it's protocol to lower a national flag between the hours of sunset and sunrise every day, being considered disrespectful not to do so. As also to never let it touch the ground when doing either. (Or to superimpose supplementary motifs atop, like many mindlessly moronic soccer fans of two nations or states of my acquaintance, which irritates me no end.) Willie was apparently impressed in his dealings with our proto-national police force - Án Gárda Síochána na h'Éireann (ÁGSÉ)/(Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) above that of the provincial police force - the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)/(Án Serbhís Poílíní na Tuarscírt Éireann (SPTE). Just imagine how wonderfully splendiferous they would be as a truly amalgamated force serving the whole Island of Ireland. Do I anticipate provincial police forces in an provincially federated Ireland in future? An An Garda Siochana na Uladh - Mumhan - Laigheann - agus Chonnacha? Would save one of the Garda helicopters having to fly from Dublin down range to Belfast every evening to thermal image loyalist protesters.

Willie Frazer is a man who never came to terms with the pain of having a close relative murdered. He hasn't moved on like everyone else, and that's his personal tragedy. Besides that, even though he wishes to be a politician, he has little or no support. He's more to be pitied than hated.

Truth is someone told Willie that the flag of Ireland does not fly on Saturdays so Will would look foolish trying to remove a flag that is not there.In hindsight Willie was and is planning to take three bus loads of unionists to Dublin after all these years remembering that Mr Paisley said not an inch and never,never,never.Oh Willie

The Planted NIR-UKers are comical but then again maybe this is what was achieved by Peace Agreement and with joy exhibited by the southies at the queen's visit. The lovey dovy and in harmony Eire-UKers of today having cast off religion, sovereignty, such a notion is not too much of a stretch.

jacob me boy!! do you really expect your silly point to be debated. I'v got the spoon if you have the pot.