Why we need to re-imagine Ireland

So the terror state queen can have me brutally massacred for daring open criticism - really funny! I don't dispute this or your sick masochistic fantasies. Back to reality, Betty the German can't even enter the City of London without formal permission. My identity is irrelevant - I'm just a regular person pointing out common sense historical facts whereas you've already acknowledged your a degenerate troll with bizarre intellectual pretenses.

MY FEEDBACK is most gratifying and so long as pseudo- intellectuals attempt pathetic ripostes, I know I am on the right track! - - - As for ‘Identity' --- yet another thing your last two exhausted 'brain' cells are struggling with: Look! - Live whatever lies you choose to tell yourself and infect this site with, all you want, but you won't alter any Facts or assist Ireland in any way. --- Now, before dealing with mine and Her Majesty's, let’s have a 'go' at your ‘identity’: We have observed you commonly use the English language in a very naive and elementary manner ; which begs the question: What part of 'Germany' do you derive 'Kurt' from, and which part of 'Scandinavia', the rest? ... and kindly explain how that connects you to either 'Ireland' or America, for that matter? ------ As for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth (of 38 Countries, Dependent Territories or Dominions),who Reigns over TWICE as many Irish in the UK as there are in the Republic - in addition to N.I. --- you better not let her hear you calling her names ... although she might, typically, drop her head, snigger silently at your impertinence, and make a mental and visual note so she can later have the dinner guests roaring with laughter at her brilliant impression of you! - but be warned! – She might be amused – but The Irish Guards standing nearby, who, with their razor-sharp swords are ready to slice you into neat ‘rashers’ on a secret signal, might take a very different view! Please do go to London and try it, and let me know when ,so I can film it ! As for my identity? - You have my permission to keep quessing wrongly. Patricia Harty: Please make sure the returning Artists don't bring anything like poor MrKurt back with them!

Boring everyone to death? LOL. Try reading through your last rambling gem of thought fragments, Towntroll (which I'll admit evidences some "cerebral challenges"). Also, please spare us the silly implication that you're actually Irish. Incidentally, creaky, I'm not sure Betty the German would have much appreciation for an artefact from Charles II.

AT LAST ! the tiniest hint of intelligence from old kurt below! - - - In consideration of his pitiful attempts to comprehend the cerebral challenges posed by Bloggers and other comment posters here, we will disregard the wholly erroneous appraisal of our personal circumstances and intention of posting on this site, and rejoice that, finally, some kind of ‘penny seems to have dropped’!- - - - - - PATRICIA HARTY hopes the 'Imagine Ireland' artists will bring back new perspectives from the 'Diaspora' to enrich the old homeland , it’s a wonderful thought , and goodness knows anything would help the poor 'distressful' country at the moment. - - - My fear is that they might also resort to collecting all the Irish artefacts stashed in US museums to bring home and sell - (like the 'Priceless Markievitz Photograph' on another Thread here) - to help pay for the trip. --- The Joyce can go Dublin's Jewish museum, The Stoker to Whitby in Yorkshire and the Charles II Chest to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. - - - (The latter two they can drop off when they go over looking for work!). - - - Finally,Kurt, I promise you know nothing about the dauntless Towngate! Make NO mistake!! - - - So stick to commenting on the posted articles as you are invited to - instead of stifling a healthy exchange of views by attacking fellow commenters,degrading the Site and boring everyone to death!

Incidentally, the museum housing Ulysses, the Rosenbach, also has the handwritten original of Bram Stoker's Dracula (as well as miscellaneous items such as a chest belonging to Charles II). It's on what is probably the nicest street in Philadephia.

The Irish and this site in particular seem to be towntroll's life obsession. Make no mistake, towntroll is overjoyed at the recent misery in Ireland and his attempts at humour are celebratory in nature. At least he began to openly own up to his role here after his name modification.

A-Ha! Molly! You cannot fool me by codding I had you fooled! You're a wise old bird and probably head of the coop! - - - I have not been aware of any of your posts since I joined on November4.responding to "The Irish are back in London" by Niall, and on many more subjects relevant to "The Irish Condition" today. - Most very serious topics. I will not admonish you for not having taken the trouble to get ‘up to speed ‘ before wading in on this more light-hearted Thread which has almost run its course, in which I am exercised by two of the more bizarre and eccentric Commenters on this smashing Site, who have had the “Towngate” closed on them some time ago because, even for ‘Little Irelanders’, their xenophobia is off the scale! - but they keep scratching at it to be let in again. Pitiful really. - - - My gentle Ironical Satire has only just been realised by one of them – fair play to him – but he still has a way to go as his rabid anti- anything British made him gulp down the ‘shakespeare’ bait as I could rely on him assuming it was the writer William I meant. Instead as you see, he didn’t swallow it but typically turned it into a smutty infantile slur instead. All good harmless fun! - - "Ah, shur aren’t we Uurish faaaamas for it!" Give it a try! ( - Btw: ‘Shakespeare Inc’ make an item called ‘The Priest’, a ten inch brass-headed club for quickly putting landed fish out of their misery). Finally ~Today,The Chairman of the Dail, began the proceedings to dissolve Parliament by calling: - Loud and clear: Quote; “The Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern”– instead of Brian Cowan ! Molly, I am not disrespecting the citizens of Ireland - they are doing a grand job themselves!

Ha ha Towngate,You had me fooled. I understand now having read in your own posts that you admit to winding people up, rattling chains and "hooking" people that your posts are tongue in cheek and not meant to be taken seriously. However the collapse in the Irish economy is serious for the 14% unemployed plus those forced to emigrate. The economy ruined by poor planning and development strategies - "we'll build houses and roads where we want " rather than where they are economically viable - hence ghost estates 300,000 unsold houses, houses built on flood plains, toll roads which do not attract sufficient vehicles to pay their way. Having to borrow from the EU at a high interest rate more money than Ireland received in subsidies since joining the EU / EC in 1973....Serious stuff. Patricia’s article is linked to the new tourist campaign which is 'Imagine Ireland'. Since the Tourist Industry like the rest of the economy is in freefall ( British visitor numbers halved since 2007 ). As we know there is a push to re engage with the Diaspora. One wonders if this new campaign will be successful ( given the alienation of the Diaspora in the recent past )and if it will create new jobs? If you think the issue of unemployment and state bankruptcy is open to ridicule go ahead - you are disrespecting the citizens of Ireland not me.

NO PRETENCE NECESSARY.You are condemned by by dint of your own illiterate scribblings! - How like 'The Covey' in The Plough and the Stars, who found that spouting claptrap was useless when he was called upon to be brave - but could only cower in a corner like a melting Jello when he had his chance to fight for Ireland. What did you and your pet cur ever do,we wonder?

Yes, pretend what I'm saying is all a delusion.

hurtjonhsson: I really do hope you get better soon!

Anglo-materialism reduces people to mass consumer debt slaves - that's real hatred of humanity!

I see towntroll has imploded into self referentialism. You can bet that his degenerate anglo-squatter householed indoctrinated him in racist supremacist publications from early childhood - as demonstrated by his affinity to punch.

I IMAGINE READING unsuitable magazines as a child may be from where some bitter posters on here derive their hatred of Humanity. I have never read a bad Punch - but I do know someone who needs a good one!

Keep telling yourself how witty you are, Towntroll. Your transparent anti-Irish hatred doesn't even rise to the level of humour in the Punch magazine sense (a publication similiar to the nazi anti-Jewish publications of the 1920s-40s). One thing for certain about "our sweet little shamrocky island" is that misery and conflict persist wherever the toxin of anglo influence is maintained.