So you can see through them too? Wonder how deep the discounts are…

and yet they never seem to charge them with involvement in drugs. Unless ppl think the Guards are giving them a free card, no nor do I.

I think the days of the rifle in Irish politics are over, and are very counter productive at this stage.

Never seen drugs in the north when I was growing up you would of got shot in the knees for it. It’s a whole different story now

So called “republicans” are a mockery to this Republic.

In that case, Michael Collins (a republican) was a “mockery to this Republic”.

Are you seriously associating Michael Collins wit that rabble, your having a laugh aren’t u, tell the truth, ok u got me, Michael Collins , extortion , drug dealing, how could I b so naive… Nice one…

Desmond o’Toole wasn’t the kelly man that they killed, the Mr. Big in drugs a member of the Workers party and the official IRA. Who joined with Labour in the 90′s. We both know who in Labour were O.I.R.A members.

Conor,How are they using you national flag sure your from Fermanagh. Back ti school for you Plonker.

Maybe you should be the one going back to school – to learn the difference between your and you’re.

@richard

with that logic how can anyone from the north call themselves Irish.

Hi Alan Maguire,Your under the the union jackboot flag and don’t forget it your also a bleeding subject to the Queen,How’s that for grammer.

Which flag? What state? I see them flying the tricolour, the flag of the Irish Republic. Many Republicans would refuse to recognise the Irish Free State, or 26 county ‘Republic’. This state adopted the tricolour as its flag, however it should be borne in mind that it was originally the flag of a different state, one which Republicans would maintain an allegiance to.

There’s no such thing as the Irish Free State. There is such a thing as the Republic of Ireland. Get your facts right.

Technically, there is no state called the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is a soccer team, or the description of the state which is called Ireland or Éire. It is not an actual name of a country. Sorry to be pedantic. See the constitution for the naming of the state.

What flag are you flying , instead of your photo Shane?
You seem to have a big thing about flags!
Personally , I have a big problem with extortionist gangs , wrapping our sacred Tricolour around them , as some kind of political protection .
These guys , by their own admission , are just using the guise of pretending to be Republicans to put fear into publicans & drug dealers to extract protection monies from them.
Such gangsterism is revolting to the tradition of Republicanism that I was born & reared into .

You sound like a very confused person Shane. But then again militant republicans, or whatever name you give yourselves these days, generally are a bit thick.

I wasn’t voicing any measure of support for this group with my comment, I was providing an explanation of an aspect of Irish Republican tradition and ideology.

I personally wouldn’t follow the 32CSM line of thought, nor would i consider myself a ‘militant’ as one person put it. I am however a Republican and what I outlined in my original comment would be a general Republican outlook on the issue of this state and its flag.

Surely then Shane , you must recognise that The Good Friday Agreement was entered into in good faith by the entire Republican Movement , both Military & Political sections.
One’s word is one’s bond , surely is the name of the game then ?
The fact that Irish Republicanism is equally sharing power in The Six Counties , underwritten Internationally , but of course equally too, by the Irish & British Governments.
The bedding down & the honouring of this Agreement is imperative if we are ever to see a United Island of Ireland , in any of our lifetimes – it can only be earned by trust and certainly not by a bunch of Extortionists , Drug Gangsters or pseudo Republicans.

Eddie, I would agree with most of your comment. Obviously people who would be using extortion and fear to suit their own, largely non-political agendas would have no place in the proud tradition of Irish Republicanism. I’m not saying that this is the case.

My picture is a Palestinian flag by the way. I had it up on my Facebook some time ago and have not felt any great need to take it down. I wouldn’t place any especial value on a flag, I would be much more interested in how a state shapes itself politically and socially, but they can have a symbolic importance in their own right. I would be very proud of our own tricolour. I don’t know would that equate to me ‘having a thing about flags’ per se.

I posted my comment about agreeing with your post before I saw your second one Eddie. I wouldn’t necessarily agree with your sentiments on the Good Friday nod and wink, but certainly many Republicans do. It would be simplistic to suggest that the entire Republican movement entered into that agreement, that is simply false. It would be likewise simplistic to suggest that those who did initially offer a measure of support for it should stick with it for better or worse.

Vigilante ! ;-

Don’t mind that Good friday nonsense,its baloney.

Don’t mind the agreement that paved the way for the establishment of a power sharing government , and ultimately peace , are you joking? You , and your ilk cant , and wont succeed in denying me and my communities claim to Irish citizenship.

“Take it down from the mast….”

ok richard

what makes you more ‘Irish’ than ryan

Richard if you could answer some questions if you please. To help us understand your position better.

Q1) What mandate from the people of this Island do you and your brethren have to continue with what you all refer to as the ” armed struggle”?

Q2) Do you believe in Democracy?

Q3) Do you recognize the State of Eire as it presently exists?

Q4) Would you call yourself a citizen of the above State?

Really? Considering I’m an Irish republican activist I doubt I’ll be going down on my knees to any queen, let alone the English queen. Mind you, meeting the queen as one of the leaders of Irish republicanism over the past 4 decades cant be viewed in similar context to ‘bowing to the queen’. Mandela met with P.W Botha whom was once leading the regime that had oppressed the blacks of South Africa for centuries. It’s called political maturity , as much as I despise the Queen of England , and all monarchs in general , she did show respect to those whom gave their life’s for Irish independence, it’s only right we also step up to the mark as Irish republicans.

presume the comment above was a reply to me.

ok so in your eyes collins, o’ connell etc werent irish.

so any member of the pira, cira, 32 csm etc born in the 6 counties aren’t irish.

so only people born in dublin after 1921 are irish, that rules me out, i was born in galway

Guards are afraid of them, and Ill maintain that point of view until they start coming down hard on these thugs

Perhaps it’s that the system thst doesn’t allow them to come down hard on them??
Perhaps it’s fear for the reprisals on their families rather than themselves and the complete lack of protection our leaders and courts give them??
You do read the news I presume?

“Guards are afraid of them, and Ill maintain that point of view until they start coming down hard on these thugs”

The Guards aren’t ‘afraid’. They are too busy focusing on the man behind the tree instead of catching the countless drivers that regularly break the law using their mobile phone, speeders, jay walkers and vigilantes like you. Works both ways.

Why did you not ask one of them when you was passing by or maybe you are shy.

Alan Ryan wasn’t born when Mrs Mc.Conville was killed annd every one knows it was the British who killed her then put the blame on the IRA. Just ask John Stalker.

Cormac,I was born in Dublin after 1921 and was not born under British rule so I am not a subject under the unelected German English Queen that’s why I’m Irish.

Richard , in the most heart warmth way known to man , you physically make me sick.

Ryan, If the truth makes you sick take some Alka selka.

i was responding to richard who was calling ryan an a la carte irish person cause he was from fermananagh. maybe read all the comments and it might make sense

Who did Jean McConville threaten? Or the Protestant workers massacred at Kingsmill? There is no nobility or bravery in the squalid sectarian war that criminals with no mandate and no sense of shame perpetrated in these islands, nor those who are the latest incarnation of this depravity.

Poetic..

Don’t be so naive Pat.

Drug dealing and running extortion deals…ask any senior Gardai and if you don’t believe them head out to kilbarrack and ask a few locals

Which of your freedoms are inhibited?

The freedom to kidnap, torture and murder … the hallmarks of a true “republican”.

Au revoir Labour Party!! 2016 will see Labour voted out of office (like the Greens were in 2011).

We shall see, Mark, but what relevance your comment has to the topic of this thread is beyond me.

Turn off the CAPS please !
Your comment is already stupid enough as it is.