I’m No fan of Quinns, but what would you know of loyalty? displaying the Union flag in your profile picture is traitorous.

Clive,
1. It is not a ‘Union’ flag.
2. If it was a Union flag why and to whom would it be considered traitorous?
3. How can you make any presumptions about my loyalty by viewing a pictorial representation?
4. Why should I seek your approval about what I can or cannot display?
5. Did you know that the initial letter of a sentence should be written in the upper case?

It’s a union jack.
The only reason a person would display a union jack in their profile pic is to offend and to be provocative.
You can shove your millitaristic symbolism up your union jacksie.

He’s got you there Clive.

It’s only a union jack when it’s on a mast or bow of a ship. Otherwise it’s a union flag.

Are you slow or something? The GAA has come out and clearly distanced itself from those people’s actions. What are they supposed to do, control their minds? They did not, nor purport to, speak on behalf of the GAA by the way.

Mick collins did you read the article at all?

Yeah, that’s what they said

So many leading figures? Who exactly? A TV pundit, a couple of county managers and a few former players? Yeah, that’s a lot of leading figures. Except they are not.As posted below the G.A.A. should have said nothing. If there are fools out there who think that because a person is a member of an organisation that somehow their actions represent the views of that organisation they should be left wallowing in their ignorance.

Spot on Stephan

And for the record I have no time for the Quinns

Please read my Post below….and withdraw your antediluvian horns to somewhere approaching normal intelligence before you spout typical GAA shite.

You know nothing about the GAA. Bigot.

I dont think you seem to be able to separate the actions of an individual from that of an organisation.
It is ridiculous to undertake such generalisations- they were there of their own free will and not on GAA business

Oh Kerron you do have some funny things to say.

Besides the fact this post seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the related article, I really don’t know where to start here?? Pandering to the Windsors? As in welcoming the Queen into Croke Park last year?? Thankfully this country is moving on from the dark days of trouble in the north, that gesture from a traditionally staunch republican association was a great symbol of that. As for condemning the killing of a police officer in cold blood, of course they did!!?!

My point is that those men were there last weekend off their own accord, as was Fr D’Arcy. The stuff posted on this site during the week making Cavan out to be some sort of tear back to 1950s Ireland where the catholic church and GAA rule supreme is ridiculous. You don’t need to tell these people about the insurance levy or unemployment, they are very much feeling it first hand. I think it’s in everyones interest that people keep an open mind on this case, too often in the past we’ve believed the BS we’ve been shovelled and that hasn’t gone too well has it?

I wasn’t saying the “organisation” supported Quinn. I was pointing out two facts

1. That the organisation can be political when it wants to be, so this “remit” stuff is nonsense, and

2. That its members are clearly in a Hibernian parochial mode of thought, rather than a national Republican one (which is what the GAA is *supposed* to be about)

I’m going to tear up my ticket for the Hill tomorrow in protest………… not really

It has everything to do with the article. Where once the GAA was revolutionary it is now part of the establishment and its members support crooks like Quinn and indulge in meetings with royalty.

“Pandering to the Windsors? As in welcoming the Queen into Croke Park last year?? Thankfully this country is moving on from the dark days of trouble in the north, that gesture from a traditionally staunch republican”

hardly republican if it meets and greets a royal now is it? you do understand what Republican means don’t you?

ugh, “dark days”, “moving on”. . . you forgot “grow up”. All these platitudes have nothing to do with a critical assessment of where the north is at! Moving on to what exactly? nobody can every answer that. An unprincipled peace is what it is. Not what volunteers fought and died for.

“As for condemning the killing of a police officer in cold blood, of course they did!!?!”

The whole of the 1916-1922 period was driven by cultural organisations such as the GAA and CnaG, and yes their members killed police officers, so what is the difference today that the GAA condemns when once it fought? Britain still occupies part of Ireland if you hadn’t noticed

You have no right to call Quinn a crook. I support him and all Irish business and local clubs like GAA. First day I was proud to be Irish when I saw a few decent Irish people recognize the horrific crimes committed against Irish people and business. The levy is to pay the admin costs ha ha get your head out of your arse

Again your whole post is ridiculous?? You start “I’m not saying the “organisation” supports Quinn” but that’s where your relevance to the topic at hand ends. So what are you saying??

The rest of your post is an attack on the GAA. Are you a failed corner forward wannabe who couldn’t get a game for the local U 10s and now resents all and sundry since? Have a few ‘kens with the goys and chill out, the bog ball obviously isn’t to your taste loike

Are you actually for real? The G.A.A. has 850,000 members and you think that because a few of them attended a rally that means the (a) they were there as representatives of the Association and (b) they represent the views of the majority? Would you ever get a hold of your life. Don’t equate profile with power. Mikey Harte and Colm O’Rourke are the same as me, members of the G.A.A. They hold no office and have no power. The G.A.A. shouldn’t even have bothered to release the statement. Anyone with a clue would see that in this case there could be no possible connection between the actions of individuals and their membership of an organisation that has nothing to do with Sean Quinn.

1 million lemmings can’t be wrong!

Here here!!

I feel sorry for the Cavan locals who want to stand by the man who employed and boosted their economy for many years.

But this guy has gambled badly and lost. Best part is, we’re gonna be picking up the slack…..for years!

And yes, I also watch Vincent Browne.

Quinn’s debts alone is the equivalent of TWO YEARS of austerity!

Where, where Alison?

Not the case

Sean Quinn took 500 million out of his company and gambled it. I’m surprised he has people backing him, I would be furious If I was employed by him.

O’ dear, blind Quinn supporters need an education again.
How about the BBC give it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19063419

Biggins31 that is the clearest piece written about the Quinns and it comes from the British media so his supporters can’t claim it has an axe to grind or is trying to protect the establishment. It debunks each and every one of the lies and half truths the Quinns have put forward. If after reading that there are people who still support him, well they clearly are foolish. Maybe the government could just charge them the levy that’s paying for his actions.

So Brian, the ex-billionaire Sean Quinn is nothing but a patsy?? An innocent man who’s done NOTHING wrong?

Dude…

Not at all am I a supporter of his- quite the opposite.
I am however enjoying the media circus around the whole situation- if you think that Sean Quinn is the cause of all this, the one who’s head most deserves to be on the line- then I disagree.

They are being strung up as the scapegoats so that many others have their arses saved- there should be multiple convictions, wide ranging arrests.
Mick bloody Wallace is still receiving a state wage