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Was out for a walk with my son this evening, and came across a crowd of approx 30 men, many heavies in hoods and with faces covered, putting up Union flags in a mixed area (probably even marginally nationalist) of south Belfast
One crowd remained on the ground almost guarding the other two crowds as they went up ladders on every lamp post, big dog in toe as well.
This was early evening with many families out and about and plenty of traffic coming home from work still

Sad and depressing really
 
IrishBlueSince92 said:
Was out for a walk with my son this evening, and came across a crowd of approx 30 men, many heavies in hoods and with faces covered, putting up Union flags in a mixed area (probably even marginally nationalist) of south Belfast
One crowd remained on the ground almost guarding the other two crowds as they went up ladders on every lamp post, big dog in toe as well.
This was early evening with many families out and about and plenty of traffic coming home from work still

Sad and depressing really
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As someone who comes from Coleraine and a area which was mixed mainly protestant and now mainly Nationalist (or should I say run by nationalist drug dealing gang) it's sad and almost funny how both sides put flags up on outskirts of area. Competing who can put them highest on posts. Every time I return home I think more and more how they ruin beautiful towns and villages.
 
ob said:
As someone who comes from Coleraine and a area which was mixed mainly protestant and now mainly Nationalist (or should I say run by nationalist drug dealing gang) it's sad and almost funny how both sides put flags up on outskirts of area. Competing who can put them highest on posts. Every time I return home I think more and more how they ruin beautiful towns and villages.
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Coleraine....haven't been there since I was seeing a girl from there a few years ago, discovered her brother was a serial killer during the troubles lol
 
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The ESRI predicting growth in the Irish economy of around 11%. Over twice theirs and the government’s own predictions.
Exports to Europe way up, but the bulk of the growth is in three multi national sectors including export of Medical, pharmaceuticals and computer services.
Unemployment particularly amongst the younger population is still way too high., though.
 
ob said:
No worries don't mind asking mate. I class myself as Northern Irish in first instance. If filling out a form and options are British or Irish I select British. I have on many occasions also classed myself as Irish. For example if someone in conversation says are you Irish, I rely yea from Northern Ireland. Certainly don't like labels too much as it pigeon holes someone. Doesn't sound so confusing in my head as it does reading that
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Where in Northern Ireland are you from I asked a lad at work. He replied there is no such thing as Northern Ireland, only Ireland.
Depends on your religion.
 
m7mcfc said:
Where in Northern Ireland are you from I asked a lad at work. He replied there is no such thing as Northern Ireland, only Ireland.
Depends on your religion.
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Where's your friend from, I'm from Coleraine
 
m7mcfc said:
Where in Northern Ireland are you from I asked a lad at work. He replied there is no such thing as Northern Ireland, only Ireland.
Depends on your religion.
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Shouldn’t have anything to do with religion considering most calling themselves Catholic or Protestant probably don’t practice either and quite a lot are really atheist or agnostic.
What about the Muslims and the Buddhists etc.
Unfortunately though, you are right that the Nationalist Unionist divide is largely still very predictably along these religious lines, even in this modern world.

And no matter which side of that divide you fall on, your friend is wrong, there is such a place as Northern Ireland.

The way I look at it and how I recently explained it to my son, who is now of voting age is, that regardless of the rights or wrongs of history and the separation of the north and south in the first place, we all knew what we were voting for in the Belfast Agreement referendum and by voting in favour have recognised the state of NI.
Down south what we got out of it was the dropping of the Government of Ireland Act by the British Government.
What Northern Unionism got out of it is a security that quite a lot don’t seem to recognise. Yet they use the GFA when it suits them.
If I was in their shoes I would have far more trust in the GFA than the Tory government.
Ironically what the DUP fear most in my view, is democracy.

Like I say. Just my view.
 
ob said:
As someone from a unionist background he certainly doesn't speak for me or almost everyone I know. Man only interested in promoting himself and his own interests. Unfortunately men like him on both sides more interested in division than bringing communities together
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IrishBlueSince92 said:
Made famous by the flag protests about 10 years ago and kept famous by Steven Nolan and being pretty much a spokesperson for the UVF
Little scrote Bryson
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I'm not sure if Nolan has a hard on for him, or looks up to him as an example on how to present a radio show designed to wind every fecker up?
 
mat said:
I'm not sure if Nolan has a hard on for him, or looks up to him as an example on how to present a radio show designed to wind every fecker up?
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Nolan is nothing more than a rabble rouser.
It seems that nearly everyday he tries to get a "story" to stoke up sectarian tensions that can sadly too often lead to violence.
I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to one of his broadcasts live, but from time to time I will have a segment pop up on my social media page, normally when a part of it deals with trade union related topics.
I have started fast forwarding these to the relevant discussion and avoid the other crap.
 
Jim Allister is to the right of Hitler. There was a classic back in 2016 when a debate started about should a public holiday be given on the 100th anniversary of the Easter rising. Allister pipes up and says "why should we celebrate something that happened in a foreign country". He looked a complete tool when David McWilliams ( an economist) pointed out that every year he celebrates the battle of the Boyne
 
solley attwell said:
Jim Allister is to the right of Hitler. There was a classic back in 2016 when a debate started about should a public holiday be given on the 100th anniversary of the Easter rising. Allister pipes up and says "why should we celebrate something that happened in a foreign country". He looked a complete tool when David McWilliams ( an economist) pointed out that every year he celebrates the battle of the Boyne
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That’s brilliant in its ludicrousness.
There’s something big happening up there this day week as far as I can remember. Can’t quite recall what it is.
 
What's even more bonkers and illogical is why do Orangemen want to parade down catholic dominated areas where they're not wanted. Imagine City celebrating the league title through the streets of Liverpool or Chelsea parading the champions league through the streets of Manchester... All because it's the queen's highway... Utter lunacy
 
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