Gerry Adams

Been arrested. Surely opens a can of worms now.

Good enough for the b*stard

For what?

For what?

Being a c**t all his life ..
And
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27232731

Gets on my nerves on La Liga

For what?

Being a c**t all his life ..
And
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27232731

Interesting.

I lived in the Republic of Ireland in the mid 80s and got to know a few families that were all for the "cause". You could not avoid them tbh. One of these families had a "leak" a young man and the IRA death squad were closing in on him. Before they found out it was him the grandmother of the family who was then my age now stepped forward and took the hit for him. She was found in a field dead and the young lad disappeared to America we think.

Just another story in those times but I hope they do find the murderers today.

For what?

Being a c**t all his life ..
And
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27232731

Interesting.

I lived in the Republic of Ireland in the mid 80s and got to know a few families that were all for the "cause". You could not avoid them tbh. One of these families had a "leak" a young man and the IRA death squad were closing in on him. Before they found out it was him the grandmother of the family who was then my age now stepped forward and took the hit for him. She was found in a field dead and the young lad disappeared to America we think.

Just another story in those times but I hope they do find the murderers today.

Christ I know they were harsh times but to get slotted because someone took a piss .

For what?

Being a c**t all his life ..
And
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27232731

Interesting.

I lived in the Republic of Ireland in the mid 80s and got to know a few families that were all for the "cause". You could not avoid them tbh. One of these families had a "leak" a young man and the IRA death squad were closing in on him. Before they found out it was him the grandmother of the family who was then my age now stepped forward and took the hit for him. She was found in a field dead and the young lad disappeared to America we think.

Just another story in those times but I hope they do find the murderers today.

Christ I know they were harsh times but to get slotted because someone took a piss .

Haha. I got the impression they were all taking a piss then. Everyone was under suspicion.

Gets on my nerves on La Liga

Hahaha.

Northern Ireland is the great hypocrisy of the western world. The US spent years condemning terrorism in the Middle East but on the side it was indirectly funding the IRA's efforts against the UK.

Gerry Adams has gotten away with a lot more than he should have. Personally, I don't think he's a freedom fighter. I think he's a coward. I don't think he ever murdered anyone himself. He just ordered others to do it. That's just my opinion though. I don't know all the facts but I've read enough about the conflict to have my suspicions about him.

On a personal note, I do think Ireland should be Ireland. England should never have gone over and got involved in the first place. However, that's long gone now and Northern Ireland seems happy to remain as it is in these more peaceful times.

Gets on my nerves on La Liga

Hahaha.

Northern Ireland is the great hypocrisy of the western world. The US spent years condemning terrorism in the Middle East but on the side it was indirectly funding the IRA's efforts against the UK.

Gerry Adams has gotten away with a lot more than he should have. Personally, I don't think he's a freedom fighter. I think he's a coward. I don't think he ever murdered anyone himself. He just ordered others to do it. That's just my opinion though. I don't know all the facts but I've read enough about the conflict to have my suspicions about him.

On a personal note, I do think Ireland should be Ireland. England should never have gone over and got involved in the first place. However, that's long gone now and Northern Ireland seems happy to remain as it is in these more peaceful times.

Zabier, I work with a few Protestants and the violence is still there just not on the scale it used to be. A few of them go back for the marching and they tell me it gets pretty bad. I also work with Catholics from Ireland and they seem to have a chip on their shoulder . But I get on with all of them

That's sad to hear Xcasual. I guess we don't hear about it over here because it would be bad for the UK political scene if it turned out the Good Friday agreement hadn't worked as well as many thought it had.

i was born after the IRA and things or by the time i grew up that was all over. but every time i see his name gerry adams, it always says "sinn feinn" or something along those lines, what does that mean ?

Sinn Feinn has been compared to Al-Qaeda or Hezbollah by their opposition. I'm not sure they are that extreme but they were pretty much the main terrorist group but they often used to publicly play down their links to the IRA.

Good enough for the b*stard

Agreed, Hope they get that McGuinness c*nt as well

I had to Google his name cos i didn't have a clue who he was, seems like a slimey kunt to me

When Cardiff were on a tour of Ireland a few of us went over , can't remember when it was but we were still wearing Burberry and SI 2 things that come to mind was being called an English b*stard and a little old man in a booth selling Ira propaganda ,badges etc.

So the people that fought to be independent are now independent in the republic, so what do they have to fight for now?.

So the people that fought to be independent are now independent in the republic, so what do they have to fight for now?.

They want Ireland to be just Ireland , not split with Northern Ireland

I watched some Ross Kemp thing about the place, and it still seems pretty savage over there, them marches don't go down to well, most of the violence seemed to come from the side that want to be British... The ones coursing the agro all looked like teenagers. It seemed more a case of "let's smash the place up for the sake of it" rather than anything to do with the politics of it all

It's become more of a blood feud over the years. People using the Troubles as an excuse to enact revenge or their own form of justice. It's always the youth that are the most vocal in these things. The ones who don't really understand what it was all started over but have seen their families suffer enough to know all they want us revenge.

can someone give me some history on the IRA please, we wasnt taught much in school except they are terrorists, i've seen one or two things but from what i gathered, Ireland didnt want to be british so troops where sent out there, then troops killed women and children doing a peaceful protest, so the ira formed to kill british soldiers, is that true or am i way off ?

Catholics v Protestants. All the same religion until Henry viii dissolved the monasteries.

Absolute joke. Worship same god read same holy book etc.....

Catholics v Protestants. All the same religion until Henry viii dissolved the monasteries.

Absolute joke. Worship same god read same holy book etc.....

Just an excuse for violence, like all religion has been over the centuries....

Mankind, will always find an excuse for a tear up, Religion, Territory, Race, Creed, Football team etc.....

can someone give me some history on the IRA please, we wasnt taught much in school except they are terrorists, i've seen one or two things but from what i gathered, Ireland didnt want to be british so troops where sent out there, then troops killed women and children doing a peaceful protest, so the ira formed to kill british soldiers, is that true or am i way off ?

Ireland was a country in itself but was riled by the British for 800 years. The IRA was formed to regain its indedendence. In the 1920 under political pressure Britain divided Ireland into two countries, Eire and Northern Ireland.
This divide was done due to the fact the 6 Northern states were immigrants from Scotland who was ted to remain under British control. This divide resulted in the IRA never recognising either country and basically became their springboard to become big.

Catholics v Protestants. All the same religion until Henry viii dissolved the monasteries.

Absolute joke. Worship same god read same holy book etc.....

Just an excuse for violence, like all religion has been over the centuries....

Mankind, will always find an excuse for a tear up, Religion, Territory, Race, Creed, Football team etc.....

Sad but true. Can't understand it myself.

its time they should target the leaders from both sides

Catholics v Protestants. All the same religion until Henry viii dissolved the monasteries.

Absolute joke. Worship same god read same holy book etc.....

i think that is over simplified.........you are correct as far as it goes, but the protestants are of British descent, the Catholics are of Irish.....if it was purely a religon thing it would go on else where.........

There's a film called The Wind That Shakes the Barley that kind of shows how the IRA started but also shows how certain leaders have warped their initial freedom fighting stance into their own merciless and brutal war path.

i was born after the IRA and things or by the time i grew up that was all over. but every time i see his name gerry adams, it always says "sinn feinn" or something along those lines, what does that mean ?

sinn Feinn is the political wing of the provisional IRA (not that they have ever admitted to it), it translates into English as ourselves.