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Things are getting crazy in Northern Ireland this Easter weekend
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:06 am
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:06 am
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A prominent young journalist was killed during a night of rioting in Londonderry on Thursday, in what police in Northern Ireland have described as a "terrorist incident." Dissident republicans are believed to be responsible for the death of Lyra McKee, 29, who was shot during violent unrest in the Creggan area of the city, according to police. Images from the scene showed cars alight as a crowd threw fireworks and petrol bombs at emergency vehicles.
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The city -- which is referred to by Irish nationalists as Derry and British unionists as Londonderry -- is a short drive from the border with the Republic of Ireland. McKee was standing close to a police vehicle when she wounded by a single gunman firing shots into a residential area. She died soon after from her injuries, assistant chief constable Mark Hamilton told reporters Friday. Police do not know if she was working as a journalist at the time, or was in the city for personal reasons.
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Thursday's unrest in Derry comes in advance of Easter weekend, during which republicans mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, considered among the most important dates in the struggle for Irish independence. Hamilton said police had been in the area carrying out searches on "violent dissident republicans" who they believed were storing firearms and explosives for a number of planned attacks. They were concerned the weapons could have been used over the Easter weekend in the city.
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:10 am to RedRifle
FWIW, The Derry Girls is a great Irish comedy on Netflix.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:11 am to RedRifle
I support Irish independence from the cuck empire
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:13 am to RedRifle
Blows my mind shite like this is still happening in a modern, white country.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:14 am to RedRifle
We need to call Bono
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:14 am to RedRifle
Does the IRA still exist over there?
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:15 am to Jake_LaMotta
Yes, although more subdivided than it used to be. Pockets of extremists.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:18 am to Jake_LaMotta
They call themselves the New-IRA. The group that rejected the 1998 Good Friday agreement.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:18 am to Upperdecker
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I support Irish independence from the cuck empire
Ulster loyalists from the UVF or UDA are probably the least cucked folks in Europe.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:19 am to RedRifle
A damn shame. I hate that this continues infinitely.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:20 am to RedRifle
I know next to nothing about the troubles.
How does the average Irishman from Boston or New York feel about the IRA?
How does the average Irishman from Boston or New York feel about the IRA?
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:20 am to Tiguar
People down voting can bitch all they want but you know damn well this happening in Somalia between Muslims or some shite wouldn't even cause you to bat an eye
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 8:21 am
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:21 am to Tiguar
quote:white folk don't play when they feel they are being pushed to the edge
Blows my mind shite like this is still happening in a modern, white country.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:21 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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How does the average Irishman from Boston or New York feel about the IRA?
you'd be surprised how much support for the IRA is here in the US, and there are cells(of the IRA,) and safe spaces for combatants here too
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 8:23 am
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:22 am to GreatLakesTiger24
That is true. We fricking nuked the last group to frick with us. Just because we could.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:23 am to RedRifle
Do they know you're supposed to drive cars and not blow them up there?
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:27 am to RedRifle
I watched the Netflix documentary about the Miami Showband Massacre. It is a good watch and shows how crazy the war was in the 70's between the catholic and protestant groups.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:28 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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How does the average Irishman from Boston or New York feel about the IRA?
Very, very pro-IRA. They funneled / funnel a lot of money to the IRA.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:29 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:or New Orleans? Plenty of Irish there also.
How does the average Irishman from Boston or New York feel about the IRA?
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:29 am to The Cool No 9
They're not real Irishmen though. Same with the Italians... they're not Paisan for the most part.
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