Ah now.
This morning.
Grangegorman Military Cememetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7
A protestor apprehended by have-a-go Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers, a former Mountie, at the State Ceremonial event to remember the British soldiers who died during the Easter Rising, 1916.
Grangegorman Military Cemetery is where many of the soldiers are buried.
Vickers has some form.
Update:
Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers tackles protester at ceremony to honour British soldiers killed in 1916https://t.co/idQ3g16gG8
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 26, 2016
Meanwhile…
How tall?
Kevin Vickers and President Higgins at his investiture as Canadian Ambassador to Ireland last year.
Pics: Cian O’Sullivan, Sam Boal/Rollingnews
Meanwhile…
The remix.
RadioIreland writes:
Quick, before it gets taken down because of multiple copyright infringements!
Was it a full moon? All the idiots out in force today.
Not a guard in sight either for the Mr T/Moyest/Dav politburo to complain about.
There were Gardaí there and to be honest the ambassador should have left it to them to do their job. I don’t support the protester but he was not violent and was assaulted by the ambassador. He’s lucky he is an ambassador because if he was a working class person he might have been arrested.
Who the fupp does the ambassador think he is?
And why is he invited to an event commemorating British soldiers who laid waste to Dublin?
Because hes the ambassador?
He’s not the Irish ambassador nor the British ambassador.
How many ambassadors did they invite to this festival of obsequiance?
He didnt wear the standard uniform of floral shorts and celtic jersey ….
Where is the monument to the Black & Tans who perished going to be placed?
Did many Black and Tans perish in the 1916 rising? It would be impressive if they did, 3 years before they were formed.
Just like the Black and Tans to exist before they existed. Bastards.
I think we all know that they weren’t around in 1916 (I saw the Michael Collins film) but if we are to celebrate British soldiers of 1916, will we be remembering those of 1919-22? Just asking.
You failed miserably there, Banjo old bean… stop digging….
In fairness, I do find it a little odd but remembrance is not the same as celebration and I’d be fairly sure the British soldiers who died in 1916 were not the same level of pyscho as the Black and Tans were.
Black and Tans never operated in Dublin so perhaps Cork or somewhere else would be more suitable for a memorial
Wayne F, the Black and Tans were indeed posted to Dublin.
Willie Banjo, the plan is to commemorate all who died in the War of Independence too. On the same wall, British and Irish, so the Black and Tans will be side-by-side on the wall with those they tortured to death. Like the current wall, they will no doubt be listed with their battalion and regiment, unlike the Irish who died.
As for the British soldiers of 1916 and their level-of-psycho rating, pedeyw, look up the North King Street killings of civilians for one example, and consider the number of civilians killed generally in a battle where one side were lightly armed and fighting among their own, and the other had machine guns, artillery and modern rifles.
That’s fair, I hadn’t really looked into the North Kings street killings. I still don’t think remembrance and celebration are the same thing, though. Being aware that people died on both sides is not a bad thing.
M, that made me do a real life LOL in the office.
Same – properly chortled.
I’d hate to be paying your wages.
Chuckle ar la ;)
Ten out of ten Mr. M
If I had a cap I would doff it.
just outside croker I heard
Is that Moby?
It could be.
Is that LJG’s jacket he has on? It looks like it.
I can imagine the smell of dirty leather and rolly tobacco off him
That’s too perfect.
“I can imagine the smell of dirty leather and rolly tobacco off him”
Yes, you boring conservative.
conservative? if only you knew me love
Clarify that there Tish. How is he a conservative? I’m curious.
Based on this and his previous comments it’s obvious what his political leanings are.
what about social leanings? for instance, I like sausage and kebab
To be fair though, it does seem strange to have a commemoration ceremony for members of an occupying force. Most odd.
I would say it’s odd to only commemorate those who died on one side of a war. It’s like saying “We were the goodies and they were the baddies.” when they were all just people with families and dreams.
dreams are irrelevant
Resistance is futile.
What about WW2?
Yes. Those were people who died too. People like you and me. Unless you want to dig each one up and ask them what their role in the war was. Were you a civilian? Were you as evil as Hitler? Or had you no choice in joining the army? On a scale of 1 – 10, just how blood thirsty were you?
And would you paid your water charges bill?
I think the point is that the Queen when she popped over last time laid a wreath in the Garden of Remembrance for the opposing side.
It also probably acknowledges that there were Irish men and women who opposed the revolt and fought for the British side, we tend to write them out of history
+1
+2
+3
many ‘British’ soldiers were actually born in Ireland, and picked the governing, prominent site to fight with at the time.
The Queen was on an official visit.
All official visits include a visit to the garden of remembrance to lay a wreath. It has been thus since the foundation of the State.
There was nothing unique about her actions.
Many of the British soldiers were Irish. Reality not so black and white as green tinted historians would have us believe.
Its a military graveyard, some decorum should be observed.
In any graveyard surely!
+1 Indeed.
Na, those civvy graveyards are for drinking cans in dontchaknow
‘Reality not so black and white as green tinted historians would have us believe.’
Who are these ‘green tinted historians’?
Revisionism has had the upper hand in Irish history for decades now.
I think it is good that we have a relatively nuanced view on these sorts of matters.
It is also worth pointing out that there is hardly another country in Europe which would hold these kind of memorials for what was, however nuanced we want to be, essentially an occupying force. I’m not sure what it says about it but it is worth pointing out.
The Dutch don’t hold memorials for Dutch people who died fighting with the Spanish crown against Dutch independence. The English monarchy don’t attend commemorations for the Roundheads. The French don’t light candles for Frenchmen who died on Louis’ side on Bastille day. Nor for the Vichy French. Nor do the Finns commemorate those Finns who died on behalf of respective Swedish & Russian administrations in Finland.
Would it seem stranger to you to have a commemoration ceremony for members of an army that had a huge number of Irish people in it? Or did you think that the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were from Dublin, California? Or the seven other Irish regiments that were in existence at the time?
They had a gunboat in the Liffey & were firing artillery into the city centre.
It is good to move on but ‘commemorating’ these guys specifically is f***ed in the head.
Why not commemorate the British soldiers who died protecting food stores from starving famine victims?
I think it exemplifies maturity in a new era of diplomacy, not war.
Fair play to that lad for getting the morning off work to protest.
:D
Likewise Mr Mack and the other invited guests
Aye. Better to spend the morning at work commenting on this website instead, really.
WOW. Get the milk out lads!
Murtles: Top comment. I was going to give you a +1, but due to the casual cynical boom dropped by Andyourpointiswhatexactly he gets my +1
SHE! I’m a SHE!
(o)(o)
-1 so.
And *you* get a +1 for that one.
I wouldn’t have guessed you know but nice to know there is at least another one!
That -1 has really hurt my ladyfeelings. I must retire to my rose-scented boudoir and cry into my lace pillow, all the while have a fit of the vapours.
*having, obv. Duh.
Just as long as you don’t take your mood out on Jemima.
“Just as long as you don’t take your mood out on Jemima.”
Jesus, every time you try and put someone down you always go towards rage, anger and domestic violence.
Is there something you want to tell us Moyest? Would you like us to call someone? Maybe get you some help?
Anyone?
Maybe he employs himself? Every heard of that?
Hold on a minute…
I have this the wrong way around.
It’s the bloke in the leather jacket is the protester?
The photos are very misleading.
It looks like he’s doing his best to keep the other fella from getting in the way.
Would be funny if it was the mac attired one – I really hope it is him
Dad?
I thought that was Roddy Doyle for a minute
Me too! I thought it was going to be another insufferable pub chat thing.
The Snapper meets The Flasher, Ha Ha
I thought a member of a Bronski Beat tribute band just happened to be passing and managed to stop a flasher before he struck.
Is this.the same guy that interviewed Alan Kelly?
The protestor the one in the leather coat or cream coat? Its hard to tell
The British soldier with the flag looks a bit freaked. Still his mate has a rifle. Armed British soldiers in Dublin eh?
Guards need on the help they can get.
Ceremonial my friend, those aren’t armed with live ammunition for obvious reasons.
what an idiot. it is completely appropriate for the british soldiers who died to be commemorated. if you ever go to Lexington Where the American war of independence started there is a touching Little memorial to a redcoat who had his head stoved in by one of the rebels.
Which one is the protestor? The vankoff-in-the-cubicle black leather one or the “would you like a sweetie” flasher in the mac? They both look like a couple of naughty chaps…
maybe it is the bard of kilbarrack and he will regale us later via social media of his adventures over a ping of porter.
The Crèche system is fupped Ted
The only country to honour their occupiers. How did we become so subservient? In France I’m always astounded at the number of plaques honouring the German occupiers!
Many of the occupiers were from here, lived here.
And died and were buried here.
Leave them rest in peace.
It’s why there are a lot of ‘unIrish’ surnames in garrison towns.
What do you think the Vichy French were, DubLoony?
How often are they commemorated?
I lived in Vichy for a year, no messing. Back in the 90s or something….
I wasn’t ‘trop forte’ in the oul’ French at the time.
But yeah, Andy McGowan…
Those plaques were everywhere.
-I never understood it until I came home. (The French I mean.(The language, not the people.))
Australia? New Zealand? All of the Americas? Africa? No, only Ireland.
“Australia? New Zealand? ”
Seriously? Maybe its because the colonists are still effectively in charge, almost wiping out the indigenous populations there.
Don is a Kiwi. Careful now Ted….
Yes. That’s kinda the point….
You’ve obviously never actually been to france then.
There are plenty of those sort of things there.
Since we beat them in the end I’d say if you really want to hug your bitterness tight, then just think of it as being hugely condescending towards them.
More pics on Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/protester-disrupts-service-for-british-soldiers-killed-in-rising-1.2661929
Typical of our regime…. speak out and you are boxed up…. Look at the current controversy of whistle-blowers; be it from any government organization, not just the current topical one.
speak out and you are boxed up – what was the protesters actually saying?
We don’t have the full facts yet.
“The man shouted that the service was an insult to Ireland”
That’s fair enough no?
I fail to see how.
He was also shouting about the “Craigavon Two” ie a couple of cop killers (probably not shouting against them!)
You’re talking about the regime that is perfectly fine with you being able to call yourself ‘AssPants’ and spout all manner of drivel whenever you want?
Yeah, totalitarian alright.
Respect and dignity is another thing altogether.
Do you think those British soldiers gave the Irish the respect and dignity they deserved. This ‘commemoration’ is twisted. Is anyone commemorating the good Nazi lads killed during the wooah?
GODWIN!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha…I knew it!!
In fairness, is this not a perfect time to draw a comparison?
Rules of the internet means anyone inciting Godwin’s Law automatically loses, even if you may have had a point.
I don’t make the rules….Mark Zuckerberg does or something I don’t know
Actually they do Boj, that;s my point.
Plenty of german graveyards and memorials in france.
True dat rertograde.
…but the France I knew deserves a capital ‘F’.
It’s a beautiful country.
They speak the most beautiful language in the most lyrical, romantic and seductive way, but I’ve yet to meet one of them who isn’t af ucki ng self-centered and self-serving F C.
I will ride their women, but I wouldn’t like to be stuck in a broken lift with any of them.
BTW, they ALL speak English. They just pretend they don’t.
That “old guy” is the Canadian Ambassador, the same guy who shot the gunman at the Canadian Parliament a couple of years ago.
Mad Ted! I had to google that.
The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland confronted and killed a gunman suspected in the shooting death of a soldier before invading the main Parliament building. And then he then took it upon himself to take this lad on? Defo looks like the same lad.
He needs a signal like the Batman signal, but perhaps a maple leaf.
Seriously badass!
Needs to realise he’s not a cop anymore. Time to go home Ambassador.
Nope, he stays. Put him in charge of north inner city gardai.
+1 It’s more of this we need here, not less.
People who are willing to stand up to the people who want to dump on our society.
bravo to the Canadian ambassador. he gave a very impressive interview to Marian Finucane a few weeks ago.
I heard that interview and he came across as humble, intelligent and appreciative of the good life he’s had, and continues to have, regarding his health, life/ work choices and his family; it was a pleasure to listen to.
Now listen scrotes and pay heed, decent hard working tax payers are tiring of your petty games.
Wise up and start job seeking, gainful employment will remove you from your childish attention seeking angry activities.
Loving the Canadian ambassador.
Make Ireland Great Again
Front page of Daily Mail….
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3611024/Diplomat-hailed-hero-shooting-dead-Ottawa-terrorist-wrestled-protester-Easter-Rising-ceremony-Ireland.html
Well it is the Daily Mail.
Yeah but it’s the most viewed website on the planet…. Viewing this poo…
No one seems to have noticed the gun carrying Royal Irish Regiment in the background . The regiment was founded in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defense Regiment.
You seem not to have noticed the people who noticed it above.
Guns are ceremonial, not loaded.
‘Guns are ceremonial, not loaded….
…’not loaded’ you say…
…people ‘noticed’ it earlier, you say…
…’ceremonial’ you called it….
…nothing to see there you say…
Sounds legit.
I accept your better judgement. Me, when I look at a gun I can’t ever tell whether it has a bullet in it or not. It could have a hundred bullets in it for all I know.
It’s a good job they didn’t have bayonets attached to the end of those guns…oh, wait a minute…
Who in government decided to organise this type of an offical commemoration
to an occupying army in the pay of an imperial power that destroyed a large
section of the center of Dublin in 1916 and that killed most of residents North
King St in cold blood, this is the twisted logic that prevails in the mind of the
revisionists, its wrong to shoot an invader that take’s and oocupies your land but
is right for them to kill you if you defend it, the Canadian Ambassador if you can
call him that should be booted out, what would he have done if he had a gun
no doubt emulated his forgotten killers of North King St.
@ Truth in the News;
Yes, you’re right to ask that question.
-At the same time the likes of Dublooney and Owen etc. have a very valid point.
We can’t move forward by looking backwards.
We ought not teach our children to hate in the indiscriminate ways of the past .
(I know what ‘indiscriminate’ means. Don’t test me.)