June, 1990.
Scenes from Nelson Mandela’s visit to Ireland after being released from prison held in the aftermath of the Italia ’90 World Cup.
Also featuring Winnie Mandela and Charles Haughey.
‘Paul McGrath’s da‘ Nelson Mandela, who died in December 2013, would have been 100 today.
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One of my favourite Headline Posts from BS over the years, “He was just doing something funny with his hands” It’s since been changed to something else. It refers to the fake deaf interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
His visit was the same day as the teams homecoming to Dublin and the chants of ‘Ooh Ahh Paul McGrath’s Da’ drew exactly none of the ire they would have today.
Why do you always look for the negative in everything?
I’m not sure it’s a negative?
why do you always post a negative response to other peoples comments?
I’m sure you have an original thought in there somewhere kid
why do you always post a negative response to other peoples comments?
I’m sure you have an original thought in there somewhere kid
this is why I love you, you remind me of one of the lads at home
C’mon now, you set it up for me…I had to hit it.
Showing your age now rotide ;)
Ah, ’twas a great day altogether!
I had communion in Phoenix Park consecrated by JP 2 – it was the last time I felt like a Catholic. It was ’79. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in Dublin on that day to receive another kind of pope. RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcTvoWjZJU
I think i spent roughly 20 mins at the mansion house and that was just fighting my way through the crowds.
The only great black leader that my teenaged self had any interest in at all was wearing an Opel shirt.
Madiba came specially to thank the Irish people for their support of him while he was in prison. The Dunnes workers were heroines.
and heroes. I know one particular gentleman that was involved
…anyone that ever doubts the power of BDS…
Winnie and Charlie have since fallen out of favour. Nelson Mandela’s stock remains high, especially since his successor Zuma made an utter bags of South Africa.
Rotide is correct. I can just imagine uptight neckbeards (Jane Ruffino’s friends) reacting with outrage
Some on here could learn a thing or two from Obama’s speech, given during official celebrations – https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1019233996943683591
WARNING: Contains condemnation of current Leftist negative attitudes towards persons who are “white” and “male”. May be triggering and/or upsetting for those so inclined :)
FINALLY someone is standing up for us white males.
He’s telling it like it is, to the muppets.
I hope you weren’t upset :)
s/
Aside from the regular sparring, as a person concerned about mental health issues – should you be using the word ‘triggering’ like that? It’s a term relevant to people with PTSD, and even though it’s become a term co-opted to mock by people of all stripes, I’m always surprised when someone otherwise sensitive to mental health stuff uses it. I mean the horse is out of the barn on the word, people with PTSD have to hear it devalued from something traumatic to something casually used to mock and imply hpersensitivity all the time, and I’m not going to get into an argument about it, just flagging it for your attention.
lol