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YOU’RE PROBABLY AWARE that the country is marking 100 years since the 1916 Rising today.
Here are some of the best photos from the events to mark the Rising so far.
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Great show put on, fair play to all involved.
That one with Brian Dobson on RTE would go through your head though.
Who was doin all the heavy breathing? Sounded like he was making an obscene phonecall
Let’s remember the 40 children murdered by unelected terrorists in 1916.
Fu£k it, let’s remember all the Irish men, women & children that died fighting for freedom and independence Rosie. Isn’t that predominantly what a commemoration is about??
Didn’t agree with “the special seating section” A whole street for so called “special guests” that was disgraceful…
All one side of the street completely empty. Disgraceful.
David, heres a photo of the 1966 commemoration, showing full public access to the ceremony, while still retaining seated areas for relatives and state figures.
A stark contrast to the two tier farce we witnessed earlier. The exact opposite of the spirit of the proclamation of our republic.
Great picture from 50 years ago. I wonder who gave the decision to demolish the building to the left of the GPO to erect that horrible yoke that Penneys is now in.
It would be insane to have a free-for-all.
The organisers were attacked a year ago for sidelining relatives.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Didn’t see anyone mention not accommodating the relatives, doesn’t take sealing off most of O’Connell street to do so, does it dermo?
You making stuff up again?
How much space do you think there is Shinnerbot?
Your leader, former terrorist Martin McGuinness, seemed happy to take part….
Don’t have a leader dermo, that’s the nice thing about being a citizen in a republic. A republic where even a rejected Taoiseach can have delusions of relevance by addressing a public who just sacked his government.
Good times.
Lols, a rabid Shinnerbot who boycotts national events and supports the Luas strikers…
Hope your 1916 tracksuit from the SF/PIRA online shop is keeping you warm today…
Au contraire dermo, the image of edna on national television addressing the nation as a reject, little more than a ‘insert caretaker Taoiseach here’ placeholder, when he delayed the election till a month before the commemoration, fully expecting a coronation followed by triumphal appearance at todays proceedings, is all the warmth and sustenance I require.
Don’t forget your Celtic jersey and slab of Bavaria!
Nice Facebook post from Derek Byrne of “Je Suis Derek” fame. Avid supporter of the dissident RNU.
Quoting that moral bankrupt exposes your true colours once again….
I suppose we must accept all sorts in a Republic. The price we pay for freedom….
Can you point to where I quoted him dermo?
Denying your comment above already?
PS Any chance you could stop abusing the name and image of James Connolly for the day that’s in it?
Have some respect, like?
Hate to break it to you Shinnerbot, you are not James Connolly…
40 empty seats should be left to represent the 40 children killed by unelected terrorists during the rising.
dermo You posted “Quoting that moral bankrupt exposes your true colours once again….”
So you should be able to repost that quote I allegedly used.
Take your time…..
or are you spoofing again?
Click on the link you quoted above, like a good lad.
We all know shinners are great at denials, but this is taking the p…..
Why would I need to click on a link. If I quoted him, the quote should be on this page. Easy enough for you to repeat.
So
Quote please, or are you spoofing as per usual?
its good that british politicians like martin mcguinness are invited to the 1916 commemorations
All the section occupied by the public in that shot was taken by the media centre today ……. the role of the media has grown enormously in that time.
No that’s just Dobbo’s head that’s grown, need a lot of space to accommodate that ego
Amazing and 100 years later we still have no government!
Even Pearse wouldn’t have got to the GPO today.
Especially seeing how we bow and scrape to the E.U. and to Merkel as we do, we do not even have the ability to say who can fish off our coasts especially in the Atlantic ocean, what a joke.
Martin McGuinness looked very dignified in Dublin today, while his mate put on a bit of a show in west Belfast ,
Two sides of the same coin.
O’Connell St been closed off to the general public does not sit well with me.
The parade and the reading of the Proclamation was very moving and a real sense of pride was felt.
99 years and 48 weeks. April 24th is the 100 year anniversary.
I can’t understand why they didn’t go with April 24th. A very strange decision indeed.
Not strange at all. We have a 4-day weekend so might as well have it now so people can attend as many events as possible
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” Arwen.. 1916
Almost brings a tear…
Are you on Crystal Meths?
I don’t care I think it’s still kinda fitting..
Watched it al on TV, A bit slow at the beginning, but all in all it looked like a great event to be at. The guy who read the Proclamation sis an awesome job. Proud to be Irish.
If you were watching it on TV did you notice the soldier laughing and chatting on his mobile phone when the President was meeting and greeting only meters away. – a bit disrespectful I thought, given the formality and weight of the occasion.
This soldier was the DF Press Officer……I guess he was working at the time. There’s another photo of the same soldier kneeling down and chatting to an elderly lady (wearing medals) in a wheelchair.
Fair enough. … Unfortunate timing though. You only get one chance to make a first impression.
Shocking tv coverage by RTE. They just can’t do live broadcast without having to talk nonsense, or point the cameras at the sky, trees, or buildings. They also pointed out numerous times that Enda was there with his wife Fionnuala, with whom he spoke to on numerous occasions.
They are looking for Panti, that is why lol.
Enda talking to his wife, makes you wonder if he does that to a schedule especially when going to bed as well, at 11pm say goodnight to wife lol.
An elitist approach to the Centenary.
People would rather be there to witness the event than listen to RTE ‘Celebs’ blathering on about it.
I went over to Cloughjordan, the birthplace of Thomas McDonagh for the remembrance.
The ordinary plebs were allowed attend.
”He shall not hear the bittern cry
In the wild sky where he is lain,
Nor voices of the sweeter birds
Above the wailing of the rain…
But when the Dark Cow leaves the moor
And pastures poor with greedy weeds,
Perhaps he’ll hear her low at morn,
Lifting her horn in pleasant meads”
No feminist revisionism either.
A BIG PLUS.
Hundreds of thousands of people attending the State event disagree with your BS.
You spoke with them all yourself personally dermo, did ya?
Enjoy your boycott Shinnerbot.
Tell us how many show up at your SF/PIRA gig…
They should post that picture of the army officer with his hands in his pocket and on his phone while the president is in front of him.
Saw that. Thought it was really deplorable and the big laughing head on him.
A proud day for the Irish Defence Forces
Any chance that the National moaners that visit here daily could give it a rest for one day and be proud and thankful with the effort that went into organising the events
The military police man in picture 10 looks foundered.
d we as a Nation haven’t learned a thing, we just keep on doing the stupid things over and over again but calling them different names each time we as a nation do them…
Why do we as a nation…. etc…
Why the trooper in DPM battle dress at a commemorative parade? Shocking disrespect.
wait till you see the armoured vehicles… :P
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