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FORMER ASSISTANT GARDA Commissioner Jack Nolan is to head up a taskforce in North Dublin in the wake of violence in Darndale and nearby areas.
Nolan, who retired from An Garda Síochána in 2017, has been tasked by Dublin City Council with drawing up a report on the current demographic, crime statistics and community services as well as developing a plan to address issues in the Darndale area of North Dublin.
Local Labour Councillor Alison Gilliland said the report – which is due to be completed by May – will also feed into other surrounding areas in Coolock. “It’s relevant to the immediate Dublin 17 community. They’re all pulling from similar services.”
‘Law-Abiding Community’
The area has seen an increase in violence over the past two years. Nolan’s report is not directly linked with the most recent violence in North Dublin this week.
Gilliland called on the Council to act after the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Eoin Boylan on Clonshaugh Avenue in November last year.
The Moatview area, off Clonshaugh Avenue in Coolock, has seen a particular increase. It is a part of Coolock controlled by serious criminals Gardaí have been investigating for five years.
The current feud has claimed the lives of five men – four of whom were in their 20s.
In June 2019, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan visited Coolock Garda Station after Hamid Sanambar (41) was shot dead in May.
The week before Sanambar’s killing, Seán Little (22) was found dead in Ballbriggan in North Dublin and Jordan Davis (22) was shot dead in Darndale.
Flanagan said in June that Coolock is a law-abiding community yet a small number of young males in the locality are “acting in a way that’s totally unacceptable”.
Under Dublin City Council’s new initiative, The ‘Darndale Socio-Economic and Community Plan’ will examine the area under the following categories: population, age profile, education, income levels, employment and crime statistics.
Nolan is set to carry out a profile of Darndale’s current level of services including existing statutory, community and voluntary groups.
In addition, there will be a public engagement process with all key stakeholders working and living in the area to gather opinions of local people and community groups.
‘People Feel Abandoned’
Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, meanwhile, has called on the Government to implement an area-wide Task Force, similar to 2017′s Mulvey Report and the North Inner City Coalition.
The Mulvey Report was commissioned in July 2016 in the wake of killings in the city centre as the Hutch-Kinahan feud erupted.
At the time, Taoiseach Enda Kenny made a commitment towards a full regeneration of North-Inner City Dublin.
“There’s an awful lot of good will that can be brought to the table as to what could be fixed, solutions to be found,” Ó Ríordáin told TheJournal.ie. “The community need to know that the State takes it seriously.”
Local Independent Councillor John Lyons, meanwhile, said residents in Belcamp, Darndale and Clonshaugh are “feeling increasingly unsafe” and that “people feel abandoned.”
Lyons said that there needs to be a similar Central Government approach to tackling issues in Coolock as in the North Inner City.
Former Assistant Garda Commissioner Nolan is to draw up a series of objectives to be implemented over a three-year period.
Local Labour Councillor Alison Gilliland told TheJournal.ie that early intervention and educational opportunities for children in Coolock and Darndale is vital.
She hopes Nolan’s report “will build on positive aspects” of the area. “There’s great strength in the community,” she said.
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The Westboro Baptist Church has something like 40 or 50 members, people give them way too much attention.
Well said. They’re thriving on attention. Probably making a living out of it.
Plus they’re all related… For anyone who ever wondered the reason behind prohibiting inbreeding and invest.
“Vile irish Feces eaters and anus lickers.”
Should be a category on xhamster.
Hahaha Jordan, you just made my morning
Xnxx all the way though
Like Ronan Mullen and the Iona Institute. Way too much media coverage.
Credence to crybabies is the new black, Fiachra.
Sadly, some on the No side in Ireland share the same attitude as the Westbiro Church but the Roman Catholic Church accommodates such attitudes.
Pretty sure there’s just 39 of them.
To some extent, I’m kind of ok with the attention they get. Their numbers aren’t growing and they provide a nice dartboard for people to be able to come together and say “you guys are f*cking idiots”.
People need that togetherness ;)
This is literally making a living off trolling and the media playing into their plans perfectly.
I don’t agree with them but I am disappointed in the Irish people after yesterday’s result.
Why so Jenni? I thought it was an excellent result.
O.K Gay people you have won and congratulations – I voted for ye …now for the slagging ….
“Feic’s sake look at picture up there – two men kissing and one of them holding the cursed drink …
“Legalise Cannabis- Stop your children from becoming Gay !”"
@ Brian “Probably making a living out of it.”
They’ve made something like $15 million, suing people who try to stop them picketing funerals.
I just hope that the world doesn’t think that Ireland has lost its way. Please please please if you’re looking at this from the outside just remember that not all of us fought to destroy marriage. Ireland’s soul can be regained.
The whole world (apart from The Westboro Baptist church) are applauding us Jenni.
I’ve had messages of congratulations from friends all over the world. It really is that huge and positive.
There is no shame in being an equal and civilised country.
If you must be embarrassed, be so for the Magdalene laundries, the murdered and sold babies, the industrial schools, the child sex abuse, the covering up and perpetration of same, the cruelty and the hatred that we have lived with for generations.
Sounds like you’ve got your priorities a bit mixed up.
Donnacha this is a Catholic country. Learn to live with that or leave.
Jenni, this is an equal, inclusive country, where our Constitution now reflects our population. As it is supposed to do; Church and State are separate here too. Yesterday, we made civil marriage for all the Church’s holy matrimony is not affected by anything. If you are married, your marriage is not affected. If you get married, your marriage will not be affected.
No, I have to say it. Learn to live with that, or leave.
Wrong Jenni this country has no official religion and it respects the right to freedom of religion and beliefs you should learn to live with that or leave.
Was a catholic country. Not anymore. People are waking up.
@Lang – Westboro are not representative of true Christians either in the States, or Here. no genuine bible believing Christian takes then seriously. As a Christian, I would go so far as to say that they are a cult unto themselves. No genuine Christian would use such rhetoric.
Jenni why do you move with the times us gay’s as we are called have every right to stay in our country and if you don’t like us then mind your own business or leave . I think you forget the pain and torment that this Catholic country has caused in the past. It’s about time that all you holy saints got lives of you own.
Was a Catholic country Jenni. Not anymore. It’s also a democracy. The people have spoken. And you should either learn to live with the direction the vast majority want this country to move in or leave.
I feel sorry for you. You sound full of fear and shame.
@jenni This was a Catholic country. Please make note of the past tense.
Yes Catholicism is still the largest religion in our society, but religion has lost its place in our society and rightly so.
Religion held this great nation back for decades, it subjected the people of this country to many horrors, not least the which are the magdeline laundries and the clerical sex abuse scandals. Hell religion was one of the main reasons for the division of north and south here.
And that’s just a small screen shot of the impact it had on Ireland. Globally it’s been much worse, the dark ages lasted about 600 years or so, during which all scientific and non religious research was outlawed. 600 years, just think of where the world could be now if we didn’t let stories of an invisible force written by mere men, hold us back.
That’s not the real Jenni, she’s being impersonated again.
Ah Jenni..seriously?
Who the heck are you to describe this country as being a Catholic one? Last time I checked we all choose our own religion, or lack there of! You being Catholic doesn’t mean the rest of us have to follow suit and agree with your views.
Finally Ireland is being recognised for something positive, in contrary to Catholicism and scandal that the church has brought!!!
Jenni, maybe a move to the westbro bapists would be good for you and ireland
Well said Garry, nice and simple facts
This is a country.with Catholic people living in it.and Muslims and Jews and many more..
Indeed Jenni,it was a catholic country not any more.We let the Catholic Church over power us,look how that turned out.The scandals of the Catholic Church have all being revealed,numbers of church goers are decreasing.Everyone can have their own beliefs but beliefs and religion should not influence irish law.It is time to wake up,we live in a democracy,not a catholic run country.
Only 2 people have a say in a marriage, the 2 who signed the document and made the vows.
Explain to me how a couple in Kerry (fe) cheapens/damages a marriage in Kildate (fe)
Donnachaín
“the whole world are applauding us”
Really?
Apart from the world’s liberal far-left agenda pushing media who are already part of the “YES” idea, then who is applauding or gives a fig about what “YES” voters did. The whole muslim world all 900 million or so of them are not, the whole Catholic world, all 900 million or so of them are not, the vast majority of Africa who have a culture of anti-homosexuality are not, China – all 1 billion?
Get a grip.
what era are you from? Equality is all that matters and people should be able to marry the one they love regardless of gender
It’s all about love. xxxxx
Well said donnach . And people responsible for those heinous crimes were none other than the people most against this vote !!!! The church
also westboro baptist church are NOT approved by the Southern Baptist Convention
If you upset that lot your doing something right.
Here is a documentary by Louis Theroux about the said family, its effing hilarious, unmissable entertainment, the guy who makes the signs says the Jews worship the rectum, you’ll be in knots laughing at their ignorance and bile particularly as regards Homosexuals.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtfgxo_the-most-hated-family-in-america_shortfilms
God doesn’t do Hate – that’s the other Lad’s remit !
Lasair Aireráinnach? Mise Éire? Who, who Hermes?
Hermes – having read the bible he seems pretty hateful to me.
Saw that doco, thought it was about inbreeding.
Upset these self professed Christians and they will send in the KKK for a baptism of fire.
Man wrote the bible years after the prophets died Paul …
The Bible is nothing but the word f Men who would be God …
All things bright and beautiful the Lord God made them all.
Westboro Baptist Church, sounds like something you’d see in Roscommon / South Leitrim area.
Now George if you studied your history you would know that an mi5 cell operating under the cover of the I.R.A. is what you would see in that area – not crazy “Churchies !”
Haha brilliant
Hermes – the bible is not the written word of God, but it contains the word of God and he seems particularly nasty to me in it.
Paul – God loves all his children equally ….
anyone who purports otherwise is taking his name in vain – and the main indication of vanity is Gold !
The Vatican is dripping with Gold – and only four gospels were used in creating the Bible – it’s the most crooked and redacted document in the history of the world – Or as I like to call it “Satan’s finest Work “.
You gotta actually think about it as it is told in the book of Urantia – Satan was sent to Earth to organise the growth and well-being of God’s children , but he despite his huge promise when young, turned out to let the power go to his head and he set about destroying God’s creation . …..
Whether you believe in any of it or not – you must get to understand that religion is a very very powerful force of murder and oppression the world over – it can only therefore be infiltrated by Satanists !
To put it simply Paul – if it is nasty to you and you are a “good” person then it is not the Bible of your God .
Satan is an anagram of santa, bad santa!!
George
Can you show where I do “hate”?
The Katie Hopkins of churches.
Confirmation (as if it was needed) that the right side won yesterday.
It gives me a lovely warm feeling in my stomach to know we’re upsetting them people. I’d love if they never experienced happiness again. The amount of upset they have caused and bereaved families they have harassed is horrific.
I have friends who live in Kansas not far from these muppets. This cult do everything and anything for attention. In recent weeks they were disrupting highschool graduations with LGBT students. They also had a Catholic high school on the list for protests. Its laughable their so called ‘beliefs’
The fact they got the flag wrong just goes to show them for the ignorant clowns they are :-)
Green thumb just for profile pic Geraldine….
“I’m not even supposed to be here today!”
Thank You. The best movie he ever made :-)
It’s questionable whether they have any ‘beliefs’. they make a lot of money by suing people who assault or otherwise try to infringe on their rights. It’s like a huge scam.
i have found out that hate devout Catholics as well as gay people and Jews too, I think.
corection i have found out that they hate devout catholics as well as gay people and jews too, I think. And also accordiing to them when a serviceman is killed in Irag, its something to do with God punishing America for not sticking to their version of Biblical morality or something.
there are some LGBT students in every high school,they don,t have the nerve and energy to picket every high school, now do they??!! lol
I dare them to come over to Ireland and preach that shite or slag Ireland off in anyway. They’d be lucky to get out of Dublin airport.
Attention seeking muppets
Why? What do you think would happen to them? This is civilised Ireland not some Middle Eastern hellhole. People are free to be idiotic fools if they wish.
You can speak for the whole of Ireland?
I speak for Ireland when I say this country is civilised.
but you are attempting to speak for the whole of Ireland Sam, by saying what you are saying. You don’t see that??? Nothing would happen to them if they came to Dublin airport, not a thing.
I might laugh at them a bit
@Jason
I’m not so sure nothing would happen to them, if they came to Ireland and spread their hateful banners here, I’d say they’d be looking at a trip to the courts and a hefty fine for incitement to hatred.
Point taken Larissa, but sam points out that they would be possibly lynched and wouldn’t make it out of the airport terminal building, and that is simply fiction.
Sam go back to bed your idiocy is on display for the world to see.
Just have Paul O’Connell put the fear of God into them and send them packing.
Maybe Im not as civilized as the rest of ye.Ill happily flake them around the place with a hurley.No problem whatsoever.
Jason I see your point but Sam also raises a good one.
Yes we are a civilised society. However we are tolerant to those who deserve tolerance and while the Baptist group may get through dublin airport they wouldn’t last too long protesting their hate speeches in the city!
Well I heard on TV that at one stage the Westboro Baptist Church wanted to come to the UK to yell abuse at soldiers returning home from Iraq, but they were banned from travelling because the UK authorities said they wouldn’t let them in. So if they weren’t allowed into the UK, why would they be allowed into Ireland?
I wanted to get angry at this article, but it’s so silly you just have to laugh- anyone who swears and gives abuse like that can’t be taken seriously!
Well done Ireland- I’m thrilled at how this country has changed so much in just a few decades! Even though this referendum doesn’t affect me perfectly, I love knowing we now have equality for everyone!
Personally I mean, not perfectly!
the right to free sppech means also the right to counter protest,plus if they came here, they,re not Irish citizens, so I think they would be deported.
a counter protest.
They seem to know a lot about what gay men and women get up to in the bedroom. Think they may have some closet issues.
You know you’ve done something right when it pisses off a crazy, homophobic religious sect.
The ma in that family is some weapon. Disowned her on daughter cos she wore a swim suit one day. Louis Theroux documentary on these weirdos is very interesting. They literally picket soldiers funerals. Think he has done a follow-up documentary on them too.
that Ms Phelps woman first two children were born outiside of marriage….and she judges other people ,not that I judge her for having kids out of marriage but it shows her hypocrisy and his idea that somehow God is on their side and somehow only hates other people when they make mistakes.
I find their pious lunacy hilarious.
Even better was the Facebook “God” raising money from fans to raise a giant billboard across the road from their church – with a rainbow and “God loves Gays” slogan. Best way to deal with these vile people. Make a laughing stock of them.
They’ll be on to John Waters to commiserate after his “catastrophy” speech today.
no they won,t because they hate Catholics and Catholicism -for according to them , not doing christianity properly or something.its ironic considering that their little cult is not accepted by the southern baptist convention of American and even conservative news channel, Fox News condemned them.
They seem slightly too obsessed with what gay folk get up to for comfort. I wonder do they host their Sunday services in a closet.
Sure we know already that he hates Ireland, he gives us rain 150 days of the year, the westboro cult are way behind on their Intel.
lol
Makes me proud to know that we pissed that lot off!
I’m proud of our nation of ‘enablers’!
Any chance Waterford Whispers could do a piece on this lot? Although it’d be difficult to make up anything funnier than the stuff they’re coming up with themselves.
Satans church more like it. Horrible people.
The church of Satan preaches that all sexual orientations are natural provided that it doesn’t involve those who are unable or unwilling to give consent. So the incest, paedophilia & what not is left to servants of God like these muppets.
Satan has standards, after all
They picketed my nephews funeral when he was returned from Afghanistan , if there wasnt such a heavy police presence we would have murdered them, literally .
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Is that the sound of duelling banjos I hear from westboro Baptist Church I hear? Yeeee Haw!
Westboro baptist church are brainwashed and devoid of logic sense and reason also compassion, they’re full of hatred bitterness twisted due to indoctrination.
Going through life existing in such a manner must be disgusting, i wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Believing in the Bible literally never ends well. I understand some of the Phelps Family broke away from this cult and are renouncing such warped ideologies. Hopefully the rest will eventually follow suit.
39 members! Why are they even getting coverage?
We are a cesspool of corruption though. They’re obviously loons, but they got that part right.
Westboro baptist church membership figures has rocketed in Roscommon-South Leitrim
Bishop Doran would love to greet them.
God hates the Ivory Coast?
They have our govt summed up…..”… led by dogs and a cesspool of corruption”…
Who the hell cares about the westboro baptist church every fool has an opinion doesn’t mean you have to listen to them.
There was enough similar vitriol spouted on the NY times fb page yesterday over the outcome, not surprisingly though all the hate seemed to come from backwards 3rd world countries like Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Philippines, and a few from the US. Apparently we should cancel any long term plans as the rapture and biblical destruction is imminent. Laughable yet so very sad the world is populated with people suffering mental illness.
All countries where child prostitution is rampant. Says it all really.
Wouldnt worry about those mad people, the devil is cranking up the fire and waiting with impatience for one of them to fall.
@von
I seriously doubt the devil will want to have anything to do with these guys. They have standards in hell too.
Larissa your an expert on hell too.
Your a real dark horse.
The Iona Institute and Ronan Mullen would find Westboro Baptist Church ideologically compatible.
they wouldn,t because westborn baptist curch is against the catholic church and/or catholicss as well as jews and gay people,apparently….
Well aren’t they just a lovely bunch of happy carefree people.
What God?
WBC clearly get their flag (or fleg) intel from willie frazer.
This is the biggest compliment of all.
Even though it’s the wrong flag this is Flag desecration. I hope these inbreds never travel to Ireland.
Cross the county border, then the state line….?!?!?!
God hates no one. How could the Father hate his own children?
One for Dr. Spock to answer lol.
Seven social processes that grease the slippery slope of evil? Mindlessly taking the first small step. Dehumanization of others. De-individuation of self. Diffusion of personal responsibility. Blind obedience to authority. Uncritical conformity to group norms. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, or indifference.
Is there a religion or political ideology not guilty of the above?
Those voted on the No side in Ireland share some strange bedfellows.
So Anthony you think everyone who voted no hates gays but some gays voted no also, you do not think that those who voted no might have been worried about the rush job done to bring in this referendum to the Constitution?
No rush job at all.
It took long enough to dismantle this prejudice and discrimination against gay people.
Mills and Manning were fully entitled to devote themselves to the wrong side.
Westboro shows the true attitude underlying opposition to same sex marriage. Bigots vary in degree of extremity but they all belong to the same broad church of prejudice and fear.
Was there a green or white paper done about this referendum, I do not think so?
I try to reply to all replies but the journal has stopped sending me out notifications when someone replies through email for some reason?
White papers or green papers are unnecessary to do the right thing and in the case of a Constitutional Referendum recommended by the Constitutional Referendum.
Legislation on the C&FR Act 2015 was well considered and well drafted.
We will see?
You shouldn’t even report this shite
Surely it’s an Indian flag
Wbc are actually nothing more than an annoying insect. No bite no power nothing more than religious shock jocks. I’m trying to muster some strong feelings towards them but they aren’t really even worth it.
Ya hay, we’re all going to hell!
At least theres no rain.
These guys need to learn to turn the other cheek.
That reference in the bible is not about forgiving but about becoming a free man as slaves who were slapped / hit twice for the same punishment could end up becoming free. Meanings get lost after time…
That is what the Catholic church teaches when you go into the priesthood, are they wrong?
Good to know that if ever you need to get in touch with God, these guys have a direct link.
They have the wrong number?
They were right about the corruption
Why will the Journal reprint the word f-a-g without censoring it, giving just a warning, but refuses to reprint the f-u-c-k when it appears altogether?
The latter is vulgar, but at least its not offensive to anyone (beyond the fact that it’s vulgar)
Perhaps because fag, while offensive, is a word that has multiple meanings- especially in this part of the world. So you can skate it under the radar in that way? Dunno. I’m not sure there are many people in Ireland who are even offended by cursing anyway, so why bother censoring?
I just think its ridiculous to censor any words in print news. Children don’t read it anyway, and if adults KNOW what f**k means, just grow up and print the word. What is achieved by using asterisks?
Its not as if we’re talking about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named here…
The answer to WBC protests of military funerals and the desecration of the Irish flag is to aim the 21 gun salute at them.
Who gives a $h1t what they think. Mind you they are right about being led by dogs and being corrupt.
“Hate group…Westboro baptist church “.. are they proud to be called a hate group?
I seen the Louis Thereoux documentary and it’s bonkers ..feel sorry for the children brought up in the family.
One the most uneasy things was that a documentary maker actually joined the church after spending time filming them..
maybe he was drugged
Im not saying at all that all of the different devisions of babtists are like these.
But this is an awful, judgemental crap.
But the catholic bible is clear that gods love is open to forgiveness for mankind. Mankind can change, and as long as we make the effort to go to confession. Its a done deal, your soul is a white as snow.
And thats unique to Catholicism.
Where does the Catholic bible say this? The New Testament in both Protestant and Catholic version is the same, barring questions of translation, so is this unique doctrine of forgiveness presented in Maccabees, Tobit, the extra bits in Esther? Where exactly?
Who exactly wrote the bible/? Not God, but men….who claimed to hear voices.!!!!!
Catherine Mill, what has the Bible got to do with nutcases all so the Bible is a very complex and insightful book and you would know that if you studied it with hermeneutics rather than nuts who uses it in order to say that what they believe is right and that has nothing to do with God but man’s ego.
What makes people think that there isn’t a God and that the Bible might be true, is it because if it was true people would have to care what they do then to themselves and to others.
People should read the Bible for themselves rather than listen to what others use it for and that is the problem.
@Michael Sands
The bible, an insightful and complex book? Are we talking about the same book of fairy tales here?
Peoples lack of understanding comes from laziness and listening to others who haven’t a clue about things but have a mouth.
What has this referendum taught us, that people and their beliefs should be respected but why is that not shown to people who do no harm to anyone and who believe in the Bible. I know there are nutcases out there but you find them everywhere even in the gay community as barebacking must be an insane thing to do. So everyone has nutcases in them but to judge the majority on what a minority does is not fair?
Can peoples views not be respected as these stories just makes the excuse to bash peoples personal beliefs about religion because of a few twisted hateful people, the fact it that it is not fair to others?
Larissa how’s “equality” looking back home?
Exactly, nowadays thats called auditory hallucination a symptom of schizophrenia.
Larissa Nikolaus, For a person who has liberal views and who calls for equality and respect, you seem to show none to those who do not think or believe as you do, that is bigotry in my book.
Yes the Bible is insightful only if a person understands hermeneutics, if people researched what is wrote in the bible to understand it rather than being lazy and condemning it rather than trying to understand it.
Too many people condemn things they do not understand or took the time to try to, how about some equality now for people who have spiritual beliefs and feelings, saying nothing about respect???
RMcG ” nowadays thats called auditory hallucination a symptom of schizophrenia” BUT WHAT DO YOU CALL IT WHEN A GROUP IS WITNESSED TO IT OR THEM?
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/confession
Here educate yourself, I know you wont read it though.
Larissa Nikolaus, If I showed as much hatred to any minority as you show towards people with a religious or spiritual belief as you show, I would be called a bigot… Equality anyone?
Michael the reality of what is truth is too ugly for people, lies become truth, and real truth gets the boot, some people just can hack reality, and statute law can only act as a plaster, statute law only masks reality.
The truth is just so horrible.
Difference being, a belief is learned behaviour. Children don’t come out of the womb with an innate belief in one particular deity, they learn from outside of themselves.
You have no control over who you find attractive. It’s something that is hardwired into you – outside influence has no effect.
Trying to claim that criticism of your belief is discrimination against you personally, and then claiming that this is somehow on the same level as denying people rights because of something they have no control over, shows how little understanding you have of what actual discrimination is like.
Empathy lads.. Compassion. I thought they were core parts of the Christian teaching? I really hope that you, as men, who are heterosexual, cisgender, Christian and presumably white – never have to truly experience that. For all I know one or both of you could be travellers, or disabled – but if so you should be aware of how something you never asked for can be used against you.
You chose your faith. It’s based upon a book, one you could not possibly have read in full and understood until a point in your life where had you been female, black, gay, trans, bi, traveller, disabled, etc you would have already been feeling the effects of discrimination.
The western world is set up with people like you in mind, people like you are already at an advantage. You’re already at the table, allowing others to join you there is not discrimination.
Ireland is led by “dogs” and has become a “cesspool of corruption”..I for one agree
Catchy tune…..Ireland’s Eurovision entry next year?
Well kudos to you, Ireland! First of all, if the Westboro “Church” hates you, you must be doing something right, and secondly, maybe they will stay out of Ireland in the future (don’t want to catch something!) which is a bigger accomplishment than we have been able to achieve in America!
The yes also had some strange bedfellows, I mean Gerry Adams and tax evading American multinationals.
And did the no side want to fail, I mean their campaign was lead by Breda O`Brien and David Quinn , who convinced even more people to vote yes.
Hmmmm… Director of company behind Iona Institute is also director of Mancar Limited based in Jersey , Channel Islands. https://www.duedil.com/company/IE403848/mancar-limited
Hint – Maeve Kelleher
Vote yes to sin! Sin Sin Sin !
Thanks I did.
Sex is evil , evil is sin.
Sins are forgiven so get stuck in.
The gods made sex and religion made it a sin
Ha no thanks
Is that the very same group that its leader has a son who is gay, so the hatred towards gays could be son related?
For a group that believes in God they seem to judge as if they were God, more like a sin of pride there?
Michael, they are just more openly expressive in their bigotry than many of the other opponents of same same marriage. All birds of a feather.
Not everyone who disagrees with it is a bigot, that is going overboard and to the extreme in order to say that you are right and everyone who disagrees is wrong. What about those gays who were promoting a no vote in this referendum, how could they be gay bigots???
Why would you run with such a hatefilled article, on the day after such a momentous, historical day yesterday?.This campaign while run in the whole with dignity on both sides, saw a clear bigoted, nasty side. LGBT community were forced to read, see and endure such crap. Articles like these serve only to fan the flames of bigotry. Expect more from this site
Judging from the comments, they seem well able to handle it.
I believe that they only have a few closet gay members
You couldn’t get a better endorsement than being hated by the westboro Baptists.
As a wise man once said, live your live in such a way Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral.
I think I can nearly watch anything but a man with a dirty beard does me…
Like wtf who seriously cares what 36 mentally ill Americans have to say
The WBC always make me laugh. They are like a real life WWN.
Irish people be very proud yesterday yous made the lgbt community very very happy. Booo westboro
O what a laugh I had at this. This same church was investigated by a news agency in the states. And it found that over half of the members were all inbred cousins with cousins. In one case they found an uncle and niece had hooked up. So if I were this church I would be more concerned about the fires of hell. Shower of dick heads.
God hates Ireland? As long as Dumbledore still loves us I’m happy. He’s a better wizard anyway.
Maybe God does gate us but if that’s true Satan loves us, so rock n roll hell for us Irish, none of that lawyer and accountant hell.
How many of the 700,000 plus No voters would be sympathetic to the aims and outlook of the Westboro Church.
Are No voters happy with their company and associates, such as neo-Nazis.
No true…
Just been on the Equality house Facebook page. They have a rainbow house across the street from the Wbc compound. They have a great picture of two lads with rainbow painted hands kissing. Its a great picture :-)
Anyway moving on .. best of luck to Cavan in the championship hope they do well :-)
Hey we might be a land of is a land of vile, feces-eaters and anus lickers but we’re no ………what was that other thing again they called us
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Knobs…..
Those Protestants, up to no good as usual
The westboro church are right were being taken over by fags and licence lickers, they’ll soon be running the country. This is another nail in the coffin of western society,, our foundations are been eroded put your arses to the walls, now they’re talking about allowing sodomites and licence lickers to adopt ffs, is the world screwed up has it is. The people who voted yes are destined to suffer the flames of everlasting perdition, to become the concubines of gay demons who smear Vaseline on their ass cracks for all eternity.
Here’s a Wesboro lover, educate yourself, people should be able to love and marry who they want. It’s their business, and gay people are just people too…
so spread your hate somewhere else or leave
I hate the way people use the word marriage here as if it only equates that a man and woman can do it. Look marriage up in a dictionary and it can also means the joining/ coming together not only of two people or but of two things/objects..! Therefore if two men or two women want to come together as one so be it! As for Jenni on here you are entitled to your opinion but at least look up the words first before you say anything else please!
Purple monkey dishwasher. . .
Oh no god hates us. .. Were in for it now ..
Actually the WBC believes that flying a flag upside down symbolises the nation’s moral decay – they fly the American flag that way. So it may not be quite as confused as it seems.
What’s the UK done to offend them ?
Send them all off in a De Lorean…back to a Daesh be heading party…..
All I know is, when any tough issue arises, ask yourself, what would Jesus do? Having been brought up as a strict catholic, I now know that this is a religion that Jesus would be ashamed of.love conquers all. xxxx
Are you a Dyke, by any chance?
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