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Nando's to create 100 new jobs in Dublin

The Portuguese chicken lovers are opening two new restaurants in Blanchardstown and Liffey Valley.

NANDO’S IS TO expand its Irish presence next month with the opening of two new restaurants in Dublin.

Announcing the establishment of eateries at Blanchardstown and Liffey Valley shopping centres, the Portuguese chicken specialists said they will be creating 100 new jobs.

Once the doors open on 14 November and 21 November respectively, Nando’s will have seven restaurants in Ireland and two in Northern Ireland. Its workforce will exceed 380 people.

“The addition of 100 new full and part-time jobs demonstrates our commitment to Ireland and represents good news for Nando’s and the local communities we serve,” said managing director Alan Snyman.

Originally set up in a small suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa in 1987, Nandos has since grown to have over 850 restaurants in 34 countries worldwide.

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    Mute Seán Ó Briain
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    Nov 8th 2012, 5:26 PM

    So long as he is in prison for fraud, and not for that film – I’ve no problems with it.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 5:55 PM

    plus1

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    Nov 8th 2012, 5:32 PM

    Out of morbid curiosity I started watching the trailer on YouTube, I lasted about two minutes. Utter tripe, I’m surprised anyone could take it seriously and be offended by it.

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    Mute Reg
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    Nov 8th 2012, 5:39 PM

    Well people seem to get very upset with all sorts of rubbish. Just check out the great outraged on this site every day!

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    Mute Seán Ó Míocháin
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    Nov 8th 2012, 5:54 PM

    There are so many people today (quite a lot on here btw) who get offended over everything. Always harping on about racism or fascism or sexism or homophobia etc etc. People should be allowed to say what they want without some liberal pc-infatuated do gooder going off on one or threatening to call the guards! I have no problem using terms that some find offensive.. it’s my right and I don’t care if you get upset if you don’t like what I say…

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    Mute Colm OConnor
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    Nov 8th 2012, 7:26 PM

    Sean. I doubt very much that loads of ‘liberal pc- infatuated do gooders’ on this site threatened to call the police on you because of the bold words that you use. It sounds like more of an egotistical comment to me.

    If it’s your right to make ignorant comments in public, it’s the right of others to challenge them, just like last week when you wondered if it was equivalent to compare the use of the word ‘ginger’ to that of ‘ni***r’, a vile hate-filled word. I challenged your comment but you did not respond.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 7:53 PM

    I’m sure the vast majority of those offended never saw the trailer or movie.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 9:28 AM

    well said Sean, its beyond ridiculous at this stage.

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    Mute Cionnach O'Ríada
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    Nov 8th 2012, 6:08 PM

    Freedom of speech or freedom of expression come at a cost! You cannot say anything you want about anyone without basis in fact and accuracy!
    Basic common sense!

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    Mute Seán Ó Briain
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    Nov 8th 2012, 7:02 PM

    Who was the individual he said anything about not based in fact, out of curiosity?

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    Mute Joe Sixtwo
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    Nov 8th 2012, 8:36 PM

    If there was a prison sentence for making stupid films, he would have gotten life without parole. The guy can’t be blamed because a bunch of savages started murdering people because they heard about the film.

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    Mute Colm OConnor
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    Nov 8th 2012, 9:36 PM

    ‘savages’- classy!

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    Nov 8th 2012, 10:38 PM

    Thats what they are…..

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    Mute Kevin Niazi
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    Nov 9th 2012, 1:55 AM

    Colm, if anything “savages” is a polite way of describing them.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 7:17 AM

    @ jim etc. and Kevin: for me and many other people, the word ‘savage’ has colonial and racist connotations. It is a word used to project a sense of innate inferiority on entire ‘races’ of people. It recalls how Irish people were seen and dipicted in British and American magazines in the 19th century. When you speak in such terms you mirror such anti-Irish racism, as you are defining entire groups of people as a ‘mob’. They are no longer invidividuals with their own stories, hopes and aspirations; they are a herd of mindless, quasi-animalistic sub-humans.

    I’m not saying that their reaction, or at least my simplistic understanding of their reaction through the lens of western media, wasn’t extreme, but that their reaction has a political, social and historic context.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:10 AM

    Colm, you’re projecting your own assumptions there. The only people Joe called “savages” were the people who started murdering other human beings over a piece of film. The only “groups of people” he referred to as a mob were, in fact, a mob.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:42 AM

    I’m not so sure Peter, Joe Sixtwo frequently uses the word in relation to Islam on this site. It doesn’t sound like solely critical comment, but I could be wrong…

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    Nov 9th 2012, 3:27 PM

    Peter. If he had said that the behaviour was savage in character, that may have been more understandable, but to describe people as savage essentialises them.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 3:42 PM

    I am half-Pakistani and I am not Muslim; the stereotype that if you’re from that region, your Muslim is ridiculous. Being Muslim is not racial; Khalid Kelly (Irish Muslim) is a savage. A large segment of Muslims behave like savages; the Arab Uprisings show exactly what kind of “freedom” they want. Arab Islamic Colonialism of Africa is savage; forcibly converting people to Islam is savage. If anything the Muslims are colonizers, don’t see any similarities between the Irish and those who colonize. There is no Islamic country that is an actual Democracy with the exemption of Turkey which is currently seeing a rise in political Islam. It is what it is.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 4:37 PM

    Kevin. I’m not sure whose stereotype you’re referring to. What I objected to was the use of the word savage to describe people, as opposed to actions. I have no idea who the person you mentioned is.
    As regards Africa- it’s a big place and yes there are fundamentalists but let’s name the specific places and the specific groups; I’ve met Muslims in Uganda, Morocco, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Mali who were the opposite of fundamentalists- more like lapsed Muslims!

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    Nov 10th 2012, 3:30 PM

    @ Colm When I call people or mobs savages then it has a simple reason, it is because their behavior is barbaric and totally unacceptable. I have the greatest respect for human beings and total respect for human life. I am under no obligation to respect supernatural beliefs or imaginary beings or the barbarity committed in “their “name. I have nothing against any person peacefully practicing their religion.

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    Nov 10th 2012, 5:09 PM

    Joe my point is that behaviour can easily be described as savage but to call people savages makes it sound like you think they are inferior.

    Regarding religions, I think blanket statements are dangerous too but, that said I believe that they are irrational.

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    Nov 10th 2012, 8:01 PM

    Stop the semantics Colm that’s a waste of time. I use the term savage with regards to people that behave and act like savages. I use that term regardless of race colour or creed…..reserved for savages.

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    Nov 10th 2012, 11:17 PM

    Clearly I don’t think it’s semantics. We can agree to differ…

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    Nov 8th 2012, 6:19 PM

    Is it ok over there for s minister to offer a reward for the death of someone?

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:44 AM

    The Pakistani government clarified that he was not speaking in an official capacity, but they didn’t sack him.

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    Mute Kevin Niazi
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    Nov 9th 2012, 3:34 PM

    Who cares what the Pakistani Government said. Their support for the blasphemy laws and their President calling for the arrest of the film-maker at the UN is insane.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 7:26 PM

    Hi Sean, there was a previous comment made by one of the contributors on this comment page said he had the right to say anything he wanted about anyone, even if it did offend, I was merely making the point that under Irish deformation laws you cannot say what you like about anyone unless the comment or accusation is fact!
    It’s like me accusing you of being
    a bank robber or a thief when I have no clue if you are or not because there is nothing factual in my accusation or allegation, therefore I cannot say anything I want because its against the law!
    You cannot make a comment about anyone that is not true especially in a public forum such as this or Social media forums, unless it is “fact” other wise you will be drawn to the Four Courts for deformation or in particular, Slander!
    Nothing is “free.”
    “Freedom of expression” & Freedom of Speech” come with a caution or cautions!
    Hope that clears up what you were asking!
    Oh by the way, if you say something defamatory about anyone on here your ISP can be traced and you can be charged with various crimes, such as, Racism, homophobia, character assassination, or Libel etc, so I think caution is the best way to go when giving an opinion on the likes of here or in Social media.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 8:31 PM

    All true. However you need to be able to say or express what you want. People saying homophobic rascist or defaming remarks against a person should be brought before the courts. Christopher Hitchens said if you wont listen to all sides including the rediculous ?you? deprive yourself in the search for the truth. Anyone making negative or illegal comments should be free to do so & then challenged. Freedom of speech & expression should be paramount. We dont take it serious enough here. Its the best way to challenge all negative teachings.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 10:27 PM

    Just one point about the defamation law. You have to be alive to be defamed. I may be wrong but I believe that Muhammad has been dead for 1600 years. I don’t think he was going to sue.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 10:45 PM

    The Irish “deformation” laws…. What are they…laws to protect against the mispronunciation of “Oirish, I went to Gaelscoil names?

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    Nov 8th 2012, 11:01 PM

    Cionnach – He didn’t defame anyone. He criticised a religious figure. That’s different than defaming a living person. Religious figures are not above criticism. And as for Irish law – it’s irrelevant with respect to this individual, as he lives in the US – which strongly supports freedom of speech and expression.

    For the record – I’ve no doubt that this guy is a slimeball – But there’s no way in hell I’d ever support him doing time for the reactions of over-sensitive religious fanatics. If he does time for fraud – then so be it.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 6:52 AM

    @Spinnach O’Riada Deformation!!!!!!!!

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    Nov 8th 2012, 11:51 PM

    The funny thing is that nobody would have given the utter scutter that this “Film” is any notice if it wasn’t for the hysterical reaction of the Muslim community. If my history and theology are correct Mohammad was the last in a long line of Prophets (according to Islam). Now I can understand if the guy had insulted God/Allah/Yahweh (or any other form of address you care to use) that this could cause offense. But as I said Mohammad was only a Man. He was not divine but yet the Muslim community react to any form criticism of him with violence and extreme anger as if he was.They are behaving as if it was 1012 AD and not 2012.

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    Mute Kevin Niazi
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    Nov 9th 2012, 2:01 AM

    F**K Islam. You can’t restrict free-speech and call it “free” speech. Proud to be an infidel. They were offended how Muslims were depicted in the film and they responded by acting even worse then how the film depicted them as. Anti-Islam videos have always been on YouTube this is nothing new.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:16 AM

    It’s a bit of a stretch to declare that since this example of Muslims behaving in an uncivilised manner exists, Islam is fundamentally evil and should be opposed in general. If we were to take that logic, we would have to conclude that Christianity is about raping children and Atheism is about persecuting theists and sending them to die in work camps. Most Christians aren’t paedophiles, most Atheists aren’t hardline communists and most Muslims aren’t terrorists.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 12:47 PM

    Awful comparison/example.

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    Nov 8th 2012, 7:11 PM

    If you read the history of the main character in that “B” movie, he is the one who would be in jail today , with trolly loads of charges to face, starting with his second “wife”. ( from memory there were 22.) makes interesting reading.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 12:09 PM

    Islam is the only true religion.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 2:27 PM

    How do you make that out? What makes Islam any more valid than Christianity or Hinduism or Buddhism. Lets take Hinduism as an example. It has over a Billion followers and its over 5000 years old. And all of a sudden its wrong! Islam itself is derived from Judo-Christian beliefs. And to claim that they are no longer valid would in itself negate Islam. And if not mistaken did not Muhammad preach tolerance of all other religions?

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    Nov 9th 2012, 3:49 AM

    @kavin Nazi. Shame on you and shame on your maa baap. Abusing someone faith is freedom of speech for you haan? If you have nothing to say then shut your phakin aez.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 9:37 AM

    All religions are completely dumb, why are you so insecure that you have to defend your religion so strongly? Maybe because deep down you know its all a fairy tale?

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:20 AM

    That kind of ad hominem can be applied to anything: “All Atheism is completely dumb, why are you so insecure that you have to defend your belief that there is no god so strongly? Perhaps because deep down you know it’s possible that god exists.”

    Now where are we left?

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:25 AM

    Im not an atheist. Im a human that respects science and facts.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:54 AM

    What everyone is forgetting while getting mixed up up in theological debate is that this guy was arrested more for political reasons than making an inflammatory video. The US administration needed someone to blame for their own balls up in Bengazi. If the attack on the consulate never happened this guy would have never seen the inside of a court.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 10:32 PM

    Yes Mick, Muhammad did preach tolerance of all faiths. Islam accepts all. It is in fact a very peaceful and accepting religion. I’ve experienced it first hand. I’ve lived in the most populous Muslim country in the world for over two years. I know what I’m talking about. Most people make assumptions on islam based on what they see on tv in the middle east. it really goes to show how small minded people are? Ye sure, there is a small minority who are radical extremists. We all know that. But to say that this makes all Muslim people terrorists, murders (and savages as some people suggest here) is like saying all irish Catholics are the same. Do you’s all forget what happened(still is to an extent) on your own back yard?

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    Nov 10th 2012, 12:42 AM

    But if Islam accepts all! Then by definition you can not say that Islam is the only “True Faith” because to do so would be to say that their faith is based on a falsehood. And hence that would be intolerant of their belief system.

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    Nov 9th 2012, 7:14 PM

    I think he preached the very opposite . Regarded all who did not follow HIS slant on the scriptures as Infidel who should be destroyed, and great many of his followers today still astonishingly hold that view.

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