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PROTESTERS FROM THE far-right English Defence League (EDL) were unexpectedly greeted with tea, biscuits and an invitation to play football when they turned up outside a mosque in York, England earlier this week.
Only six people turned up to protest at the mosque in Bull Lane last Sunday but they were invited inside to play football with the worshippers, around 100 of whom had turned up having learned about the possible protest, BBC News reports.
Imam Abid Salik said that worshippers spoke with the protesters for around half-an-hour before they were invited inside, saying it was “a really beautiful thing”.
Local councillor Neil Barnes described the incident as a “proud moment for York” while the Archbishop of York John Sentamu said the mosque’s response was “typically Yorkshire”.
“Tea, biscuits, and football are a great and typically Yorkshire combination when it comes to disarming hostile and extremist views,” he is quoted as saying.
Tensions between supporters of the English Defence League and Muslims living in Britain have increased in recent days in the wake of the murder British soldier Lee Rigby outside a barracks in London by extremists last week.
Meanwhile, the Guardian reports that the phone numbers and addresses of supporters of the EDL have been posted online after individuals claiming to be part of the hacking collective Anonymous obtained the information.
The individuals accused the EDL of using the attack on Rigby to “spread your campaign of hate, bigotry, and misinformation”.
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The passenger that will potentially affected is said to be very worried
Sources have just confirmed he will instead drive the 2:30 mins from Cork to Dublin and, to ensure he arrives on time for his meeting, will leave his house 15 minutes earlier then originally planned.
Or possibly a train … seeing as no airliine has operated the Cork/Dublin route for years
There is a flight from Dublin to Cork but it flys via Berlin ;)
I hear Ryanair fly Dublin-Dundalk to Cork-Dungarvan.
Well it’s a bit of a problem if you’re trying to get the UK. For example from Cork flights to places like Bristol and Manchester are operated by Aer Arann
Let them strike. A bus is cheaper and, once security etc. are taken into account, nearly as quick.
Aer Arann operate the majority of the Aer Lingus UK regional routes. A long wait for the next bus …
“The strike, if it goes ahead, will affect Aer Arran flights and regional flights operated on behalf of Aer Lingus.” – The word INTERNATIONAL is not there.
Aer Lingus don’t operate any DOMESTIC Irish routes
Is Eileen Dunne from R.T.E. doing anyone else’s head in with her “Aer Ooran”
Aer lingus regional flights operated by Aer arann primarily go to the UK, I should know, supposed to be heading to Edinburgh on one next Tuesday!!!
Yes. The only domestic flight they operate is from Dublin to Kerry. They’re not really a ‘regional’ airline at all.
I will buy a hat and eat it if they strike. Most of them paid Arran 17000 to start work there. If they strike they will get fired and thus lose the ability to payback their loan.
This isn’t even news?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Couldnt agree more Mr Green Baxter.
Strike away and see if anyone cares
Ah good , was loosing sleep over this. They are talking at least. Might be able to grab a nap at least
And here’s me thinking Ryanair were the bad boys of Irish aviation.
Is this going to affect *anyone*?
Me
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