Very, very proud to be irish and highly, highly embarrassed (as an irish person) to be associated with any irish people who have the remotest interest in watching some horse-faced german clown marrying the daughter of a confetti-cannon-seller from a county in a neighbouring country where they specialise in raising guess what?......................horses!!
Are you embarassed to be Irish?
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I do not feel proud to be Irish at present. I think our country could have been made into a mini paradise, given the good land and climate, and our love of music etc. Sadly, when we won our freedom from Britain we opted to be oppressed by the Catholic Church and Fianna Fail instead.
This kind of thing makes me feel embarrassed to be associated with how some Irish people are..Thankfully they are in the minority..
And amazing how so many ,at the same time,have a major love of British football teams.!
I have seen grown Irish men cry because Man U have lost a game...
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Hi Thedaras. I know a few people who've thrown parties because Man Utd lost a game. And I was at a few of them! They were all great!
I think Ancutza is takin the mick Noilheart.Slagging can be a sign of endearment, I'm sure the Brits call us worse & hopefully affectionatly. Despite all the history between us, I always think of the Brits as family. And I sense that they view us as we view them, with a fair amount of interest and affection.
I agree, we should save our racist remarks for when we are in a better position economically and direct them at those that haven't helped us.
I agree with you..
That remark was out of order, regardless of economics or politics. 'People in glass houses', and all of that.
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Yorrick
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Not at the moment but if I see Fr Horan and his kilt runn ing in the Olympics again I would be ashamed of a country that would produce a loo la like him !!!!
To put a bit of perspective on my remarks for all of you...
I completed my primary degree in the UK and worked for many years there afterwards. I count at least 20 individuals holding UK passports as close friends. I was best man at the wedding of 2 of those individuals and my brother-in-law is english. Indeed I introduced him to my sister vile, loathsome rascist that I am.
No. I really like the english as a people but I detest their royal family as indeed do several of my english republican mates.
I find this starey-eyed fascination on behalf of some irish with what the UK royals are up to vaguely repugnant. Kind of a 'Stockholm-syndrome' type thing. Many dispicable deeds were done on the island of Ireland at the behest of the english royal family. Deeds for which they should have been held to account for. They continue to abuse their own taxpayers.
Who gives two figs about their wedding? Not me.
I completed my primary degree in the UK and worked for many years there afterwards. I count at least 20 individuals holding UK passports as close friends. I was best man at the wedding of 2 of those individuals and my brother-in-law is english. Indeed I introduced him to my sister vile, loathsome rascist that I am.
No. I really like the english as a people but I detest their royal family as indeed do several of my english republican mates.
I find this starey-eyed fascination on behalf of some irish with what the UK royals are up to vaguely repugnant. Kind of a 'Stockholm-syndrome' type thing. Many dispicable deeds were done on the island of Ireland at the behest of the english royal family. Deeds for which they should have been held to account for. They continue to abuse their own taxpayers.
Who gives two figs about their wedding? Not me.
It was a joke (my post was anyway)
I find this starey-eyed fascination on behalf of some irish with what the UK royals are up to vaguely repugnant. Kind of a 'Stockholm-syndrome' type thing. Many dispicable deeds were done on the island of Ireland at the behest of the english royal family. Deeds for which they should have been held to account for. They continue to abuse their own taxpayers.
Who gives two figs about their wedding? Not me.
Amazing how so many Irish give two figs about English football players!
Amazing how so many wear their football jerseys .
Build a bridge..
Many dispicable deeds were done on the island of Ireland at the behest of the english royal family. Deeds for which they should have been held to account for. They continue to abuse their own taxpayers.
Who gives two figs about their wedding? Not me.
So your logic is that we should hold the current Queen to account to for the famine?. By that logic, we should be holding David Cameron to account for the Cromwell and Enda Kenny should be apologising in turn to the British for kidnapping St Patrick. Given that the current queen has German ancestors as well, does that mean Angela Merkel also owes us an apology, as do the Norwegians for the Vikings and Sarkosy for the Norman descendents coming ashore in Wexford?
Or maybe we should be the ones apologising to the Queen since our "countrymen" blew up one of her relations in Sligo? (Mountbatton in case no one remembers).
In terms of the wedding itself, good luck to them is all I can say. There are things I don't like about the Royals, (the anti catholic bias for starters) but it doesn't mean I'd turn Rangers off if they were on the telly either. It was a very good show and spectacle, great music and passed off peacefully.
Should add, I spent 10 years in London when my own country couldn't give me a job and I will always be grateful for the almost entirely positive experience and welcome I add over there.
To put a bit of perspective on my remarks for all of you...
I completed my primary degree in the UK and worked for many years there afterwards. I count at least 20 individuals holding UK passports as close friends. I was best man at the wedding of 2 of those individuals and my brother-in-law is english. Indeed I introduced him to my sister vile, loathsome rascist that I am.
No. I really like the english as a people but I detest their royal family as indeed do several of my english republican mates.
I find this starey-eyed fascination on behalf of some irish with what the UK royals are up to vaguely repugnant. Kind of a 'Stockholm-syndrome' type thing. Many dispicable deeds were done on the island of Ireland at the behest of the english royal family. Deeds for which they should have been held to account for. They continue to abuse their own taxpayers.
Who gives two figs about their wedding? Not me.
The royal family has NO input into rates of taxation.
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Yorrick
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"Who gives two figs about their wedding? "
A lot of people it would seem. But of course here in Ireland some people would be happier compelling people to read Peig and making sure that we return to one channel land with RTE and Daithi Locha.
Many despicable deeds were done in the UK by our so called republicans so the British have no monopoly on violence. I would encourage those who are getting their knickers in a twist because Irish people follow English soccer teams, watch English TV realise that their is a big world out there to go and get a life before they rot in their own narrowmindness
A lot of people it would seem. But of course here in Ireland some people would be happier compelling people to read Peig and making sure that we return to one channel land with RTE and Daithi Locha.
Many despicable deeds were done in the UK by our so called republicans so the British have no monopoly on violence. I would encourage those who are getting their knickers in a twist because Irish people follow English soccer teams, watch English TV realise that their is a big world out there to go and get a life before they rot in their own narrowmindness
Not everyone wanted to watch the wedding. Get over it. Instead you refer to anyone with no interest in it as backward and narowminded? I think you should heed your own advice, have a look out in the big (real) world and get a life.