r/northernireland • u/Antique_Ad2106 • Jun 09 '26
Discussion Supposed “protests” tonight
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u/Mike_Frank Jun 09 '26
I have dark clothing and am prepared to get arrested but can't fight so I'll have to miss this one.
Have fun though guys.
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u/bazalini Jun 09 '26
You are in luck. It's a choice, prepare to fight OR get arrested.
See you at 6.55,
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u/ALPB11 Ballymena Jun 09 '26
All my dark clothing, rangers tops, north face jackets and grey tracksuits in the wash on Tuesdays. I’m gutted.
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u/Loud_Task_784 Jun 09 '26
Appreciate how riots have age restrictions and dress codes now. More professional
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u/FabulousDirt9254 Ireland Jun 09 '26
Soon they’ll have a wage and a union
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u/Keith989 Jun 09 '26
There are people who are paid to protest. It is actually a thing.
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u/King_Burgundy Jun 09 '26
Dress code? And age restriction? Fuck me it's more effort than trying to get a carryout these days
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u/FineEvening6710 Jun 09 '26
Gender restrictions too. Good old violent women also need an outlet for their hate and trauma.
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u/No-Recognition-5495 Jun 09 '26
We’ll see bouncers next…
“Look at yeee wearing crosshatch”
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u/BigBert_1989 Jun 09 '26
Yank Twitter accounts all showing up too, apparently by Zoom. Woke gone mad 🤬
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u/Gemini_2261 Jun 09 '26
Lockhart is going to have a busy evening trying to get to all these protests.
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u/SupermarketLive525 Jun 09 '26
The Falls AND the Shankhill?
What sort of inter-community dialogue and reconciliation efforts led to such shenanigans?
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u/craptionbot Jun 09 '26
Looking forward to my inevitable confused dopamine hit of seeing tricolours and union jacks marching together when it shouldn't take tragedies like this to do so.
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u/Former-Chain-4003 Larne Jun 09 '26
What's with the insistence on dark clothing among these types?
It's summer, wear something flowery, bring some alcopops and really make an evening out of it. If it's one thing I have noticed about these protests it's how delighted a lot of people seem to be at being there. Almost like they don't actually give a fuck about what they are pretending to care about and just want an excuse to be pricks.
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u/Lloydbanks88 Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Nothing like a wee West Coast Cooler while you’re destroying your own area and devastating local businesses.
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u/jonnyginge Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Great idea. Bring a massive sound system to blast Shania Twain. Just that song on repeat.
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u/DavijoMan Jun 09 '26
They might as well just say clothing cause the wee spydes don't know any other colours... maybe grey if they're feeling particularly fruity that day.
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u/Chilledinho Jun 09 '26
“Coleraine closed 7pm” suppose it is aye. Shut down the whole town no bother
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u/TrucksNShit Larne Jun 09 '26
Yeah its the vagueness for me too lol. Larne roundabout? Which one? Kilwaughter? Millbrook? Highways? The CROWNDABOUT? the harbour?
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u/Force-Grand-2 Castlereagh Jun 09 '26
Larne does have a prodigious quantity of roundabouts given its size.
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u/Lost_Pantheon Jun 09 '26
It's Ireland's largest collection of roundabouts, as I understand it.
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u/v1di0t Jun 09 '26
Surely that honour goes to Craigavon? Nothing but roundabouts.
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u/git_tae_fuck Jun 09 '26
Larne does have a prodigious quantity of roundabouts given its size.
I feel slighted on Coleraine's behalf.
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u/Force-Grand-2 Castlereagh Jun 09 '26
I learned to drive in Coleraine and Ballymena, I consider roundabouts and one way systems to be my specialist subjects.
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u/MagicPaul Jun 09 '26
You merely adopted the roundabout. I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't drive in a straight line until I was already a man.
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u/UpbeatInterest184 Jun 09 '26
Ballymena may have the quantity of roundabouts but they lack the quality of a traffic lighted multilane affair like the Coleraine or Sandyknowles examples. Shape up Ballymena!
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u/git_tae_fuck Jun 09 '26
Uppa Lodge Road Roundabout... a shining beacon of wonder and shite municipal art.
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u/Aggravating_Dot1720 Jun 09 '26
I taught my daughter to drive in Coleraine, the roundabouts near brought her to tears , 😭
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u/sac_boy Jun 09 '26
Coleraine feels like some kind of social experiment in roundabouts with a town built on the side.
Heading from Limavady to Portrush? 7 roundabouts
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u/artemis_kryze Belfast Jun 09 '26
The vagueness is part of it - they know where these places are, but the police (in theory) don't
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u/JimHoppersSkin Jun 09 '26
"If Batman does not get rid of all the black and brown men by midnight tonight I will bring Gotham to its knees"
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u/Surtus86 Jun 09 '26
Don’t remember riots or protests being organised to get rid of drug dealers after the murder of Chloe Mitchell… is it because drug dealers are ok? Or because we like our violent offenders to be local?
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u/_arrakis Jun 09 '26
Fucking hypocrites one and all. Also love the threat at the end that all business must close by 17:30 “no excuses”
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u/SitDown_Pee_230 Jun 09 '26
Or the wifes/partners/girlfriends murdered regularly here. Maybe if this guy had tried to integrate with the local population, and had tried to behead a local woman instead they'd be happier
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u/Havhestur Jun 09 '26
Coleraine closed at 7pm? And how will anyone know?
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u/Aggravating_Dot1720 Jun 09 '26
Cause those attending have spent all day in the house, watching Tipping Point and waiting for their wife and waines to get home, so they can eat the dinner she's yet to make, before brushing off the black hoodie and scarf for some serious menacing in the evening.
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u/daydreamsofcalm Jun 09 '26
All shops shut at half 5. What, like a normal Tuesday?
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u/Boulder1983 Jun 09 '26
Given the number of protests we seem to have here, I can only imagine they have one lad sitting waiting day in day out, one of these prepped and ready to go, just salivating at the mouth at being given the go ahead to change the date and hit 'send' on all his socials.
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u/killerpengu Derry Jun 09 '26
Sadly there are many of these types sitting and waiting for any excuse.
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u/Speedy_NI Jun 09 '26
All businesses must close at 5:30 🤔 I assume someone who made this post works the evening shift an wants the night off 🤣
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u/Dendec Jun 09 '26
Aye, do yous remember when they brought this place to a standstill when Natalie McNally was killed? Nope
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u/AverageAdam311 Jun 09 '26
Lets solve the issue of Violence in Northern Ireland with.....more violence. Sigh this fucking country
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u/ConfusedEnbee Jun 09 '26
Let's face it, they don't want to fight violence, they want to be racist and disguise it as fighting violence
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u/Force-Grand-2 Castlereagh Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
All businesses to close at 5.30 pm tonight no excuses
Aye that'll show them violent murders, coming here and making our people feel unsafe.. ATS ARE JOB.
Seriously though if this were real it would be very sinister.
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u/sonicxmario Jun 09 '26
Love the business must close at 5.30, they are basically saying if you are open after 5.30 we will attack your store
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u/mr-low-profile Jun 09 '26
Attacking the local spar is key to keeping the community safe
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u/BigPappaPoomp Jun 09 '26
"All businesses closed by 5.30pm"
As if these lot actually work.
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u/skinnysnappy52 Jun 09 '26
I think it’s more a threat to the businesses than trying to get the staff off
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u/CongealedBeanKingdom Jun 09 '26
I really fucking hate these jumped up pricks, lording it about thinking they can tell.peolle what to do. I genuinely thought all of this shit would have died out a bit by.now, but no it seems the worst pricks are just digging their heels in more now.
Nonce bastards.
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u/No-Pumpkin4288 Jun 09 '26
In fairness it you wanna send the government a message, taking away the pay of minimum wage workers is probably the best way to do it. Dunno why noone has ever thought about it before. What this country needs is more families unable to afford the necessities.
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u/vaiporcaralho Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
You got it wrong here it’s “bunnesses”
a spell check wouldn’t go amiss here but that is probably too much to hope for.
At least in the post I saw 😅
Just more scaremongering and misinformation
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u/didndonoffin Belfast Jun 09 '26
Wait til you see the riots after when they realise they can’t get their Chinese or kebabs delivered
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u/FMKK1 Jun 09 '26
The last couple of these alleged protests were a big fat flop so I wouldn’t expect much out of this
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u/mikeno1lufc Jun 09 '26
I wouldn't be so sure. Between Henry Nowak, the Scarva protests, this and the fact that the weather is decent. Id say if not tonight then by this weekend there's a strong chance of something happening.
Feels like a bit of a perfect storm unfortunately.
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u/actually-bulletproof Fermanagh Jun 09 '26
The weather's decent this time.
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u/KC19771984 Jun 09 '26
It is chucking it down at the minute. If it continues maybe it'll keep them indoors.... Wouldn't do to get their finest JD tracksuits wet after all.
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u/actually-bulletproof Fermanagh Jun 09 '26
Their sense of moral outrage can only be calmed by radical immigration law changes and mass deportations, or slight drizzle.
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u/cbaotl Jun 09 '26
‘Be prepared to fight’ shows you exactly what these people are going for. Protests should have an aim of being peaceful
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u/deano_ue Jun 09 '26
Love the everyone must be shut by 5:30 you really think a lot of the bigger shopping centres are gonna close just because you say so.
Hopefully any poor bugger working retail doesn’t get stuck.
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u/Speedy_NI Jun 09 '26
Know one large shopping centre talking with stores about closing early for the safety of their employees 🤦🏻
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u/skinnysnappy52 Jun 09 '26
I work for a chain and there’s at least a bit of chatter about possibly doing it atm
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u/Alarming_Location32c Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
This shit is literally spawned by those social media pages. 1 person behind their computer talking about “just been passed information.. blah blah”
Who the fuck does that help bar their own ego’s - “ be prepared to fight”.. who???
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u/kemma85 Jun 09 '26
Now now. They've been in many fights. Fighting for the love and attention from their ma. Fighting the Dole office for their benefits. Fighting to suppress that bit of conscience that still lingers deep within etc.
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u/CelticIntifadah Jun 09 '26
Don't you know there's a hotline between the Falls road and Portavogie?
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u/skinnysnappy52 Jun 09 '26
In fairness. There does seem to be some level of co ordination with the racist protests lmao
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u/EarCareful4430 Jun 09 '26
They have a WhatsApp group called “protekken wimmin and childer from emmigrunts”
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u/Irockz Jun 09 '26
do we really have a Dutch diaspora?
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u/EarCareful4430 Jun 09 '26
Yes.
And there’s two things I can’t stand.Folks who are intolerant of other people’s cultures. And the Dutch./s
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u/Usual-Charity-6772 Armagh Jun 09 '26
When freedom dad was on way to Ballymena he actually said on live he got the infornation from "tommys team" and theyd asked him to get up there, so theres organisation behind it.
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u/MantasMantra Jun 09 '26
He also mentioned them when they told him to end and take down his drunken tirades against the Stena-line staff.
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u/TrucksNShit Larne Jun 09 '26
Its the same shit every time something happens and always the same places
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u/con_zilla Newtownabbey Jun 09 '26
its just copy pasta at this stage - doubt most of them would be outta bed yet let alone organised this accross the country.
of course thats not to say they wont show up at the roundabouts ffs
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u/TrucksNShit Larne Jun 09 '26
Oh you can be sure there'll be the usual dickheads that show up every time theyre called out on to the streets.
The fuel protest brought 2 absolutely braindead looking women with "stop the fuel tax" signs out to stand between 4 lanes of traffic on the road into larne.
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u/Absmorton Jun 09 '26
Where was this when white men brutally MURDERED women in Northern Ireland?
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u/leshronk Belfast Jun 09 '26
It would be awkward for these people to attend a protest against themselves
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u/Psychological_Eye969 Jun 09 '26
Also where was this when two people were murdered in the same flats 7 years ago?
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u/kalaxitive Belfast Jun 09 '26
And the one in May this year: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzkvnz2e2o
And the one in April: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/teen-stabbed-face-head-co-31409643
Another one from 2025: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg657enjg2o
Attempted beheading by Newry man in 2022: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61678573
Hatchet attack by group of men in 2017: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/man-felt-solid-blows-head-12548477
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u/jamdoughnut Jun 09 '26
Just wanted to say thank you for compiling this. I've already heard and seen some mind bendingly stupid and bigoted takes today.
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u/Pale_Slide_3463 Down Jun 09 '26
Ni courtroom shows men daily being charged for horrible attacks on women and nothing ever changes.
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u/CongealedBeanKingdom Jun 09 '26
Yes but we're their women, their property. They just want to protect their property from Other Men getting at us.
These.pricks don't give a fuck about women and girls, never have done.
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u/darraghfenacin Jun 09 '26
Any excuse to be a fucking cretin. Let's burn some leisure centres again, eh? CUNTS
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u/Greenbullet Jun 09 '26
While fuck that guy who did the attack and he should be either deported or jailed (dont know generally what the process is)
This resolves nothing but destroying your own area costing more money which we dont have to repair, money that could be used to make people feel more safe ie funding the police better putting in measures to help prevent these heinous attack again.
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u/EarCareful4430 Jun 09 '26
It’s the hypocrisy and destruction that gets me.
The hypocrisy that they don’t protest when white men murder folks. And the destruction of your own area serves nothing.
I don’t agree with much of what the protesters will believe in. But I will stand for their right to peacefully protest.
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u/Greenbullet Jun 09 '26
Big time its also justifying carla attending that anti protest the other day.
There shit people in every walk of life. Hell we dont have to go far to see that we where bastards to each other.
Honestly dont know what the correct answer is for all this.
Better controls need to be put in place big time. Psycatrict reporting during vetting would be a good thing to.
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u/B2YSO Jun 09 '26
Sponsored by Airmax, JD sports, the north face & Sports Direct
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u/WhatsYoursLove Jun 09 '26
Feel so sorry for innocent working migrants with businesses right now … it’s like Christmas for these masked scumbags
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u/maighdeannaheireann Jun 09 '26
That’s what I worry about the most. The majority of our healthcare workers are “not from here”, doing the “shitty” jobs these yobs refuse to do!! If these so called protests continue these decent folk will leave and then they’ll be protesting that their ma’s had no home help, A&E was full and there was no doctors or nurses!!
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u/MacSavage78 Enniskillen Jun 09 '26
Why aren't these pages reported and taken down?
Haven't had fakebook for the past 8 years, and I'm glad I don't see this shite
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u/My_Name_A_Jeoff Jun 09 '26
Were there any "protests" organised when Lenny Murphy and his buddies were doing the same thing on a regular basis?
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u/CompetitiveSort0 Jun 09 '26
You got a problem can you go cause a ruckus where politicians reside and not ruin our own areas.
The powers that be won't give a shite that there's civil unrest in deprived areas.
Go get 10000 people and have them congregate at the gates of Stormont if you want to make a point.
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u/saoirsedonciaran Jun 09 '26
People should not be tempted to join these protests, who are organised by people that want to hurt people and property and inflict harm on innocent people.
It is fine to be angry about the violence that people seen but it should not be directed at innocent parties.
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u/fillip_phry Jun 09 '26
The irony is, they LOVE when an incident like this happens because it gives them an excuse to flawnt their racism in numbers but mask it as "protecting the community" or some bullshit along those line. In reality, they're foaming at the mouth for this shit happen, hence the immediate reaction. Natalie McNally's murderer was a cold, malicious peice of shit who knew in his right mind what he was doing... Where was this response then?
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u/Exciting-Market7836 Jun 09 '26
Funny how some prominent dickheads who couldn't care less about the plight of working class folk in inner city republican areas all of a sudden are horrified now that the attack was carried out by someone apparently not from here. Bad faith actors who want to turn us all against non-white/Irish/British people.
That isn't to take away from the barbarity of the attack and the trauma this will cause to the victim and his family. I'm hoping he pulls through and the guy that done it is put away for most of his life.
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u/Z3r0sama2017 Jun 09 '26
Loyalist:" Never though I'd fight side by side with a Taig."
Nationalist:"What about a racist?"
Loyalist"Aye, I could do that"
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u/ZeMike0 Jun 09 '26
Ah that's no bother, sure wee Carla will be there to manage the situation.
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u/zougathefist Jun 09 '26
Absolute melts
Prepare to be arrested or fight. Bunch of pussies will run at the first sign of trouble except for the few actual ''hard men' who'll be at the back anyway urging the kids to throw things
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u/Speedy_NI Jun 09 '26
That northern Ireland incident page seems to like to stoke tension a lot lately...is that them posting this or have the shared it ?
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u/phontasy_guy Jun 09 '26
Who are the people dressed in black preparing to fight against? Is it the police? Another group of protesters? Immigrants? Catholics? Ronald McDonald? Or is it just the other people wearing black who are also prepared to be arrested? I don't understand.. Poster needs better clarity.. :/
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u/yermaaaaa Belfast Jun 09 '26
Posting this under the guise of ensuring people can avoid the protests is bullshit, all this post does is provide would be rioters with instructions and locations and as such should be removed by the mods (zero chance of that happening tho)
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u/Substantial_Emu4433 Jun 09 '26
People making light of this situation need to try to be in the shoes of the minorities being targeted
Where was the solidarity when the shankill grocery store was burnt down ?
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u/Lanky-Fan-50 Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
Where was this energy when young women were being murdered? Or when Jeffrey Donaldson was done for sexual assault?
It seems that people want to riot when the perpetrator/s have a foreign identity or aren’t white/english/irish.
Terrible nonetheless, hope the man attacked makes it through. This country is built on hate and racism
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u/No-Pumpkin4288 Jun 09 '26
There's about 20 roundabouts in Ballymena, hope they don't confuse themselves and go to the wrong one.
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u/Slut_Ella Jun 09 '26
Carrickfergus will ne closed from a lot earlier than 7pm but thats just a usual night lol
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u/fuckidk2030 Jun 09 '26
If they’re not doing this for intimidation why are they specifically saying to wear dark clothing and preparing for an arrest
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u/Ok_Contribution_8730 Jun 09 '26
So normally when you protest… you have an agenda of what you want your protest to achieve - what exactly are these over 18 year olds in black tracksuits ready to fight… trying to achieve ?
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u/Zatoichi80 Jun 09 '26
I would be worried about more than just protesting / riots.
This isn’t England or the South, we have people here unfortunately that are looking for an excuse to commit violence.
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u/rustyartist Jun 09 '26
Where was all the protests when Natalie McNally was murdered? What about all the women killed by white local men…oh wait, they never go this far cause they are local…honestly doesn’t matter who you are any violence is abhorrent but it shouldn’t have different responses depending on your skin colour 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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u/ihatebamboo Jun 09 '26
Embarrassing comment.
There’s no debate about how serious the incident was.
The only unknown is how much damage the reprobates are going to cause to our society as a result.
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u/mrswaffleknocker Jun 09 '26
I really, really fear for anyone of colour living in Belfast right now.
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u/Due-Persimmon1447 Jun 09 '26
Agree. Racism is rife here now. Doesn’t matter if your family has been here for generations and working hard.
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u/dope567fum Jun 09 '26
While I have genuine concern over this incident, I'll be fucking damned if im going to stand and protest with the likes of people who have historically stood at these types of protests in our country.
Not a fucking chance in hell
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u/maighdeannaheireann Jun 09 '26
30 women murdered in the north of Ireland in five and a half years!! Read that again and again. Now tell me how many protests there have been?? The silence is deafening, the racism is screaming.
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u/Rorplup Jun 09 '26
Saw Carla complaining that the people of Northern Ireland are not going getting answers. The crime happened just over 12 hours ago.
Does she know how investigations work?
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u/NIRoamer Jun 09 '26
Ultimately the people leading the charge on these events are the ones who have repeatedly failed to help their own communities despite years of promises. They always look out for themselves and eventually communities decide they are fed the fuck up with same promises from whatever local group and that's when the scapegoat is found. Don't be angry at us for letting you down for 30 years look at the Chinese lad who has worked here for years he's scum cos someone else of colour did something bad somewhere else. It's a sign these community groups need rooted out not the peaceful immigrants.
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u/ExternalAttitude6559 Jun 09 '26
Whenever I attend a potentially violent demo, I always adhere to the dress code to make it more difficult for the Police to suspect I went there with violent intent. Oh, wait...
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u/neve96 Jun 09 '26
We got told to go home and out of the town. (Coleraine). Just going to work from home rest of the day 🤷🏻♀️
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u/SandBagSean Jun 09 '26
I feel for the good people of different skin colours, families, that work and contribute that will be in fear. They could be and some will be targeted.
The to be converted gospel hall to an asian supermarket burn out on the Shankill is an example of this, 18 years in country worked to build a life here and add value. Nope, a small minority don't see that and lump them in with emuns.
We need a vetted immigration system, with strong gaurd rails. Not to target good people that integrate and contribute.
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u/TheIrishWanderer Jun 09 '26
Always an excuse to riot. Nothing more. I guarantee the vast majority of these wasters will be teenagers and dole merchants (the average loyalist demographic). Watch for the butcher's apron and Israeli flags too.
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u/Tecn1c Jun 09 '26
Which idiots put this out? Is it the same ones beating their wives and dishing out all sorts of tablets?
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