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SOUTH DUBLIN IS set to see the Palestinian flag fly over the County Hall in Tallaght for a month in solidarity with the “oppressed people of Palestine”.
The motion, proposed by Sinn Féin councillor Enda Fanning, passed by majority at yesterday’s South Dublin County Council meeting.
No member of the council voted against the motion.
South Dublin County Council will become the fourth Irish local authority to fly the Palestinian flag, following in the footsteps of Dublin City Council, Galway County Council and Sligo County Council, who all voted to fly the flag in recent months.
Councillor Fanning said that the move sends a “small message of solidarity to the people of Palestine”.
The motion read:
Following the example set by Dublin City Council, this Council will fly the flag of Palestine over County Hall for a month in solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine.
Fanning said: “It is only three short years this week since the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which lasted for seven weeks, began in the summer of 2014.
“I am delighted with [the] vote in solidarity with the people of Palestine. It might seem like a very small gesture but I know from the reaction to similar decisions made by other councils that today’s vote will be applauded across Palestine and elsewhere.”
It has not yet been decided when the flag will be raised about County Hall.
Dublin City Council
Dublin City was the first council to pass a motion to fly the Palestinian.
The flag flew over Dublin’s City Hall for the month of May.
Forty-two councillors voted in favour of the motion, while 11 voted against and seven abstained from voting.
Irish4Israel condemned the decision at the time, stating that “such a move would have an extremely negative impact on Dublin’s international image and tourism”.
“It is quite staggering and almost admirable that these public figures spoke with such arrogant conviction, while having such little historical knowledge of the conflict and its complexities. Most rattled off a few rehashed old buzzwords while remaining comfortable in their simplistic black and white world view,” the organisation said.
Commenting on South Dublin County Council’s decision, the orgainsation said:
“Irish4Israel is disappointed to see our civic buildings being used for one sided political gestures.”
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Relax. Let you’re hairs down??
@Honeybadger197: “The Huttese script is translated into English in the video, however, it’s done so with numerous grammatical errors to highlight that this video has not, in fact, originated from Earth.”
I think it’s silly to include the grammar mistakes, but it was intentional.
@meatyslaps: Fair enough. Usually best to read the article first. Not sure it works imo.
@Honeybadger197: funny, there are no grammar mistakes if you read it in a kerry accent.
@Honeybadger197: it’s just how Floki talks so I read it in his accent!
I honestly think they have not captured the best of the wild atlantic way ,one minute is too short ,what about the great castles we have, and megalithic tombs ,if your going to do it, do it right.could have been a bit more creative with the music .anyways check out the wild atlantic way photo group ,you wont be dissapointed .
@Anthony Gallagher: one minute is probably more than enough because there are so many wind farms along the west coast now that it’s next to impossible to video the landscape without capturing wind farms & co council even changed their landscape character assessment zoning areas of natural beauty to “ areas of no scenic value “ there is a prime example of it in kerry where Kcc quotes that eg Ballybunion has “no scenic value “ . All this was done to facilitate wind farm developers. ( brown envelope scam)
@Windy Atlantic Way: Val? Is that you?
High time the river Boyne was discovered especially around Navan
@Braonain Proinseas: what about the homeless?
@Braonain Proinseas: It is every 12th July? lol.
Daragh Anglim, take a bow!
Where have all the bungalows and holiday homes gone?
@Shakka1244: try leaving the main road. …you can go for miles without seeing a house in parts of the west.
@selfsustainable: what about the homeless?
To be honest the waw is becoming a victim of its own success. Roads jammed with cars coaches and camper vans. Beutiful in the winter though.
Nope… Nice images. Huttese? Big fail
What about the homeless?
tourism ireland relying on a damn film.
@purple rain: Damn film relying on our beautiful country would be more appropriate.
@purple rain: Next lets have a hunt for the island of Hy Brasil?
In our corner of the world, on the northwest Donegal coast of the Wild Atlantic Way, we are fortunate to have indeed the scenery of a fantastic planet – a pity it’s not featured in the promotional ad. But, I supposed our land is reached only by the daring and the brave, no matter what galaxy they are from.
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