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AUSTRALIA’S LABOR PARTY, the country’s ruling political party, has passed a motion at its national conference supporting the reunification of Ireland.
The motion was carried at the conference this weekend and has been welcomed by Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin TD and party spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Matt Carthy said the move reflects the “deep bonds” between Ireland and Australia.
He described it as a “very positive step” which reflects the “growing interest both nationally and internationally in the benefits that Irish unity will bring to people across the island”.
Carthy and fellow Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty have recently returned from a visit to Australia where they met with different Irish-Australian business and political groups.
“Just as international support was crucial in delivering the peace process so too will be be crucial in making Irish Unity a success for everyone on this island,” Carthy said in a statement.
He added that it is “undeniable” that there is a growing conversation around the idea of Irish reunification and called on the Irish government to act now to begin planning for constitutional change.
“Failure to plan or engage in these discussions helps no-one,” he added.
The Australian Labor party has had a majority Government since May 2022 after a decisive win in the country’s federal election.
Labor party leader, Anthony Albanese, who is the son of an Italian father and an Irish/Australian mother, was elected prime minister in May 2022.
Back in June of this year, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that a border poll would “probably be defeated” if one were held now and that this would present a problem for those in favour of unification.
Varadkar said he wanted to preface his remarks by stating that his desire to see a United Ireland “should not be seen as radical” because the Irish Constitution also contains an aspiration for unity.
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Looks like a scene from New Delhi.
@OConnelj: Probably a used vehicle export load to an African country – it’s where a lot of our old vehicles end up. Still, these vehicles should be loaded more safely than this while still in Ireland.
Using nylon straps to hold them vehicles down is not only reckless but also illegal
A right Langer load.
@Alan Foy: yes and a big fine
Surely tractors are not legally allowed to do this as I thought their insurance only covered them for moving agricultural equipment from field to field and within a certain milage.
@Ian James Burgess: nope they can drive length and breath of the country with a trailer hauling anything that fits in it at 16 years of age and with no experience.
@Ian James Burgess: it could be under commercial insurance.
@Ian James Burgess: no DOE test, no tacho on tractors and a 16 y/o can drive it.
I grew up on a farm years ago,the farmers with their tractors don’t realise whether it’s on a country lane or on a main road,they travel the same way,even to this day where I live,if your behind someone in a tractor or jeep,u always keep well back,because they do be looking in over the ditches seen what’s on other people’s land,they could stop all of a sudden,or swerve..
I also don’t see a single number plate on any of the trucks or the trailer…
@Bertie: You don’t need them with the red diesel, Boss.
With the trucks on the truck and the truck on the truck and the truck on the trailer and the trailer on the tractor and the tractor in the tunnel………..O – Ro the rattlin’ trucks
@John Costello: quality
Cyclists fault
Definition of muppet
A truck towing truck towing towing trucks
This is not an agricultural load, so the tractor must have commercial diesel, commercial tax, commercial insurance and be certified roadworthy. Same for the trailer including weight limits of 10ton per axel. Height limit is 4.65m as already mentioned and if the Garda is unhappy with the safety of the load, there can be prosecutions. Driver must have a full commercial licence and be over 18. Those are the rules. Most of the comments here are rubbish and disinformation.
@Liam Dunne: care to post a link to where you got that information?
@Liam Dunne: the reason I ask is because it’s none of what you mentioned in the rules of the road. It’s not on the rsa website. Look forward to seeing where you got it from. If you can’t provide it I’ll take it as BS
I grew up in Ennis,my Da was a rep for Guinness, when I was about 8 I remember a day on the road back to Ennis from Kilrush ,my Da slowed down to about 5 mph,there were trucks tractors and cars behind us, I gave em the finger out the back window
Can’t park there mate.
4.6 metres is a very generous height limit.
The tallest double deck buses are 4.4 metres
Max authorised height for HGV’s is 4 metres.
@Nomis Andrews: incorrect. The maximum legal height is 4.65m for trucks. And truck over that height can obtain a permit to travel
@John Webb: Yeah so if your truck is 4.65m (a legal height) then you can’t travel through the tunnel – lack of foresight
Old news ….. Cork Beo had this up this morning…..ye dubs really need to get the finger out
@Joe_X: We were too busy laughing and trying not to make culchie jokes about it. The tractor pulling all this in the City jumps tops the story off.
We were being nice and we get slagged for being nice.
Vehicle smuggling, langer style.
It’s like Inception…..a truck within a truck within a truck!
@Joe Kennedy: STUCK
If its on its gone.
A way to avoid using a tacho.
The vehicular equivalent of a turducken.
Congratulations on a fine headline, that must have been fun to compose!
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