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TÁNAISTE EAMON GILMORE has today condemned those responsible for the violence which occurred during riots in Belfast over the weekend.
A number of police officers were injured when crowds of loyalists hurled missiles and petrol bombs at them. The violence kicked off after police stopped an Orange Order parade from passing through the nationalist Ardyone area during the Twelfth of July commemorations.
On Friday night alone, more than 30 officers were injured as several were knocked unconscious and one suffered from a broken jaw. The violence continued for another two nights with a number of arrests made last night.
Speaking today, Gilmore said that the attacks on police which led to over 40 in total being injured are “simply unacceptable and appalling”.
“I believe that most members of the Orange Order would not condone the sectarianism we witnessed in recent days, be that the playing of sectarian tunes outside a catholic church or the burning of the Irish flag,” he said.
It’s important to remember that over the period of the 12th there were almost 600 parades. The great majority of these passed off peacefully. But where individuals who march behind the banners of an organisation commit blatant acts of sectarianism, it is simply not acceptable for that organisation to try to explain or condone it – or even to ignore it. Its leaders and its members must clearly condemn it.
The Tánaiste added that Northern Ireland’s reputation had been “greatly enhanced” by last month’s G8 meeting and the scenes witnessed this weekend put this good work at risk.
He called for political efforts on both sides to focus on ensuring the scenes are not repeated and said he was hopeful that outstanding issues around parades can be worked through.
The Northern Ireland Assembly is due to meet tomorrow to discuss the violence that took place over the weekend.
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Must be a snow news day! :)
Nice.
How long before someone complains that too many of the photos are in and around Dublin?! Tick, tock…
Ah now, Petr.
I put a call out on Twitter and on the site itself, and used all the photos that were sent into me.
It wasn’t selective, and not being psychic I can’t control who sends in photos to us.
Aoife
Aoife — I agree entirely! Just making the point that some folk outside Dublin will always find an anti-rest-of-the-country angle where none exists.
No sign of snow in Waterford. in fact it was living up to the Sunny South-East tag all day today.
Just starting in Wexford now.
More like dandruff though.
Petr, I see that it’s snowing red thumbs where you are :)
I currently have no complaints !
Declan — I see it’s snowing idiocy where you are. Some things never change, wha?! ;)
So it’s not snowing around the country as the article suggested then.
Petr, you will have to do better then that. Another 40 plus red thumbs for you.
Declan — It’s not a popularity contest. People who think for themselves and have dissenting views are rarely popular.
Are them flowers not daffodils? Snowdrops are white… Just wondering like?
oh gosh Claire you’re correct! I was looking at a smaller version of the pic :) I will fix that
Thanks
Aoife
It seems no one ever uses the “tip/correction” button.
When i saw that first photo of snow in Carrickmines, I thought to myself, As much as i hate cutting the grass, I’m glad I have a garden.
Great to read an article that not one comment mentions the “G” word or tries to blame the “G” word for something!
Okay, I’ll be the one then.
Damn you Godzilla!!
Well jealous I am. We need more snow in Cork!
That ain’t snow, pffffff… 4 feet, now THAT’S snow
Where?
Chi-town, but not at this moment. Only about 5 inches from yesterday
Marilyn, we get some flakes here in Burlington Vermont. Only one big storm this winter.
Glad I don’t live in the Boston area, they are going to get hit big again soon!
We are getting the northern edge of that one.
No I’m in Australia and its 29 and sunny…. :)…..do miss this snow though :(
Stop boasting
That’ll teach you not to steal Trevelyan’s corn
Lol… Classic !
Ah common you’d hardly call pic 4 ‘snow’?
Agree. More like cold rain in Wicklow. Again!
Hey lookcoco. Where have you been. Are you uncensored yet. Love you!
Snowing in Mullinahone co Tipperary but very light and not lodging thank god
Lodging? That’s a new one
Are you serious
As a yank, I’ve never heard of lodging either .. I’m assuming that means sticking ??
rent-paying snowflakes.. depends how long they stick around for
Like it!
Lodging. (adjective meaning- not paying rent.) (“,) H’on the premier!
Game called off due to snow……why???
poor visibility I’d say
The ref said he couldn’t see the pitch markings..
in Waterford around hospital was snowing today for just 10min at 4:19pm
did it start at 4:09 or finish at 4:29?
Comment of the week
Snoring in Bagenalstown co Carlow.
Oops one two many or not enough.
It is snowing in Bagenalstown co Carlow. And after a few more I will be snoring in Bagenalstown
Snowing up in Tinryland too..
I assume we all have giant maps in darkened rooms on which we have staff placing red flags as reports of snow come in while we smoke, stare at said map and stroke our chins, yeah?
That’s not snow out there if you were in the mountains with the mujahideen you would know snow
Oh sorry.. Do they have special snow?? Does it sparkly?? Is it a different colour??
What’s colour got to do with it? Is that a racist slur? There is about 5 feet high in the mountains all year round that is why the snow is nothing special!
Calm down Dermot.
Well check out Valimaa & see what real snow is like & temperatures as low as -40c. I never saw the mujahideen up there. I guess they are not tough enough for that.
Offensive.
There’s definitely an undercurrent of “who’s got the most inches” here, but it has nothing to do with snow
And you’re both losing
Abdul, I’ll stick to the mountains near me- plenty of snow and no mujahideen!
Yes, it’s a racist slur.. I’m racist against yellow snow.. Tool..
Bring back Dana
There was snow in my area. I didn’t think it was that cold and everywhere I went I was tut-tutting. I thought there was a lot of backyard burning going on and it was ashes falling! Hey ho not a bad day anyway.
We get our next big one tues and weds, can’t wait till its 90 degrees again….bring it ! :)
Use Celsius.
Where????
Ummm, the second photo is upside down…
Did anyone else notice that the second picture, of Enniskerry, is upside down?
The photo of Enniskerry is upside down…
Enniskerry
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