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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people gathered along the Dublin Docklands as well as Dun Laoghaire and Howth to greet the Tall Ships on their departure today. At one point, the crowds had swelled so much in the city that organisers warned that some festival events would be curtailed due to the unexpected surge in demand. The huge crowds also led to some delays on the Luas. As the ships left Dublin today, they were treated to a 21-gun salute by the Irish Defence Forces:
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Abi the world is full of countries with non aligned armies. You don’t have to be a member of an army fighting a war to be a soldier. I’ve served as have thousands of my comrades served in conflict zones all over the world unfortunately not on all occasions did everyone come home. Your mindless comment is an insult to the memory of any member of the Irish Defence Forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the service of peace, their lives. I’d like to see you face down any member of their families and call their loved ones a coward.
Now p1ss off you troll
Great 21 gun salute performed by true professionals. Well done lads.
As a tax payer, I am thrilled to see they now wear ear protection!
I am sure they are glad of it too
Funny you don’t see the Brits doing that.I wonder why?
Brought my kids in on Friday evening, the Mexican ship and it’s sailors were outstanding! Had a ball!
Congratulations and well done to everyone involved in Dublin Tall Ships 2012. It was a fantastic weekend, despite the weather, and really showed the best this city has to offer. If only we could big festivals of this size and quality more often in the summer months.
@abi you are a tool. Cop on to yourself and grow the fick up
No pictures of the ships leaving? :(
THEY ARE COWARDS BECAUSE IRELAND IS A NEUTRAL COUNTRY. IF THEY WANT TO GO TO COMBAT THEY SHOULD ENTER SERVICE WITH BRITAIN WHERE THE REAL ACTION IS, BESIDES STAYING IN IRELAND AND SHOOTING AT BIRDS BECAUSE WE’RE A SOFT TOUCH. IF WE WERE EVER ATTACKED WE FALL UNDER BOTH THE U.S. AND BRITTISH DEFENCE UMBRELLA.
The Defence Forces from Ireland do a excellent job in many countries around the world with UN peace keeping and providing humanitarian aid and are respected and trusted by many countries in volatile regions. They have done a great service in many countries over the years like the Congo, Cyprus and the Sinai, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, Somalia and Eritrea, Bosnia and Kosovo, East Timor, Liberia and Chad. There is more to war than fighting. Oh and lose the cap lock on when making a comment, i find one that leaves cap lock on to make a comment, tend to be very angry people.
@Abi, The best thing about our Defence Forces is the fact that they have never fired a shot in anger at another country and the name says it all DEFENCE FORCES i.e. defend the country on attack if it should happen. What they have done by not firing their weapons in anger is more then a single round fired in anger. We also need them for other reasons such as defusing bombs (too much lately), extreme weather conditions such as the snow a few years ago helping people and floods recently in Cork etc. Also they have done so much positive work in the world with the UN I think it is a brilliant legacy that the Irish Defence Forces are known as Peace Keepers in the world. Terrible to think you only consider an army/defence forces required by the way you are talking is by there body count.
They were taken from the air and forwarded to the press. It’s up to the individual media sites to use them.
There tax payers too you clampet…
Last time that unit will fire its being disbanded.
Poor seagulls.
What do you mean “poor seagulls”? Only blank rounds were used, as far as I know noise doesn’t account for all that many bird deaths…
@ Louise Lowe. What do you mean “poor seagulls”? Only blank rounds were used, as far as I know noise doesn’t account for all that many bird deaths…
@Eugene, thanks for the glowing support but the DF have been involved in a few (quite a few) scrapes overseas. None without good reason I have to add, because they involved either self defense or defense of civilians. As far as our friend ANGRY ABI is concerned, maybe she might walk a mile in my boots sometime.
There’s one ship remaining in port until 9pm tomorrow
The Italian ship leaves tomorrow at 5pm. This comes from the head of the event organisation. it has to be turned 180 degrees so should be a great sight.
Hope that’s not 180 degrees the wrong way! ;-)
I thought the one remaining ship was mexican?
Well done to everyone!
I assume they managed to miss these Tall Ships.
This thread should be closed. It displays all the worst traits on offer in this country. You should all be ashamed of yourselves spouting personal abuse at each other over feck all. Get a life please.
@ Gingerbread: Closing the thread fixes nothing! Take the good comments with the bad and understand you’ll never find this 100% perfection you are looking for! It’s also worth realising that some individual write nonsense to upset the likes of yourself! Thy sadly get a buzz off it
Easy with them guns and don’t sink the tall ships .
Now now Charlie!!!
Ha. Ross you no better than to wind him up lol
Great pics
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