tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post6612615736399901282..comments2023-10-02T10:31:13.350+01:00Comments on Gombeen Nation: Irish nationalism and fascismThe Gombeen Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-72271729573054143052008-08-11T19:21:00.000+01:002008-08-11T19:21:00.000+01:00I hold my hands up! I had it in my head it was Ei...I hold my hands up! I had it in my head it was Eirigi - but now you say it I think it was RSF. Thanks for the correction.The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-52387484799290577752008-08-11T18:47:00.000+01:002008-08-11T18:47:00.000+01:00Speaking of éirígí and that Lisbon vote:“One of th...Speaking of éirígí and that Lisbon vote:<BR/><BR/><I>“One of the greatest and most dangerous myths being peddled by the Yes side is that the massive numbers of working class people who voted No did so as a result of some sort of latent racism. Brian Cowen took the opportunity of his address to the EU Council of Ministers on Friday (June 20) to suggest that one of the background factors in the rejection of the Treaty was the issue of immigration. Indeed, his colleagues on the Yes side had already taken to peddling this lie to the media.”</I><BR/>- <A HREF="http://www.eirigi.org/latest/latest230608.html" REL="nofollow">Blueshirt Claims Defy Reality</A>Ciaránhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007777408140795347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-7983556262199174402008-08-11T12:41:00.000+01:002008-08-11T12:41:00.000+01:00Hi, same guy who just responded anonymously on the...Hi, same guy who just responded anonymously on the Gaelscoileanna thread.<BR/><BR/>It was members of Republican Sinn Féin, not Éirigí, who protested against 'foreign games' outside Croke Park while wearing Celtic shirts, displaying a level of ideological confusion that would make a cat laugh.<BR/><BR/>I think there is a hard-right, Catholic, Irish language anti-immigrant section in Irish society. You only have to read Hibernian or look at Cóir (The group you're referring to) and see it. <BR/><BR/>Not sure left republican groups are involved. They tend to be very good on refugee and migrant issues in my experience, both personal and professionally working in the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com