Northern Ireland Marches, should they ban them?

[Bobbisox]

Watching MW this morning and was /am interested in peoples take on this, would banning such marches create even more violence?
Is it not time to forget something that took place over 300 years ago? and try to move forward.

[Bobbisox]

ha-ha doc why don't you say it as it is and not beat about the bush..

[tamborine]

Bring back National Service for these testeroned bucks looking for action.

[jno]

Barmaid, I think English invasions go back way before that, to Henry II - though as I recall he actually wanted to make them Catholic (they had a separate Irish church).

Plus of course St Patrick was British!

[DrFilth]

can you imagine a world with no bands
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what would hovis do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFLBvLxLJMI

[Bobbisox]

Good Morning Tamb, that would sought out the men from the boys
doc 1690? and you a Grammar school lad too :-)

[Bobbisox]

Dr Filth, I know now why I like you :-)

[Barmaid]

Sammmmo - precisely what do you mean?! I know precisely, who "butters my bread" and don't presume to tell me otherwise.

It was merely a comment from the historical perspective. FACT that the english colonised Ireland in the 16th C. FACT that Ireland was RC. FACT that English Penal laws discrimated against (mainly) the RC population. FACT that the English and English rule have been unpopular in Ireland. Yes it is "part of Britain" in fact the Act of Union originally promised Catholic emancipation but that part of the deal was subsequently reneged upon.

If you can't debate without making personal attacks, don't.

[DrFilth]

bobbi be honest



you just like hovis

[Ankou]

barmaid, stop with all the facts ok. this is the news section after all.

[Bobbisox]

I do that lad..he-he
Oi back to topic yous 2

[Barmaid]

Apologies Ankou. I had completely forgotton where I was.

[Ankou]

accepted, don't do it again.

now, kerrygold or flora ?

[tamborine]

If, if, if Bmaid....Ireland would be under German rule had it not been for England & allies @ WW2.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm unsure taking away the legal right to march would help matters. If the marchers can not make a gesture towards peace and voluntarily stop rubbing the other half of the community's nose in historical outcomes, then being prevented is likely to raise resentment levels. Possibly replacing the march with more rioting instead. Folk have to come to a sensible compromise themselves. Forcing one is likely to create a pressure cooker affect.

[sandyRoe]

There are hundreds of parades in the marches season which stretches from early July to late August. Most are peaceful and go unreported. The problems arise when marchers want to go through the other sides territory.
There's a 'Parades Commission' which adjudicates on contentious ones. If you had the judgement of Solomon you'd still not get it right in the view of the people you didn't let march.