Ireland
Yesterday we seen a St Patricks parade that we were told represented Ireland. Multicultural and full of color and song and dance. Together we are an Island. Beamed across the world for all to see. An advertisement by our government to get more people to visit so we can make a few euro on them.I sat and watched and I felt it did not represent the Ireland I know. I did not see the bank floats. Think of it you could have had all the banks big fancy floats with hundreds of people holding little house around them and then people dressed as solicitors stealing the houses from the people and giving them to the banks. The next float could have been hundreds of empty boarded up houses with hundreds of people walking beside them with hotel keys of sleeping bags. Next up lots of plans just drawing and more drawing and more plans for hospitals and beside this we could of zombie nurses that are over worked dragging people on mats because we don’t have any beds for them. Next the mental health float the one we all want to talk about but this will be the underfunded one because the funds for this was redirected. Then let’s get in party mood next up we have Irish water, An post and Bus Eireann all with a for sale signs on them after all this was going out to worldwide audience and we know how are government love foreign investors. Next up NAMA with everyone involved in handcuffs as it should be. Then Magdalene Laundries and the mother and baby homes these would be invisible floats covered up a deep dark secret after all is that what our government and church want. Next the abuse that old people and the mentally ill surfer by the people that are supposed to care for them. Then a long river of false promise, cover ups, back handers, bail outs and corruption we would only have to line up certain politicians for this and we all know who they are.
This is I believe represents Ireland and it is far cry from the one that was represented last yesterday.
Comments (7)
I live in what was a mining area and we used to have a miners picnic each year and each mines own band used to march and play. It has diminished as there are no mines left just memories.
The world has changed so much no-one can hardly remember their own past history. Good or bad I do not know, but one day of parades and happy people surely will have a knock on effect for awhile.
I have yet to see any tourism board of any country showing pictures of their slums; bank debt; homeless; mental asylums, etc.
Puking on St. Pat's Day...
'The Reinforcin' O' The Stereotypes'.
I did not drink my self. I stayed at home and looked after my step dad. No our off licence was open at the same time. I don't think it really makes a difference what time they open drink can got the day before like good Friday every one stocks up the night before.
I am sorry about your party. I know myself what it is like to walk into a party like and generally I do what you did and leave. I don't believe you need to get drunk to have a good time. Wow I am quoting songs now.
Did you guy have a parade at all? Are you in the middle of Galway city or out a bit?
I'm sure your stepfather thanks himself lucky to be in such caring hands as for the party, I expected as much so I wasn't really disappointed, only went down really trying to be seen doing the neighbourly thing.. don't get me wrong I enjoy a drink as much as others but drinking with them that over do it just isn't my cup of tea.. maybe I'm becoming a cranky owld witch
Its the city I live, the weather was horrid here so I didn't go when I didn't have to....
As for the new ruling won't help.. I'm sure you're right, they can stock up the previous day but over the years injuries are becoming worse throughout the parade and more troublesome because of drunk hooligans, last year some decided to put this new ruling in place with the hope it may help to avoid such early disruptions.. don't know yet how successful it was but isn't it better to of tried and failed than not to try anything a tall?