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Title: Northern Ireland
Post by: BigMac on Mar 11, 2009, 09:40: AM

A policeman and 2 english soldiers shot dead.

This is pretty scary.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7936332.stm

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: cigar omar on Mar 11, 2009, 07:27: PM

Don't fuck with the East bay Geeeess

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: Tom on Mar 11, 2009, 08:10: PM

Dan the maffia man is on killing spree! Sad story  :down:

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: BigMac on Mar 12, 2009, 02:45: AM

I am going to Belfast in May with Ash and this has put me off going so much.

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: TheIrishFreestyler on Mar 12, 2009, 02:49: AM

Yeah man, dangerous up there for sure.

Make a wrong turn and you could literally be ended by some fucked up IRA goons.

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: BigMac on Mar 12, 2009, 03:02: AM

Quote from: TheIrishFreestyler on Mar 12, 2009, 02:49: AM

Yeah man, dangerous up there for sure.

Make a wrong turn and you could literally be ended by some fucked up IRA goons.

They ain't even the IRA are they? They are different or something?

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: a;sdlfkjas;df on Mar 12, 2009, 03:22: AM

Quote from: BigMac on Mar 12, 2009, 03:02: AM

Quote from: TheIrishFreestyler on Mar 12, 2009, 02:49: AM

Yeah man, dangerous up there for sure.

Make a wrong turn and you could literally be ended by some fucked up IRA goons.

They ain't even the IRA are they? They are different or something?

not formally.  there have been splits within the ira and many of the groups (who consider themselves to be the "real" ira) have evolved out of these splits, but obviously, i'm not irish.  so, i'm sure someone else could offer greater insight

http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/northern-ireland.html

if you're seriously put off from traveling, take a look at the links here

http://www.nio.gov.uk/seventeenth_report_of_the_independent_monitoring_commission.pdf -- most relevant information

http://london.usembassy.gov/nireland/nitravel.html -- have links relevant to uk citizens as well

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1766.html

current us travel warnings.  not that you should necessarily look at it, but i found afghanistan and iraq listed to be pretty funny.  no shit, huh  :lol:

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: TW89 on Mar 12, 2009, 04:06: AM

I've never been to N.I., but arent they more for the British, than the rest of Ireland (?)
So you'd be safer I would think...

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: DanTheMan on Mar 12, 2009, 09:05: AM

Macca you can go, but watch it, if you are heard with a british accent you are in serious trouble, northern ireland is an IRA haven, and even a suspicion of british accent can have u gunned down

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: VG on Mar 12, 2009, 09:21: AM

Shit i may be going to Belfast with one of my irish freinds this Easter and i have a really strong english accent  :cursing: i shall hurry and buy a stab and gun proof vest!

Title: Re: Northern Ireland
Post by: TW89 on Mar 12, 2009, 10:30: AM

Quote from: DanTheMan on Mar 12, 2009, 09:05: AM

Macca you can go, but watch it, if you are heard with a british accent you are in serious trouble, northern ireland is an IRA haven, and even a suspicion of british accent can have u gunned down

I dont understand, I thought the Northern Irish want to be British and that the IRA is in Ireland ?