Northern Ireland

[BigMac]

A policeman and 2 english soldiers shot dead.

This is pretty scary.

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

[cigar omar]

Don't fuck with the East bay Geeeess

[Tom]

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

[BigMac]

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

[TheIrishFreestyler]

Yeah man, dangerous up there for sure.

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

[BigMac]

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?

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

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:

[TW89]

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...

[DanTheMan]

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

[VG]

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!

[TW89]

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 ?