Comments - 'Irish Rebels Greeting Is Flashed in Times Square,' 1983 - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T19:36:10Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A68169&xn_auth=noMush as I love Ireland ; I am…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2016-01-04:6442157:Comment:1795602016-01-04T14:38:45.123ZThat's Just How It Washttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MaryThorpe
<p>Mush as I love Ireland ; I am in agreement with DJ Kelly above... The people of Northern Ireland have at long last gained some momentum of peace , lets just pray that it lasts.</p>
<p>For me your money woudl have been best spent on the homeless Irish Americans or some charity that serves the Irish Americans communities</p>
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<p>Mush as I love Ireland ; I am in agreement with DJ Kelly above... The people of Northern Ireland have at long last gained some momentum of peace , lets just pray that it lasts.</p>
<p>For me your money woudl have been best spent on the homeless Irish Americans or some charity that serves the Irish Americans communities</p>
<p>. </p> God bless America, I am an Ir…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-19:6442157:Comment:691472013-12-19T16:16:40.119ZJonnie Enrighthttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JonnieEnright
<p>God bless America, I am an Irish pyschotherapist who has just completed a scientific hypothesis that war and conflict are generated by forces from within the human mind. If any of the wild geese are interested is reading this short hypothesis my email address is: <a href="mailto:derryjonnie@yahoo.co.uk">derryjonnie@yahoo.co.uk</a> And I'll send you a copy, Dia guit, Jonnie</p>
<p>God bless America, I am an Irish pyschotherapist who has just completed a scientific hypothesis that war and conflict are generated by forces from within the human mind. If any of the wild geese are interested is reading this short hypothesis my email address is: <a href="mailto:derryjonnie@yahoo.co.uk">derryjonnie@yahoo.co.uk</a> And I'll send you a copy, Dia guit, Jonnie</p> 2,000 of 1983's dollars would…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-15:6442157:Comment:686202013-12-15T13:54:28.879ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>2,000 of 1983's dollars would be equivalent to approximately 4,700 of today's dollars. You might get about one minute on a billboard in Times Square for that these days, but as mentioned in the article ... it's a vastly different place.</p>
<p>2,000 of 1983's dollars would be equivalent to approximately 4,700 of today's dollars. You might get about one minute on a billboard in Times Square for that these days, but as mentioned in the article ... it's a vastly different place.</p> And in case nobody stateside…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-15:6442157:Comment:685152013-12-15T09:47:53.395ZDJ Kellyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/DJKelly
<p>And in case nobody stateside has heard the news of the latest attrocity: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25380873">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25380873</a></p>
<p>And in case nobody stateside has heard the news of the latest attrocity: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25380873">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25380873</a></p> What a crass waste of $2,000.…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-15:6442157:Comment:684882013-12-15T08:55:07.768ZDJ Kellyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/DJKelly
<p>What a crass waste of $2,000. Still it caused less harm than the Noraid cash that paid to blow to bits the little boy who was out shopping for a Mother's Day card for his soon to be bereaved mother. [The Mother's Day bombing incident in Warrington, Lancashire, in case you have forgotten. Warrington has a large Irish population, some of whom were badly hurt in that attack].</p>
<p>The best use of Noraid money in my opinion was the pipe bomb attack on Heathrow which launched missiles at…</p>
<p>What a crass waste of $2,000. Still it caused less harm than the Noraid cash that paid to blow to bits the little boy who was out shopping for a Mother's Day card for his soon to be bereaved mother. [The Mother's Day bombing incident in Warrington, Lancashire, in case you have forgotten. Warrington has a large Irish population, some of whom were badly hurt in that attack].</p>
<p>The best use of Noraid money in my opinion was the pipe bomb attack on Heathrow which launched missiles at incoming (from America at that time of the day) aircraft. It caused no damage whatsoever but, oh my, how we airport staff smirked when we saw the New York passengers disembarking, 'all shook up' and needing the bathroom to change their underwear. I am guessing those shocked Irish Americans would have thought twice about putting money in the terrorists' collection boxes in the Bronx bars thereafter. </p>
<p>I had hoped US opinion on funding terrorism would have changed since terrorism reached American shores. You may be assured however that those of us who do not agree with British and American troops' presence in Iraq (chasing non-existent weapons of mass destruction and now inexplicably seeking to replace a dictator with a fundamentalist Al Quaeda regime) would not put money in Al Quaeda collection boxes. Those of us who actually hold Irish passports (not certificates of Irishness), and who have seen at first hand the damage which ill considered political donations can do, would rather you had spent that $2,000 on drink and recycled it down the drain.</p>
<p> </p> Fascinating story. I was jus…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-14:6442157:Comment:684472013-12-14T17:39:45.240ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>Fascinating story. I was just a youngster when all this was going on, so it's interesting to read about these things. Thanks for sharing it here, John.</p>
<p>Fascinating story. I was just a youngster when all this was going on, so it's interesting to read about these things. Thanks for sharing it here, John.</p>