Coronavirus: Motorists 'turned back' at Irish border
08/02/2021
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People crossing the Irish border without "a reasonable excuse" can be fined €100 (£88) from Monday.
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What a joke the Irish Gov are. It's a pity the Garda weren't so diligent around the border during the 70's and 80's. Never to be seen within miles of the border basically giving terrorists freedom to come and go as they pleased
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Due to similar historical circumstances and geopolitical situation ( between two powerful neighbours) I identify with the Irish till my last breath though have both passports on the top of my Polish one.
So I put it this way....please tell us more about this topic. Cover the last 700 years. The wind that shakes the barley.
So I put it this way....please tell us more about this topic. Cover the last 700 years. The wind that shakes the barley.
Meanwhile those that cross illegally from France for economic reasons get vaccines and an amnesty. Wonderful isn't it
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A Daily Mail correspondent writes........
All Lives Matter, unless they're migrants trying to get to Britain eh?
I live in Strabane can we start fining these free staters who cross the border unnecessarily to buy truck loads of drink it's bloody ridiculous you go to Asda an you can't even get a case of beer they Hoover them all up.
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It's the job of the Gardaí to impose the 5km restriction on Donegal residents.
No it's not illegal for them to do that unless they are more than 5km away from the border. There are no distance regulations in NI.
So, they're paying UK tax and duty to support YOUR NHS, etc. And you know very well that 'free staters' is both out of date and calculated to inflame. Nasty!
their border blocking is stupid, wont stop the virus when strabane town and further is full of southern shoppers bringing the virus back with them, when the southern people cross border they have no travel limits, they should be all stopped at border! the 5KM limit should apply to us in strabane to travel to lifford which is well within 5km. stupid unworkable and pointless at stopping the virus
It must be that the Euro is worth more, cant understand , i mean the queens pound backed by our vast empire, the Euro.................. it does not look like real money, paper with funny pictures and peoples faces on it. HA. HA. HA.
What a ridiculous comment.
You could apply the term "these free staters" to the peoples of the world's other republics too. Why don't you?
What was the response when you informed the authorities? Shopping is of course a reason for travel.
Your artificial Protestant statelet will be gone in a decade . Try to adjust to a new future.
Vacuum, there are other cleaners available, this is the BBC
like you werent in Lifford yerself just this morning you hypocrite
Now that is an essential journey. Get you in as soon as the delivery arrives Smokey.
Shocking grammar - let me re-word for you.
I dole blodge in Strabane thus can we commence punitive measures against our fellow Irishmen living in the Republic who purchase our liquor before we get our biweekly an naffins left - not even a buckfast, they have grabbed them all.
I dole blodge in Strabane thus can we commence punitive measures against our fellow Irishmen living in the Republic who purchase our liquor before we get our biweekly an naffins left - not even a buckfast, they have grabbed them all.
Meanwhile in England anyone here illegally can have a Covid jab, no questions asked.
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Ah, racism-lite, how refreshing.
Careful the nations moral guardians on here will have your post removed
would you prefer a million people were walking around infected?
That's assuming the 1.3m illegals isn't a figment of Pritti Patel's mind
If she has a mind of course
If she has a mind of course
So now the Irish government are creating a hard border between RoI and NI on the island of Ireland.
Does this mean the IRA are going to come out of retirement ? Or is that only if the Brits create a hard border ?
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Does this mean the IRA are going to come out of retirement ? Or is that only if the Brits create a hard border ?
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The brits won't create a hard border in Ireland.
Frankly, they wouldn't dare ??
Frankly, they wouldn't dare ??
A wise move to contain the spread of a killer virus, yet I'll be surprised if some of a particular mindset don't try to make it political.
Yep thats exactly the mindset that can only make everything political
Do some people never move on from Dominic Cummings? ill hey be going on about it until the next century?
Yes unfortunately they broadsided their own credibility... all of them.
Four years of 'No, No, No' followed by 'Actually, yes'.
And 'Irish' Joe Biden actually has twice as much English heritage than Irish, He doesn't bang on about that side of his genetic family, does he?
Four years of 'No, No, No' followed by 'Actually, yes'.
And 'Irish' Joe Biden actually has twice as much English heritage than Irish, He doesn't bang on about that side of his genetic family, does he?
All nations should introduce the 5km limit, it is ridiculous that this wasn't introduced from the start.
It would certainly have made the Cumming's affair a slam dunk.
It would certainly have made the Cumming's affair a slam dunk.
‘ang on a minute....
so NI residents will get a Covid fine for crossing a border, but when illegal immigrant crosses a border they get offered a free jab instead. Removed
so NI residents will get a Covid fine for crossing a border, but when illegal immigrant crosses a border they get offered a free jab instead. Removed
.... only if the '1.3 million' illegal immigrants actually exist
Nobody actually knows
Perhaps it was to stampede the gullible and the bigoted into voting for The Elite
Perhaps you are an illegal, perhaps your children are......
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-immigrants-idUSKBN26L2F4
Nobody actually knows
Perhaps it was to stampede the gullible and the bigoted into voting for The Elite
Perhaps you are an illegal, perhaps your children are......
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-immigrants-idUSKBN26L2F4
So you are saying it is okay to travel from Leicester and Liverpool to the Lake District?
Why is it called the Kent variant and not the uk variant?
Sick of all this Covid Bull S**t! Start living your life as you want to, if you catch covid then so be it! Fed up with being told where I can go, who I can see, and what I can do. Stick your restrictions where the sun don’t shine.
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Ha, well, if ever we needed an example of selfishness Brian, you’ve just supplied it.
Very responsible, Brian.
Take a flight to Brazil...and stay there.
Take a flight to Brazil...and stay there.
Maybe if ickle Bwian stamps his feet a little harder someone might listen to him?
Need to shut down movement from the highly infected countries where the more lethal variants are present just as the UK is doing with South Africa and Brazil.
For Ingerlish Nationalists, everything is about 'them' and 'us'
As long as the UK government fines those from Ireland crossing the border to NI without legitimate reasons then this sounds sensible to slow the spread. The message is stay at home!
Out for a walk this morning at 7am and too many cars on the main road means people are ignoring the rules. I'd like the police to put up blockades to ask people what they are doing. Invalid excuse -> FINE them.
Out for a walk this morning at 7am and too many cars on the main road means people are ignoring the rules. I'd like the police to put up blockades to ask people what they are doing. Invalid excuse -> FINE them.
Remember the GFA they were all in hysterics about? I know you do, you never shut up about it.
That is now lying it tatters, the second assault on it within as many weeks. But it's okay because it wasn't the UK govt that did it? Feel fry to try and explain that one away.
That is now lying it tatters, the second assault on it within as many weeks. But it's okay because it wasn't the UK govt that did it? Feel fry to try and explain that one away.
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"For Ingerlish Nationalists, everything is about 'them' and 'us'"
Kn0bhead!!
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I beg your pardon. I stand corrected.
For 'Ingerlish Nationalists' please read 'Ingerlish Kn0bheads' Removed
"For Ingerlish Nationalists, everything is about 'them' and 'us'"
Kn0bhead!!
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I beg your pardon. I stand corrected.
For 'Ingerlish Nationalists' please read 'Ingerlish Kn0bheads' Removed
Didnt really understand the article did you my red faced friend
No worrys, sure continue to blame the EU for all your lifes troubles if that makes you feel like a bigger man.
The "educated" amongst you will continue to laugh and to remind you daily of the harm you have caused to the uk Removed
No worrys, sure continue to blame the EU for all your lifes troubles if that makes you feel like a bigger man.
The "educated" amongst you will continue to laugh and to remind you daily of the harm you have caused to the uk Removed
Many in the Brexit bunch wouldn't know where NI is on the map.
Not to worry, when the troubles kick-off again (which is blindingly obvious), the IRA will find them.
Probably best to keep the pubs shut in Birmingham for a while. Removed
Not to worry, when the troubles kick-off again (which is blindingly obvious), the IRA will find them.
Probably best to keep the pubs shut in Birmingham for a while. Removed
Good try. Giving half the facts to make your point seem valid.
You should have said: "No it is not allowing them to cross the border WITHOUT A VALID REASON" which brings it in line with the travel policies of RoI & UK - neither of which allow non-essential travel without fines.
Not political, simply an enforcement of regulations on both sides.
Conspirisists will always see what they want to
You should have said: "No it is not allowing them to cross the border WITHOUT A VALID REASON" which brings it in line with the travel policies of RoI & UK - neither of which allow non-essential travel without fines.
Not political, simply an enforcement of regulations on both sides.
Conspirisists will always see what they want to
We've got a bigger army than the republic of Ireland, let's just reconquer it
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Belly laughing here. Is that the bigger army that got kicked out of Afghanistan by goat farmers LMAO
But the USA as an even bigger army and you know who'll they will back
Nope. Let's undo the atrocities of history and give Ireland back to the Irish.
Send the Redcoats in and quell these Irish rebels wunst and for all
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But if the tables were turned all hell would break out in Eire and Europe. Borders when it suits Europe, but not if the UK is saying so
When your hero implemented an Irish sea border Irish politicians received death threats, foreign nationals were attacked, Belfasts multiculture centre was set on fire & several political party offices were attacked - and here you are spouting about covid measures?
That kind of sums you lot up.
That kind of sums you lot up.
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Can I say a huge thanks to MeeHall Martin on his hard border, I was having a bit of a sweat, as last May I paid £5k to take Mrs Hog to San Fran, US of A for her 40th in Easter 2021.......
So I was panicking I had lost £5K, however last night I got an email to say the full amount is being refunded!!
Now I'm not saying its solely down to MeeHalls stiffened border, but it may have helped!!
So I was panicking I had lost £5K, however last night I got an email to say the full amount is being refunded!!
Now I'm not saying its solely down to MeeHalls stiffened border, but it may have helped!!
If it looks like a closed border and acts like a closed border...then it’s a closed border. UK citizens in NI are being denied basic foodstuffs from the UK and now can’t travel through a supposedly open border.
Three times in the last 2 weeks the EU commission or an EU member state has threatened to and actually closed the “open border”
Three times in the last 2 weeks the EU commission or an EU member state has threatened to and actually closed the “open border”
If it looks like a closed border and acts like a closed border...then it’s a closed border. UK citizens in NI are being denied basic foodstuffs from the UK and now can’t travel through a supposedly open border.
Three times in the last 2 weeks the EU commission or an EU member state has threatened to and actually closed the “open border”
Three times in the last 2 weeks the EU commission or an EU member state has threatened to and actually closed the “open border”
Any excuse for keeping unionist bigots out of anywhere is a sound idea.
If the DUP and their sheep think anyone outside the island of Ireland gives a toss about them they are wrong. Removed
If the DUP and their sheep think anyone outside the island of Ireland gives a toss about them they are wrong. Removed
Can fully understand the restrictions but would feel aggrieved if say I was Jeffery or Nigel and was to travel to buck house for the awards due to our negotiation the Brexit deal I would be very disappointed. At least Arlene could distribute the money to her charities without having to travel. Then again dont imagine them going through Dublin as Aer Lingus dont have tellys on flights
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I think you're letting your intolerance of Johnny Foreigner get in the way of being able to get a reasonable response together. But, seeing as I'm feeling generous, vaccine aside, here is your big chance to show the world how well the Brits dealt with the virus.
In related news it looks like the Tories are keen on building a coal mine in Northumberland and Labour are aghast at the prospect.
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“Lots of borders within the EU, when they are needed. Generally not noticeable but they are there.“
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Each EU member state has an equal amount of absolute sovereign status.
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Yes! Every EU member state has more sovereignty than any independent coastal nation state would ever have.
Each EU member state has an equal amount of absolute sovereign status.
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fred
“UK must check all people cross the none border on the island of Ireland
And turn back if not British .
Works both ways ha
Or dose it ??”
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“UK must check all people cross the none border on the island of Ireland
And turn back if not British .
Works both ways ha
Or dose it ??”
Afraid until you can write in English, it’s quite difficult to answer your question. Who do you want to “dose”? Removed
fred
“UK must check all people cross the none border on the island of Ireland
And turn back if not British .
Works both ways ha
Or dose it ??”
Afraid until you can write in English, it’s quite difficult to answer your question. Who do you want to “dose”? Removed
“UK must check all people cross the none border on the island of Ireland
And turn back if not British .
Works both ways ha
Or dose it ??”
Afraid until you can write in English, it’s quite difficult to answer your question. Who do you want to “dose”? Removed
Davey, your mask is on the floor
It used to be the case that unification would benefit the Republic economically- with the huge social security costs we spend in the north I’m not sure that still stacks up. If happened I think the North would be a good case for EU development support as it seems in need of industrial and other general help like the Republic got at joining. Could eliminate religious identity “ conflict politics”
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worth looking into I admit nothing like poverty to promote ignorance and vice versa good idea
Many people are totally fed-up with NI and Ireland being damned awkward. The choice is obvious . Hard border or Unification.
I am hearing Gardai are running an Irish independence poll
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Doubt it
There's not a Catholic majority in NI until 2024 Removed
There's not a Catholic majority in NI until 2024 Removed
I am hearing Gardai are running an Irish independence poll
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If the EU and Eire wanna play hardball, I say put the tell them the troops are returning.
Things will turn around quick!
Things will turn around quick!
“So an EU member has imposed a 'hard' border between the republic and kingdom of Northern Ireland“
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100% Correct.
There are no other Covid or other checkpoints along the other provincial borders in Ireland, of:
Leinster-Connacht
Connacht-Munster
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100% Correct.
There are no other Covid or other checkpoints along the other provincial borders in Ireland, of:
Leinster-Connacht
Connacht-Munster
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Not all border roads are covered however. These routes will likely be used to smuggle covid vaccine into the EU.
A customs check is not a hard border, nor is it in breach of the Belfast Agreement.
A few guys with wooly faces got irritated at the thought of it and asked Nancy Pelosi’s permission to start dusting off the armalites.
The police carrying out some checks to limit spread of a contagion, is a good thing, no doubt about that.
A few guys with wooly faces got irritated at the thought of it and asked Nancy Pelosi’s permission to start dusting off the armalites.
The police carrying out some checks to limit spread of a contagion, is a good thing, no doubt about that.
Ah, so not The View then, an entirely different program on ITV.
No need to watch it now, you’ve ruined the “surprise “ by telling me the ending.
As I said, it pains and saddens me that some people celebrate the disadvantages of others. These are not appropriate sentiments for the newly self appointed “champions of the oppressed “. No gold star from Connolly for you. Removed
No need to watch it now, you’ve ruined the “surprise “ by telling me the ending.
As I said, it pains and saddens me that some people celebrate the disadvantages of others. These are not appropriate sentiments for the newly self appointed “champions of the oppressed “. No gold star from Connolly for you. Removed
Ah, so not The View then, an entirely different program on ITV.
No need to watch it now, you’ve ruined the “surprise “ by telling me the ending.
As I said, it pains and saddens me that some people celebrate the disadvantages of others. These are not appropriate sentiments for the newly self appointed “champions of the oppressed “. No gold star from Connolly for you. Removed
No need to watch it now, you’ve ruined the “surprise “ by telling me the ending.
As I said, it pains and saddens me that some people celebrate the disadvantages of others. These are not appropriate sentiments for the newly self appointed “champions of the oppressed “. No gold star from Connolly for you. Removed
I wonder why the lid's put on Britains activities here until those most affected are no longer around?
You'd think they had something to be ashamed of?
There's a 'legion of proof' for your assertions, but it won't be public for 40 years? Inside information? Hilarious.
I remember Muller trying to get you to condemn bloody sunday & you couldn't. You lied about Anna Lo.
You only fool yourself
You'd think they had something to be ashamed of?
There's a 'legion of proof' for your assertions, but it won't be public for 40 years? Inside information? Hilarious.
I remember Muller trying to get you to condemn bloody sunday & you couldn't. You lied about Anna Lo.
You only fool yourself
The EU don't give the Gardai, or any police force in the EU, any mandate.
That doesn't even make sense.
Who said the GFA wouldn't prevail?
What has the GFA got to do with Gardai covid checks?
I'm not desperate i live here, follow this and understand it. Do you?
My nationalism is irrelevant. Do you actually believe only nationalists wanted to remain in the EU?
This is the Endgame.
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That doesn't even make sense.
Who said the GFA wouldn't prevail?
What has the GFA got to do with Gardai covid checks?
I'm not desperate i live here, follow this and understand it. Do you?
My nationalism is irrelevant. Do you actually believe only nationalists wanted to remain in the EU?
This is the Endgame.
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