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Thread #130740 Message #2947598
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
19-Jul-10 - 10:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: Have a Glorious Twelfth! (Drumcree Parade)
Subject: RE: BS: Have a Glorious Twelfth! (Drumcree Parade)
If the Disney corporation decided to open a theme park for 'recreational rioting' they would put it in the Ardoyne district of Belfast.
That is what a priest from Ardoyne suggested in the aftermath of the latest violence by young people in north Belfast.
The remarks by Fr Gary Donegan were tongue-in-cheek, but they signify the international damage being done to Northern Ireland's reputation as a model for conflict resolution.
The phrase 'recreational rioting' was made in Belfast, to describe the traditional outbreak of street disturbances once the summer school holidays begin.
After a third consecutive night of trouble, Fr Donegan said: "I pulled stones out of the hands of children.
"It was a bit like a Euro Disney theme park for rioting. It was ludicrous."
Most of the young rioters were simply bored kids looking for some excitement in an inner city area where they complain of having nothing else to do.