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Ronan Mcgregor's avatar

Maith an Fear, Stiofán go halainn ar fad, agus focaill ciallmhar ( 😅 hope that's grammatically correct ). Great writing and insights

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

Go raibh míle maith agat Ronan

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Aoife L's avatar

Great writing Stephen!

The voices of our ancestors are calling out to us to save our beautiful homeland.

We must listen and answer their call.

Go raibh míle maith agat Stiofán.

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Seanie's avatar

Well said Stephen. Great article. I didn't make the march itself but I was in the City centre later on and came across groups of people on the quays and round grafton street proudly waving the tricolour as they made their way home from the event. They wernt in peoples faces but at same time there was a confident look about them of vindication after a good days work. The main take away I got from McGregor's speech at the garden of remembrance was the need to focus on the big prize and dont be distracted.

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Andy Cross's avatar

Great article Stephen, what got to me were faces at the Dublin protest.,but never protested in their local town Newbridge Co. Kildare even do we have protested every 2 weeks last few years in Newbridge and Kildare, Floods Cross.

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

There’s still a massive stigma attached, hopefully more of these types of positive events changes that

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BridgetL's avatar

https://gript.ie/enormous-crowds-protesting-immigration-shows-enduring-power-of-nationalism/

I felt a bit flat initially after the event..the sound was bad, no stage , just the overcrowded Customer House steps, the short speeches, the brevity of it all..looking back now though I think it was a brilliant plan that only the 3 democratically elected councillors spoke, that the proclamation was read, that we sang Grace and the National Anthem. It was a grassroots non ngo simple commemoration of the Easter Rising with no bells and whistles and it is now heading to Letterkenny on May3rd, with more of Damo and Ivors flags. He is handing them out so that people will being them to other protests around the country.

It was a 'monster meeting' in the old style of Daniel O'Connell in the early 1800s, the land war of the late 19th Century and the town square speeches of Dev and Micheal Collins..

Maith thú as do chuid oibre go léir a Stiofán..🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

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DANIEL BUCKLEY's avatar

Every Irish home should fly the Tricolour flaf 24/7/and 365 days .

It is a powerful unspoken message and sends a signal that Ireland Lives and her people are on the march.

Those who do not display the Tricolor , are no friends of Ireland.

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James Gough's avatar

The thing that struck me in the aftermath of the march was the Mehole Martin interview. He started rabbiting on about the recent general election and democratic mandate. No party said they were going to import every bum and stiff they could find in their last or any previous manifesto. This cunt is a worried man. He was rattled by Saturday and it showed

From now on challenge the supports the state is using to enforce this invasion. When you see a Garda behaving with anything short of professionalism challenge him. Tell him what you find wrong. Take his number. Write to his superintendent. So long as the citizens don't do their civic duty by challenging and reporting bad behaviour this gang of thugs will continue to consider themselves our unchallenged masters and not what they really are which is our servants. Let them know what's wrong. I got the impression from their demeanor on Saturday that they are beginning to realise they are on the wrong side. Do the same for every other interaction you have with civil servants.

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Dr Anne McCloskey's avatar

Well done. Stephen. Great piece. I'm not sure that digital ID is needed to fix the migrant problem-that's the old problem reaction solution paradigm, methinks, and part of the plantation agenda.

The Molesworth St venue, especially on the most sacred week in both our religious and national calendar was as you correctly point out intentional and nefarious. It was I believe chosen to goad us. Mc Gregor may have some sentimental affection for the auld sod, but he's a servant of the City of London first. Whether he fully understands this is up for debate, but it'll become clear soon, I believe.

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

Totally agree on the Digital ID that’s precisely what I was alluding to, does he know about it? And if so if he in favour of it as a control measure, he is putting himself forward as a potential head of state after all.

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Michael Allen's avatar

Another excellent honest piece Stephen 👏 👌

We need people like you even if we don't always agree.

Without coming across as a hypocrit, I actually agree 💯 with your synopsis of McGregor and his interview in the lodge.

But until questions are answered with fact we must try keep a controlled calm.

Best regards Michael

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

I always follow my gut and I ignore how that made me feel.

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Tommy Lenehan's avatar

Superb article stephen the creeps in government are starting to panic traitors all of them what a motivational speaker patrick quinlan is he would make a great president I am sceptical about McGregor we know how pro lockdowns he was

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Siobhan O'Brien's avatar

Well said and good that you are able to recompose yourself. We all need to be able to stop and compose ourselves instead of reacting emotionally. That is what we are fighting. I hope it's most of us in this fight are becoming more self aware so as to examine our own actions and behaviors to do better next time.

In the McGregor/Tucker/checkered floor debacle. I too was very mad at the choice of location. But honestly there are things we don't know in the higher ups Good and Bad.. (to generalize).

Christian Morris surmised it was a nod to the "new Order" to tell the old order that they are done and this is who is in charge now..

Plausible.

But don't bite my head off here ..

There is a growing number of "influencers" who say The Freemasons .. aren't that bad.

They were made to look bad by the illuminati.. if this is true, there are good people behind the scenes helping to fight for the right side.. I'm not saying they are good or bad but we have to have deeper discussions on all this. Exploding in anger cause someone doesn't agree with you has to be behind us now. Too much at stake.

Like whatever the reason was to host the McGregor/Tucker interview there.. THERE WAS A REASON. It wasn't done without thinking.. you can be 100% sure of that.

Maybe it's to bring up the whole discussion on Freemasonary. Like even if Mc Gregor, Tucker and Trump are Freemasons.. personally I don't sense any bad alterior motives from them.. and I've "felt" my way through the last 5 years and I've been right.. so far.. 😄

We have to get a grip on the infighting.. it really is juvenile and we have a Country to save.

🙏🕊💚🇮🇪

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

I’m open to anything, I simply don’t know what goes on in the higher degrees of that order, they wouldn’t be secret if we did, I’m sure they leak out plenty of exaggerations to feed the mystique, they are magicians after all. It just doesn’t sit right with me is all, I’m not going to fall out with people over my opinion on it. I’m exhausted from all the shill talk and infighting it does my head in. I’m going to focus on positive initiatives for the next while. Music, language and culture all the way. They are what truly has the power to unite.

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Siobhan O'Brien's avatar

I'm with you. I made a conscious decision in the last 2 days to focus on my music 🎶 🎵.

It's been such a frustrating few years and we're all weary. I pray for unity for us all and the grace some egotistical need to overcome the infighting .

🙏🕊💚🇮🇪

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SARA's avatar

Beautiful.

I opened it with trepidation, fear you will you would be dismissive of the McGregor masons hall issue & this cohorts significance.

Feeling very let down by those who have gotta say. Their 1000% adherence to a bs narrative & sudden suspension of nuance, critical thinking on this singular topic creeped me out.

Beyond that the rest of your piece was so moving. You always write, like the best authors, with blood on the page.

Thank you for all you give personally and to your wife & kids too - what affects you and what you give to us we take from you & your whole family.

You’re fires, leads, blazes, but pls don’t burn out take all the time you need for self care.

(I say this b Selfishly too, you go down we lose a pivotol leader !!:)

Lots of good for thought as always with another great piece.

Glad you connected too with so many on the day.

The headlines today make me think the huge turnout moved the dial !!

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

Ah thanks for your lovely message x

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Fionnuala Murphy's avatar

Dia dhuit a Stephen. Tá do aiste thár bárr agus aontuim leat. I got a gut wrenching feeling when I saw that checkered floor too. It's hard to know what's going on but best to keep an open mind too. Slán go fóill

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

Always

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jer Savage's avatar

Wonderful words Stephen

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Ní Luain's avatar

Totally agree Stephen. Nothing is black and White.

I wouldn't write people off cos they fell for c19, not would I write someone off cos they're rich or a celeb. Believe me there are people who were duped previously and are now wide awake and wild with rage at what has been done to us!

We have a field filled with landmines to cross. Inevitably a few will blow up in our faces, but not crossing that field is not an option if you get me.

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Frank Lennon's avatar

Stephen, God bless you and all you are doing for this sacred land of ours. Great article which is 100+% in alignment with my thoughts re the Carlson/McGreggor interview and its location. For me, it was a massive disappointment. Brethern branding was the very last thing that we need or want. Great caution needs to be exercised when any potential leaders are virtually supplied by the system. In the latter context there is always a divide and conquer agenda lurking in the background. ÉRIN GO BRÁTH! - 🙏🇮🇪🙏

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Stephen  Sutton's avatar

Thanks for that Frank, yeah we need to just be streetwise in my opinion, the commentary creates it’s own energy and forces recalibration from the opposite side.

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Jerome Savage's avatar

PENNED THIS SAT EVENING - 1st THOUGHTS

HEART WARMING

Crowd in dublin yesterday was massive

One suggestion is that ther was 60,000. Maybe less.

Others say 45 to 50k.

But it filled over half of O'Connell St., spilling on to the footpath in the middle reaching all the way to custom house, exactlly 1 kilometre.

Speaker system useless- that's actually a good thing.

People met & shared their sentiments & concerns with those around them.

It was actually quite solemn - with occasional outbreaks of the ole, ole 35 year old soccer thingy. But we can forgive that until we get an rousing ditty that's authentic & irish.

The huge attendance means that the people wer not put off by the frequent & continuous threats of rioting but it certainly cud hav been more - I experienced at 1st hand one teacher who backed off due to fears of facial recognition & job security.

That threat would hav kept many thousands away - the notice by at least 2 non mainstream micro celebrities that they wud not b attending wud also have reduced numbers.

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