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Is the day of the big flask of tea and a big bundle of ham sandwiches gone? Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 19/06/2017 19:19:31 2002075 Link 0 |
That's the world we live in today im afraid. People may say no jihadist terrorist attack has happened in Ireland but I think it's best to prepared than unprepared. pkboher (Cork) - Posts: 49 - 19/06/2017 21:18:43 2002132 Link 0 |
Unfortunately it's necessary. If they introduced metal detectors I wouldn't complain. Better safe than sorry. galwayfball (Galway) - Posts: 1678 - 19/06/2017 21:31:26 2002147 Link 0 |
I guess it makes sense. These jihadists are at war with all western culture. There's a feeling in Ireland that we're immune to the threat because we're great craic or something. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 19/06/2017 21:52:02 2002172 Link 1 |
For those with kids it leaves the day even more difficult and more expensive. It forces people to buy the "food" and drinks such as water and minerals inside the stadium. Sad day Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 775 - 19/06/2017 22:23:36 2002199 Link 0 |
Makes sense and it's just a case of get on with it. Attending US sporting events or any event for that matter is an airport style security check. The world we now live in. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11231 - 19/06/2017 22:35:24 2002206 Link 0 |
a bit of an over reaction in my humble opinion, just another way of screwing more euro out of the paying punter especially those with a couple of kids with them for a day out having to pay over inflated prices for the same product at less than half the price out on the town. what next? a ban on long zztop type beards that are now all the style or extra checks for those with facial hair. Would make more sense to have extra checks on the streets around the stadium instead of overkill. bulmccabe (Tyrone) - Posts: 361 - 19/06/2017 22:51:10 2002214 Link 0 |
as yew tree says we just have to get on with it you can still bring in some food (two or three small clear plastic bags or A4 size bags and carry water with you),or put them in jacket pockets, you need a bit of sustinence with kids and or if doing two games in a double header, being from limerick i suspect we wont be worrying about croke park this year janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/06/2017 23:12:41 2002234 Link 0 |
Something happens in the UK and immediately of course ireland has to copy. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 19/06/2017 23:19:48 2002237 Link 0 |
This makes no sence unless they search everybody entering a stadium as most jihadist terrorists use suicide vests & will still be able to set off explosives. I feel it's just the GAA saying they've done something while forceing people to now buy food & drink inside the grounds. SligoNSEW (Sligo) - Posts: 15 - 20/06/2017 00:09:28 2002262 Link 3 |
Sounds more like a cynical, economic decision to me lads. There's very little risk in Ireland, likewise most countries that haven't actively or tacitly supported "the international community" (PC new spiel for The Great Powers if we're honest) in the Middle East and North Africa. You don't see many attacks in Denmark or Romania either, do you? MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 20/06/2017 07:07:45 2002274 Link 1 |
Surely it's not beyond the wit of GAA fans to bring food and drinks in in plastic bags, or have the food and drink before the match. I never understood fans who bring these rucksacks to matches. ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 20/06/2017 08:04:53 2002280 Link 0 |
Its awkward but I agree. When you see something as harmless as a arianna Grande concert (full of children, mostly girls) been attacked by these lunatics, no where is safe. And lets not forget one of the London terrorists was living in Dublin for a while. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 20/06/2017 08:10:24 2002284 Link 1 |
The last two Ireland matches in Lansdowne have had this enforced. A lot of backpacks being taken the first day but not so many the second game as people knew not to chance bringing one. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 20/06/2017 08:12:25 2002286 Link 0 |
It's a bit tokenistic alright. Like the time we were all issued with the iodine tablets against a nuclear attack. ( That threat is as real now as it was then, yet we weren't issued with new iodine tablets when the others went out of date!) I understand why it's being done but the fact is, any jihadist with intelligence would focus their wrath on the hundreds of relatively soft U.S. targets located here rather that on an event that would really only take out Irish people. PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 20/06/2017 08:16:42 2002288 Link 0 |
You would swear the title was food and minerals are banned from bringing in to Croke Park. You can still bring food in to Croke Park. It's just that large bags and backpacks are banned. You can bring a small bag or do what I do bring a good strong bag for life where I'll have my corn beef sambo's and flask of tae. I will actually be there in Croke Park this Sunday for the Leinster Junior Final between Louth and Meath. OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 20/06/2017 08:35:27 2002299 Link 0 |
People complaining about having to buy food in the stadium because of this, how many sandwiches do you normally bring in that you would need a backpack for them? Calm down guys, you will still be able to bring in your sandwiches. the_walls (Mayo) - Posts: 495 - 20/06/2017 08:39:24 2002301 Link 0 |
Backpacks and sacks - yes ban them nothing like making your way to the loo when tripped by bag and sent hurtling across three rows of seating!! But smaller bags are still OK, I don't think (hope) it was anything to do with a terrorist threat and more to do with a general emergency and people tripping and falling over backpacks and bags in the scramble to get out. Then again they could remove the glass wall at the foot of the Hill if they are so concerned about a terror attack. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 20/06/2017 08:49:52 2002307 Link 0 |
Get a grip folks, i dont like it either but it is the world we're living in these days, if a bomb went off in a GAA stadium and there were casualties, the same people would be outraged and banging on about the GAA being behind the times etc etc. It probably wouldnt foil a genuine attack but it will make it harder to pull something like that off Pikeman17 (Wexford) - Posts: 22 - 20/06/2017 09:42:02 2002328 Link 0 |
The fact that one of the London attackers lived in Rathmines for 3 years and had Irish documentation was probably a factor also. There are Jihadists living in this country, have no doubt about that.
ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 20/06/2017 09:43:18 2002329 Link 0 |