Originally Posted by PaulMeyer

No,you're wrong, they recruit throughout the armed forces, not just the Army and definitely not just the infantry. Lots of Engineers and R.Sigs for a start, and I've met former RAF Regt. and Royal Marines too.

Originally Posted by greasytrucker

Yes, but SAS signallers and engineers serve that specific task firstly, and undergo a different selection and training process. They dont get the sand coloured lid, only the winged dagger, same with RA foos, Although they rotated with G squadron, ie the SAS squadron that was based in the north. Obviosly some may have served with 14 Int company.

But Ive never heard of an SAS member from an armoured corps.

Originally Posted by PaulMeyer

A stupid and self-serving conclusion but I'm sure you enjoyed posting it. But if our intelligence was so lousy and our operatives so poor, then how do you think we ran agents at the very top of the Provisional IRA for years on end(and Sinn Fein too, not to mention the so-called Loyalists) and eventually defeated it? I mean, who exactly is in control of NI at the moment?

Originally Posted by west'sawake

Agreed, setting aside KingKane's clarification for the OP that Great is a geographical term, and not being a particular apologist for perfidious Albion, there are many things Britain has given us that give me no end of pleasure.

Her language and Literature, (which of course th Irish perfected, Wilde, Shaw, O Casey, Swift, Yeats, Heaney,etc) but how poor we would have been without Willie Shakepseare,
Donne, Vaughan, Pope, Marvel, Keats, Wordsworth, Shelly, Byron, Dickens, Elliot (Georgre), Hardy, Austin, the Brontes, Orwell, Pinter, and so many more.


Aos, Britain was ahead of the rest of us in her wariness of a European Super State by stealth, and is proving to be right about the corporatist and corrupt collosus that the European Project is becoming, pity Browne then has to betray his country's best instincts.

Originally Posted by greasytrucker

Even most Irish writers were planters.

Can anyone name me even one building the freestate built in 80 years, one Bridge, anything ?

Originally Posted by Riadach

Seán O'Casey Bridge, James Joyce Bridge, West Link Toll Bridge, East Link bridge, Millenium Bridge, and that's in Dublin alone. Nice fancy bridges they are too.

Originally Posted by greasytrucker

This is the best in 80 years, even then it took EU money and a kick up the arse. Nothing special.

Originally Posted by Riadach

Living Bridge.



Boyne river bridge.



Barrow Bridge.

But of course, with everything I put up, you're going to engage in a no true scotsman fallacy, aren't you?

Originally Posted by greasytrucker

Built with EU money and a push from the EU to get up the rep to the 21st century.

I remember the former BNP leader saying in the 80s on the election of a BNP govt the rep would be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century, the EU got there first.

Originally Posted by b.a. baracus

F.. Off Troll.

Originally Posted by greasytrucker

If it was not for the generosity of Britain in taking in Irish immigrants the republic would not be an independent nation. It would not have survived.

If it was not for the sacrifice of the British army standing alone before the Yanks got involved in WW2 you would be speaking German.

You suffer from classic small nation syndrome, its a psychological condition where by the inhabients of small nations next to bigger more succesful ones base their psyschological construct around negativity to their neighbour. Your a sad individual.