It has been a long time coming and therefore it is all the more significant for that.
The “Loyal Orders” have finally been Called Out in Glasgow.
Initially, it seemed hugely irresponsible by the authorities to allow the Apprentice Boys of Derry (ABOD) to march past St Alphonsus’ church and St Mary’s on Easter Sunday.
Now that parade has been re-routed after Scotland’s finest said that it might not have been a very good idea in the first place.
Police Scotland advised the City Council that they were acting on intelligence.
I know, I know…
The new route will not pass St Alphonsus’ church, on London Road, where Canon Tom White was assaulted last year.
Bradley Wallace, 24, was sent to prison for that hate crime.
Two men representing the ABOD walked out after the council decided against rearranging the hearing.
The poor dears.
I hope that they’re ok.
Last night on TV (@BBCScotNine) the chair of Call It Out Jeanette Findlay was the voice of calm reason and open-minded reconciliation.
The ABOD chap appeared rather flummoxed by the entire issue.
“This has never been drawn to our attention before”.
That might be true sir, but the days at the back of the bus are over for Catholics in the city of Glasgow.
Those days are over and anti-Catholic marches passing by Catholic churches are being called out.
As Ms Findlay pointed out there are some 2,500 streets in Glasgow and there are Catholic churches on only 60 of them.
Consequently, re-routing marches so that they don’t pass by these places of worship shouldn’t be too difficult.
Of course, in Glasgow, there are some who suffer from hatred of Catholics, especially those in that faith group who are of Irish heritage.
Such folk have their very own sporting venue on Edmiston Drive to give voice to their nativist atavism.
While there such a safe space in Glasgow to Incubate those hatreds the folks at Call It Out have most of their work in front of them.
However, this early success suggests that the days when hatred of Catholics was mainstream in respectable Scotland might be over.
Even so, someone had to step up and call it out.
Comhghairdeas!
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/11697627/scott-browns-disciplinary-hearing-moved-meaning-celtic-skipper-could-face-rangers
They really do have an industrial strength brass neck the sfa.I wonder if,whilst their at it,they level the same charge at themselves!
Not unless We can expect All clubs to get the same treatment as their,now deid klub,got upon their demise.
Being reborn into the dead is some feat that not All Football Associations can do,then again,some actually do abide by their OWN rules☠️
Sounds as if the ABOD guys are none too pleased with having to reroute their bigotry march.
That will be the District Council added to the haters list, if they ain’t there already.
Glasgow would be a much better place if these bigots were banished from the streets altogether allowing the rest of us to enjoy the coming summer weeks without disruption to our day to day activities.
Very well said Our Man In Donegal.
We shouldn’t celebrate this TOO loudly,for they’d complain about that too.
Very much appreciated Phil,maybe,just maybe We’ve turned a corner!
HH🍀🇮🇪✅💚☮️
Couldn’t believe that orange git saying it has never been brought to their attention before. Another glib and shameless liar who didn’t even blush when making that comment. Well, you’ve heard it now, pal, we’re having no more of it. HH
Some comments in the press this week, one from Kris Boyd calling for action against the resurgence of sectarian related incidents in recent seasons. By ‘recent’, would that be two, three years? The same two, three years that has seen an ibrox-based side play in the top flight of Scottish football? Surely I can’t be the only one to think this can’t be pure coincidence? Sorry Kris, but the whole of Scotland had a glorious opportunity to rid itself of this shameful blight back in 2012 but instead did everything in their power to keep it alive. As you so, etc
Then there’s Derek McInnes, with his claims his sending off was down to sectarian abuse, calling in a sleekit-bastard way for Celtic to be punished because he lost the plot. Thoroughly disappointed in him for this though I guess we shouldn’t expect any better from someone for whom ibrox still has an obvious if unfathomable attraction. There’s going to be more and more incidents of the sectarian card being played to defend the indefensible. The National is quoted today as saying ‘Celtic are poised to escape punishment’ for alleged behaviour relating to DM’s dismissal but how can b being called an OB be sectarian when the OO itself claims to be non-sectarian. Double standards about.
Aye. The “Escape punishment” line has been mentioned in several quarters. Does that mean that the repulsive hordes who follow the tribute act to the dead club “Escape punishment” on a weekly basis.
Oh aye. While I’m on about repulsive hordes. I wonder how many of the ABOD marchers have ever actually been IN Derry? Other than on marching duty obviously!
Phil – there is nothing intrinsically wrong with wanting to take a walk in the warmth of the Spring sunshine, looking resplendent in one’s “Sunday best”. Hell, it’s even better if it’s done on Easter Sunday when, as a family day out, you can even take the children to the local park to roll their Easter eggs. It is indeed a fine tradition which allows the parents to relate the Easter story to their children, as a means of keeping the Christian ideology alive, but as the ABOD would probably say, “whit the fuxatt tae dae wi” marchin’ past kafflik churches?”.
Nice one!!