StaceCarla Lockhart supporting masked figures and talking of bloodbaths is reminiscent of the worse days in NI. Not to speak of the thuggery this evening in Belfast.
As someone from the South, I can only applaud Arnold Carton's message on Slugger: "As someone from the Protestant and Unionist community, I believe that we unionists should be supporting marches like that on Saturday past Scarva."
https://sluggerotoole.com/2026/06/08/from-the-other-side-of-the-canal-sham-fight-in-scarva/
#ipsc #SluggerOToole #PalestineSolidarity #mastodaoine #humansfirst
From the Other Side of the Canal – Sham Fight in Scarva…
For older members of the community, watching the video from Scarva where unionists gathered at one side of the Newry Canal to shout abuse at a perceived enemy on the other side, will bring back unpleasant memories of the 1997 protests outside Harryville Church in Ballymena, or the dreadful scenes (2001–2) outside Holy Cross Primary School. Both events caused significant damage to the reputation of the unionist community around the world and embarrassed many unionists within N. Ireland. However, most …