Monday, September 01, 2008

Plans to 'Green the North' Well Underway!

The ‘Green Post Box Campaign’ continues to spread across the north rapidly with now over 100 post boxes returned to their rightful shade of green.

Young republicans in Tyrone are particularly eager in the current ‘green offensive’ with over half of all the greened post boxes being in the O’Neill County.

The campaign, initiated by Ógra Shinn Fein, and now proudly taken up by a fast growing number of nationally minded young people, has attracted a lot of attention and publicity to date, appearing in much local, regional and national press, radio and even some expected condemnation from the DUPer’s.



An Ógra Shinn Féin spokesperson said,

“The ‘Green Post Box Campaign’ is intended to instil national pride in people and areas across the north. Every post box greened is a strong visible message that we live in Ireland and that our post boxes should be no different to those in Dublin and Cork.”

“With over 100 post boxes now painted green and a fast growing number of young people engaged in the campaign, the plans to ‘green the north one post box at a time’ are well underway!”

(Strabane, County Tyrone)

(Cappagh Main Street, Tyrone)

(The Legendary Ruby approves the Green Post Box Campaign)

(Clonoe, Tyrone)

(Loughmacrory, Tyrone)


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Several of the Strabane ones have since been destroyed again with 'englands cruel red'. Dont worry theres a fresh tin of green waiting to repair the damage. Royal mail may as well give up there will never be a red postbox in town again. Tiocfaidh Ár Lá!!!

Postman Pat
Republic of Strabanistan

Anonymous said...

What a brilliant campaign! Seriously! Simple, easy, anyone can participate and the fact that you can see it on the streets! Keep up the good work comrades.

Anonymous said...

Tyrone are leading the way here... other counties need to get their finger (or paintbrush) out!! ;)

Shauna

Anonymous said...

Have to agree with above comment. Tyrone are taking the green post box campaign by storm, what are the rest of you's at?? Having a meeting ;)

Even with the Tyrone match going on, reports where coming in of more Tyrone post boxes being greened!!

We know you's can't beat us in football, but who thinks they can paint more post boxes than us??

Tyrone 4 Sam!

Seán Ó Briain said...

Smaoineamh maith comrades!

Seán Ó
OSF PL.

Anonymous said...

Tyrone are leading the way here... other counties need to get their finger (or paintbrush) out!! ;)

Shauna

Indeed. Londonderry has seen little action.

Anonymous said...

There has been much talk of the postbox that was done on the bottom of the cathedral road, but it was recently painted a horrible shade of red by 'Royal mail'

lets see what yous can do again armagh OSF!!!




BTW, Republic of Strabanistan??!! :D good one