No! 2 Lisbon was the message that greeted football fans in Newry last Saturday as Down and Longford squared up on the football pitch.A banner highlighting opposition to the upcoming Lisbon Treaty was unfurled by Ógra Shinn Féin activists during the match.
As fate would have it and perhaps a sign of the Lisbon Treaties demise, the match ended 19 - 16 to Down.
Ógra spokesperson Damian White said,
"It is important to raise the issue to the travelling Longford fans, but also to show that the Irish people as a whole will be affected by this and we in the North need to play an active role in ensuring the Lisbon Treaty is rejected."
"We unfurled the banner while Amhrán na bhFiann was played and as we where situated beneath the tricolour, everyone in the ground got the message."
"We specifically chose to raise the banner at that time, to point out that, if you care enough about your country to stand for your national amtham, then you should remember the ideas of the 1916 Proclamation and shouldn't be willing to throw away equality and soverignty by endorsing the Lisbon Treaty."
3 comments:
well done lads. Its great to see Ógra activists playing their part in campaigning against this treaty - activities like this are going to be crucial in the months leading up to the referendum and its important that we all play our part in pushing the 'no' vote and getting our arguments out there.
Maith thu gach duine.
Great idea, keep it up.
HI ,Is this site meant to be funny........do you guys and gals not take you selves a bit too serious ?
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