Ireland: The Weakest Link?
I read in the past few days that Ireland is the weakest link in Europe in terms of security and defence preparedness.
Now this may or may not be the case although I wouldn’t be too surprised if it were, it’s an interesting subject.
The risk of Ireland being a target for a terror attack would be quite low I would imagine. I can’t see an attack on Dublin Castle or on the County Hall in Cork any time soon, anyway I live in remote part of the country so I should be fine!
I guess we have the attitude of “Ah sure we’re Irish we’ll be grand.” Céad Mile Fáilte and all that. But the stopovers in Shannon could push us up the radar in terms of potential attack, I think we’d have to do a considerable bit more to be realistic target.
So everything is rosy so? No. While we may not be a target we could very well be the starting point of an attack on Britain or the US. Now if the Irish Authorises aren’t too worried about Britain being attached, with their lax security at our airports, well then so be it. But what about the Irish people that could be on these planes? Is it the way they couldn’t give a flying (excuse the pun) f**k about them either? And what about the Irish that live in Britain and the US?
Is it safe to get on a plane that departs from Ireland? Who Knows.
August 15th, 2006 at 9:00 am
Is Ireland a treat for terror attacks?…
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August 15th, 2006 at 9:13 am
Interesting question, Padraig. I wonder the same thing when I go to places like the Caribbean. No one is worried about security at all.
Maybe they’re too complacent, but who can say?
August 16th, 2006 at 5:19 am
I think we are all being a little too complacent here Padraig.
Shannon must be a target for fanatics.
August 16th, 2006 at 5:37 am
true, i can’t imagine what goes through some of these peopeles heads…
August 16th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Terrorism is something the entire world should be concerned with. IMHO, no country is safe with people that are hellbent on destruction..
August 17th, 2006 at 10:44 am
I think it’s a problem everywhere. As long as the underlying politics don’t change, the world won’t change soon.
August 20th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
[…] Elsewhere Padraigh of Kiss me I’m Irish, worried by all the talk of terrorism, opines on the readiness of Ireland for any kind of attack and suggests that we as a country are complacent; “While we may not be a target we could very well be the starting point of an attack on Britain or the US. Now if the Irish Authorises aren’t too worried about Britain being attached, with their lax security at our airports, well then so be it. But what about the Irish people that could be on these planes?… Is it safe to get on a plane that departs from Ireland? Who Knows?”. Going back to Goldbach, however, his concerns lie in a slightly more ecological place; “THOUSANDS OF GALLONS of potentially hazardous material have been discarded at airports throughout Europe. As a citizen who sorts, recycles, compacts and composts, I need to know what the airport authorities are doing with the gallons of wine, whiskey, soft drinks, water, energy drinks and assorted other hazardous liquids. Surely they have not been discarded with other nonlethal waste… So when I visit my airport of debarkation for my trans-Atlantic flight, I will insist upon placing my hazardous liquid into a suitable hazardous materials receptacle. And as a conscientious taxpayer, I expect to see cadres of HAZMAT experts sweeping through terminals with megaphones alerting travelers to the dangers of leaving behind unattended vessels containing fluids”. […]