Sports Summer Camp annullato mentre Orange Lodge solleva “preoccupazioni significative” sui bambini del GAA Club

Very good statement from the cricket club involved.

Imagine getting this wound up about a kid’s summer camp.

>In a statement posted to social media, a spokesperson for the Comber-based Goldsprings Loyal Orange Lodge said residents in the town “had expressed significant concerns regarding the proposed or perceived move of the GAA into the local community”.

>“Whilst the promotion of sport and youth engagement is widely supported across all sectors of society, many local residents have raised reservations about the GAA’s cultural and historical affiliations.

>“Specifically there is unease regarding aspects of the organisation that have, in the past, celebrated or commemorated individuals associated with paramilitary activity.

>“For a shared and peaceful future, such actions are viewed by some as divisive and incompatible with a truly inclusive society.

>“Residents have made it clear that until the GAA takes meaningful steps to ensure it is fully inclusive and sensitive to the history and identity of the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist (PUL) community, its presence in Comber would be viewed with regret and opposition by many in the Comber area.”

>They added: “This issue is not about about opposition to sport, but about ensuring that all organisations operating in shared spaces demonstrate respect for all traditions and work proactively towards reconciliation and mutual understanding.”

I thought maybe this was a multi-sport camp, with some GAA being played.

It would still be fucking unhinged to oppose that, but it’s even worse.

It is exclusively a cricket camp, and loyalists were up in arms because some kids who are also members of a GAA club were going to take part.

Their insecurity usually makes me laugh. But this time it’s making me angry!! What a sad bunch of creatures