[–] riseagaineire [S] ago
''Croke Park, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletics Association, and once the epicentre of the nationalist and cultural revival in Ireland will now be used to host a Muslim large blood sacrifice ritual.
Eid Al Adha or “Festival of Sacrifice” is one of the most important festival in Islam celebrated at the same time as the Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba stone Mecca and involves the mass ritualist butchering of animals.
Croke Park is sacred in itself to many Irish people as it is viewed as one the symbols from which the independence movement and reassertion of Irish national identity sprang.
While the pitch of Ireland’s largest stadium will soon be saturated in the blood of terrified animals slaughtered with knives and blades without any form of sedation just a century ago the field of Croke Park was reddened by the blood of Irish civilians gunned down by British forces during the War for Independence.
While no doubt many Irish will be shocked at such a decision to allow this to take place the GAA President John Horan has said staging the celebration at Croke Park shows the Association’s commitment to inclusion and it’s belief that it’s “Where We All Belong”.''
[–] riseagaineire [S] ago
Turns out it's true, it's on the Irish mirror too, http://archive.fo/6S7lQ , http://archive.fo/Gnncw#selection-665.63-850.0