Why are people driving around with Irish flags today?

[mahina]

Did something good happen? Is there a football match or something?

[no_hypocrisy]

1. A lot of Irish consider Northern Ireland to be occupied by the British

like Ukraine is being occupied by Putin.

[WA-03 Democrat]

11. Been to Northern Ireland many times on business

I would have to agree. There are a lot of people there that do support the UK. I've been to Belfast and a few small towns but between reading history and being there, it is occupied. Two of my grandparents came to the US from England but I don't see how it is not.

[mahina]

18. Oh clearly.

[milestogo]

2. Because its International Womens Day

and they are confused.

[Aristus]

3. Two possibilities:

St. Patrick's Day is coming up.

The Irish splattered red paint on the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin, sounding off against the war against Ukraine.

[Irish_Dem]

15. St. P's Day is March 17. Maybe they are getting a head start. ??

Or yes the sassy Irish dude who ran over the Russian Embassy in Dublin.
Good for him.

[herding cats]

4. Maybe in support of the guy who rammed the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin?

Demonstrator crashes truck through Russian Embassy gates in Dublin as protests target Moscow’s diplomats in Western countries

A video of the incident in south Dublin shared by Irish broadcaster RTE News shows a large truck backing into the gates of the Russian Embassy as some onlookers cheer. Other videos posted on social media show the driver, who identifies himself as Desmond Wisley, handing out fliers with images of what he describes as victims of Russian forces in Ukraine, including a woman and two children.
Pointing to the leaflets, he said, “I’ve done it for this lady here and her kids that were killed in an apartment. … It really affected me. … It’s about time we stood up

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/08/ireland-truck-gates-russian-embassy-ukraine/

[11 Bravo]

12. That was my first thought as well.

[mitch96]

5. Might be b/c an Irish Lorry backed thru the gates of the russian embassy in Dublin..

And then there is the Irish fisherman that stood down the russian navy
Time for a Guinness and a shot of Jamesons... Sláinte
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[Demovictory9]

6. From twitter

Link to tweet

[Emile]

7. I'm still trying to understand why people in northern Indiana proudly display Rebel flags.

[FSogol]

8. How else would everyone know they were unlikable dumbasses?

[TheProle]

9. Yesterday was the flag's anniversary

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-flag

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes. The Irish flag was flown for the first time ever on March 7, 1848.

Seems odd that people here in the US would be celebrating that fact.

[mahina]

17. Maybe that's it. Strange to see in Hawaii. In a convoy??

[underpants]

10. They've been drinking

Oh come on! I’m ☘️ Irish.

[hlthe2b]

13. Me too...

Inexplicably, the only thing to drink in the house is some left-over rock-gut tequila from some long ago party... Who lives in this house? So sad...

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

16. My neighbor has had an inflatable leprechaun on his lawn for the last week.

along with a rainbow and a pot o' gold. He's not even Irish (and I am-well 1/2) It's become more like St. Patrick's Month instead of Day. I don't think he can keep the drinking up that long.

[MFM008]

19. We do

But were 60 percent Irish according to 23 and me..