Joe Brolly: 'We essentially have the KKK operating in the North'

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Joe Brolly: 'We essentially have the KKK operating in the North'

This interview contains language and descriptions some listeners may find disturbing. The scenes in parts of Northern Ireland during so-called celebrations for July 12th are akin to the Ku Klux Klan. That's according to commentator Joe Brolly, who was speaking on The Hard Shoulder after an effigy of the region's First Minister-designate Michelle O'Neill was placed on a bonfire. The PSNI say they are aware of the incident and are investigating. There has also been condemnation of the appearance of election posters and Irish Tricolour flags on fires. Joe Brolly described some of the scenes Kieran on the show. "For too long all of this has been tolerated, and it's very important to call it out. "We've lodge members singing about a murdered Catholic girl, and feeling confident enough to put that video out there. "Bandsmen yesterday smashing up a house in the university area, in front of the police, throwing a wheelie bin through the window. "Signs on all of the mega bonfires saying 'Kill all Catholics, kill all Taigs.

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Joe Brolly: 'We essentially have the KKK operating in the North'