The Irish Times is the only source I saw that gives any details at all about the possible motive of the attacker. The details are these:
1. It’s a “suspected terrorist incident.”
2. The attacker was “radicalised online.” This is something that is frequently stated of Islamic jihad terrorists, with the unspoken corollary being that the local mosques teach nothing but love, peace and tolerance.
3. The attacker “had a grievance about the Irish Defence Forces presence in the Middle East.”
Reading these tea leaves, it is clear that this was a jihad attack. Unless, that is, we are supposed to believe that some “right-wing extremist” had a grievance about Irish troops in the Middle East.
The establishment media’s Job One, however, is to conceal or obfuscate every news item that might make people think ill of Islam. And so we have to read clues in this way instead of just getting the straightforward news.
“Boy (16) arrested after chaplain stabbed in suspected terrorist incident at Galway barracks,” by Conor Gallagher and Conor Lally, Irish Times, August 16 2024 (thanks to M.):
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the chaplain at an Army barracks in Galway city was stabbed in what gardaí are investigating as a suspected terrorist incident.
It is understood Army sentries fired five warning shots and used a baton to subdue the attacker during the incident outside Renmore Barracks at about 10.45pm on Thursday.
Fr Paul F Murphy, who is in his 50s, is being treated for serious but non life-threatening injuries following the attack, which began outside the entrance to the barracks when he was approached by the youth armed with a knife.
Garda sources said it is believed the attacker, an Irish national from Co Galway, had been radicalised online in recent months. The Garda investigation is now being lead by the Special Detective Unit, which is responsible to responding to terrorist threats.
Gardaí believe the youth had a grievance about the Irish Defence Forces presence in the Middle East. His social media postings will form a central part of the investigation….
The teenager is currently being held at a Garda station in the North Western Region. Due to the suspect’s age, gardaí must wait for a parent or other responsible adult to be present before he can be interviewed. A mental health assessment is also expected to be carried out.
The attack began as the chaplain was waiting in his car for the gate into the barracks to be opened. It is understood he was wearing civilian clothing at the time.
The Defence Forces chaplain ran through the barracks gate and was pursued by his attacker.
Army personnel on sentry duty intervened and subdued the teenager and held him until gardaí, including members of the Armed Response Unit, arrived on the scene….
SC says
Cut the crap and the politicization, stop protecting him. Hand him over to the squaddies to deal with. He came up to their barracks and attempted to murder one of their own. He needs to get real justice not the bought and paid for agenda driven justice the judges hand out. As for the warning shots, I assume all they had was blanks, he was well within the rules of engagement for a lethal shot.
Heidi says
You are absolutely correct. FIVE warning shots? The chaplain could have been killed in those few seconds. Ireland has the same problem as the rest of Europe. Inviting those who hate us and our western values into our homes.
Condor says
Not one “Allahu Akbar” uttered during this entire incident?
Five warning shots while that kid is slashing away? Perhaps the sentries are just lousy shots…
FYI says
The islamic war on the people of Ireland .
This murderous demonic cult has been killing Irish citizens for years.
The blame lies with the morally bankrupt Simon Harris Government..
Sanjay Tandon says
Irish media is only worried of what is happening to Muslims in Gaza, I wrote 5 articles to Irish Times for the killing of Hindus in Bangladesh and Christians in Congo and Nigeria but in vain. For a story to be reported in the established media, it has to have Muslim victims and non-Muslim perpetrators. Muslims murder 50 people in jihad raid on village, storm Catholic church during mass and murder 20 more in Nigeria on 8th of August will never be reported as is the case with Bangladeshi Hindus.
Pray Hard says
When moslems murder Christians, media calls it sectarian violence.
When Christians fight back, media calls it genocide of moslems.
sean Walsh says
The Irish media would never cover violence against any but Muslims even when Irish people are killed by jihads and its happening a lot.
Sanjay Tandon says
I wrote 5 articles to Irish Times regarding killings of Hindus in Bangladesh and Christians in Congo and Nigeria but in Vain .For a story to be reported in the established media, it has to have Muslim victims and non-Muslim perpetrators. Muslims murder 50 people in jihad raid on village, storm Catholic church during mass and murder 20 more in Nigeria on 8th of August will never be reported as is the case with Bangladeshi Hindus.
Heidi says
No Jews, no news. You are correct. I read about Muslim violence against Christians EVERY day not just on this website. Who are the colonisers in N. Africa? Muslims. Arabs come from Arabia. Christians are being slaughtered, raped and brutalised every day in Muslim countries and not a peep from the West.
Jedothek says
“so we have to read clues in this way instead of just getting the straightforward news”
i am reminded if a characterization of life in the soviet union that someone offered during the cold war. the writer said something to the effect: “Russians learn to read their newspapers in a way unlike that of any other citizens in the world, They look for who or what is not mentioned, rather than for what is reported on”
we’ll have to be doing a lot of this.
England Invaded says
Brace yourselves Ireland. Speak out and let’s see if you all get jailed like in the UK.
FYI says
Ireland,England,Scotland,Wales:you have got to maintain your cultural norms.Free speech,satire,traditions ,music festivals are all good things and normal for such cultures.The political elite are clearly corrupt and self serving:they award themselves with good salaries{even the lefty ones!It is good money ,politics}.It was good to see British Hindus,Iranian Nationalists at recent freedom protests.
We have the right to maintain our cultural norms.
England Invaded says
At this point it will require a clear out of the islamo-left invaders and traitors.
We have now fully lost the ability to speak.
People are being jailed for even simply resisting being attacked by the bent infiltrated police.
Pray Hard says
The Garda is a joke when it comes to moslems.
Patrick Moxon says
I don’t suppose the gardai could have shot the perp to ensure there would be no other victims and save the taxpayers some expense, eh…
Karolus Magnus says
The Irish police and military obviously cannot be trusted to protect the public– to neutralize a stabber in action. People should be fired. This is grotesque negligence. Somebody stabbing should be shot on sight like in the rest of the world. This is an epic failure.
James Lincoln says
According to the feature article:
“It is understood Army sentries fired five warning shots and used a baton to subdue the attacker…”
Warning shots?
Baton?
They certainly would’ve been within their right to “shoot to kill”.
Hoi Polloi says
More of Irish LEOs taking care only in their handling of muslims. The perp should have been a bullet-riddled corpse.
Greg Murphy says
Another Lee Rigby!
OLD GUY says
Islam never ends its attacks on non-believers EVER.
alexreid says
He wasn’t ‘radicalized’ online. It is in Muslim’s DNA, FFS! The Quran , other Texts & Teachings ORDERS them to kill & subjugate non-Muslims. Even other Muslims are not safe, if deemed in the eyes of another, they’re not “Muslim” enough, they get the bullet or their throat cut!
When are People going to wake up to these most basic of Facts?