'I was coming here in me mother's stomach': Dublin horse owners protest fair restrictions

Dublin horse owners protested in Smithfield about increasing restrictions around horse fairs. Video: Enda O'Dowd

[@scarred10]

So long as they behave themselves and clean up after themselves,I dont see why they shouldnt be allowed trade.

[@vercoda9997]

I used to live in one of the buildings beside it. Everyone at the buildings were trapped there when this was on - leaving, you'd see blood, I've seen people attacking each other with haymaker punches, I've seen badly, badly neglected horses and ponies there. 'Tradition' doesn't give carte blanche to people to ride neglected animals with two or three people on their backs through urban city streets to an area where people are fall-down drunk, and fighting, just because that's what people used to do 50 years ago or more - it was an appalling scene with, primarily, animal welfare a major issue to call a halt to it.

[@leprechaun7667]

​@@vercoda9997Give over ya tit. Its been going on for decades! They shouldn't of been built those apartments! Filled with foreigners as well.

[@sb8163]

Demanding documentation from Irish families to enter their own community area, but not demanding documentation from tens of thousands of non-nationals to enter the country

[@siobhan3937]

The traitors in government and in media need to be rounded up and charged with crimes against the Irish people.

[@vercoda9997]

I'm an Irish emigrant in the UK. Nobody has demanded any documentation from me in several years to prove my identity, other than banks etc looking for the usual.

[@sb8163]

@@vercoda9997 and? If Ukraine joins the EU and Ukrainians can then freely move to Ireland, does that then mean that unless Ireland also offers the same freedom of movement to India, population 1.42bn, that we must be far right racists? Do you see what total nonsense your comparison is?

[@jonathancrone41]

I didnt know that there going to charge euro for dublin horse fair hope not because its been going on for years ?

[@scarred10]

He must have a lot of kids if he doesnt know his sons age.

[@PYZEfn]

What age are u now u sure of his name pal

[@giorgosvasillios9394]

1:02 😂😂😂