I actually thought that Lord John account was a parody for ages, it was like it was taking the most ridiculous Unionist opinion possible in order to make fun of unionists. I actually thought it was very clever. I was disappointed when I found out it was just a ridiculous unionist
Iâd say hallucinogenic would be even better.
The Kilclooney account is BOX OFFICE. Youâre both laughing at him and with him and thatâs the genius of it. Heâs pulled of the stereotype of a dotty, slightly racist but ultimately benign grandad to a tee. Heâs like a middle class Unionist hybrid of Grandad and Uncle Albert from Only Fools And Horses.
His wiki page is fantastic
In 1988, Taylor replied to a letter from Gearoid Ă Muilleoir, deputy president of the Studentâs Union in Queenâs University Belfast, relating to grants for students in Northern Ireland. Taylorâs letter said, âSince your surname is clearly unpronounceable I have, rightly or wrongly, concluded that you are Irish and not British. I therefore suggest that you, and those whom you represent, apply for any necessary grants to the Dublin Government.â[17]
In September 1993 Taylor described Loyalist paramilitary victims (overwhelmingly Catholic civilians) âgenerallyâ as âmembers of organisations which support the IRAâ.[18] Earlier that same month he also said the increasing fear amongst Catholics might be helpful because they were beginning to âappreciateâ the fear in the Protestant community.[19]
Taylor later repudiated being Irish in a debate in Dublin: âWe in Northern Ireland are not Irish. We do not jig at crossroads, speak Gaelic, play GAA etc⌠It is an insult for Dubliners to refer to us as being Irish.â[20]
In 1997, British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement on the Irish Famine, in which he said âthose governed in London at the time failed their people through standing by while a crop failure turned into a massive human tragedy. We must not forget such a dreadful event.â Taylor said, âI suppose it is a nice gesture by the prime minister but he will find it will not satisfy and there will be yet more demands. The Irish mentality is one of victimhood - they ask for one apology one week and another on a different subject the next.â[21]
In 2013 he attended the annual conference of the far-right Traditional Britain Group.[22]
In November 2017, Taylor attracted criticism for describing the then-Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar as âthe Indianâ.[23] Taylor withdrew his comment, stating that he had forgotten how to spell the Irish head of governmentâs name, despite spelling it in an earlier tweet.[23] Despite this contrition, in May 2018 Taylor once again referred to Varadkar as a âtypical Indianâ following Varadkarâs visit to Northern Ireland.[24] This time Taylor stood by his comment, stating that the Taoiseach had âupset Unionistsâ with his visit, but reiterated that he was not a racist.[24]
On 9 November 2020, Taylor made a series of statements on Twitter about American Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris, saying, âWhat happens if Biden moves on and the Indian becomes President. Who then becomes Vice President?â[25][26] When challenged, he claimed that he did not know the name of the vice-president elect, by way of explaining his term of reference. He said, âI had never heard of her nor knew her name is Harris. India is quite rightly celebrating that an Indian, who has USA citizenship, has been appointed Vice President electâ.[27]
Taylor had previously been labelled an âold racist dinosaurâ by Piers Morgan, for comments he had made in 2017 about cricketer Moeen Ali. Taylor had said on Twitter that, âTimes have changed! The England team now needs non English people in order to win Test Gamesâ. When it was pointed out that Ali was born in Britain, Taylor responded, âMoeen Ali is proud to be British but racially he is not English. There is a difference between being English and being British!!â, adding that, âA Chinese born in England is Chinese and not English!â.[28]
In July 2021, During the Euro 2021 football competition, Taylor posted remarks on Twitter criticising the Spain national football team for not singing their national anthem at the start of football matches. Commentators responded by pointing out that the Spanish national anthem does not, in fact, have any lyrics.[29]
I half hoped this was Ronan Lynch.
I presume still he is a wind up. He doesnât actually exist??
The RTE soccer panel, presumably Dunphy, also remarked on the Spaniards not singing the anthem. âNo unity, Billâ
Anyone know the story here? Did the guards just bayt him to death? I know a few guards and their favourite part of the job 20 years ago was hammering the shite out of lads in the back of a van after arresting them.
There was a similar case in Clonmel about a decade ago
Rossiter was his name
Shercock the same.
This video is mental
Went to school with his brother, they moved to Wexford town. That was brutal at the time.
Let a few of them off in Cherry Orchard, although theyâd probably tame and weaponise them
Eamon Ryan would love it though.