• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Google reviews flood in for driver who flattened Russian Embassy gates

"Fast delivery, nothing will get in the way of Desmond, not even a Russian gate, can't recommend highly enough", one person wrote.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-03-08 14:16
in News
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Russian embassy staff in the Republic of Ireland have condemned what they called a “senseless and barbaric attack” after a lorry drove into the gates of their embassy in Dublin – pushing the irony meter to a record high.

The gates were smashed by the Desmond Wisley Ecclesiastical Supplies van, a vehicle driven by Mr Wisley himself.

The Irish Times reported that he told onlookers: “I’ve done my bit, lads. It’s about time the rest of Ireland done their bit.”

A large truck has crashed through the gates of the Russian embassy in south Dublin. One man has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/35yLDfGhEd

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 7, 2022

Russian embassy response

A statement put out by the Russian embassy read: “On March 7, 2022, 13:30pm, a large truck came over to the gates of the embassy, pulled back and torn down the gates of the embassy. The incident took place in the presence of Garda officers, who stood idle.

“The embassy strongly condemns this criminal act of insanity directed against peaceful diplomatic mission [sic]. The Embassy views this incident as a clear and blatant violation of the Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic relations of 1961.”

It goes on: “The embassy is in contact with the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, demanding that the Irish authorities take comprehensive measures to ensure the safety of it’s staff and their family members.

“The incident is cause of extreme concern. We believe that no people of sound mind could support such senseless and barbaric actions.”

#Statement by the Embassy on the violation of its territory pic.twitter.com/AMCGKTzRsL

— Russia in Ireland (@Rus_Emb_Ireland) March 7, 2022

Reactions

1.

They were liberating you mush. https://t.co/BcrNOkhcKb

— THE SECRET TORY 🗽 (@secrettory12) March 7, 2022

2.

RelatedPosts

Ryanair trolls Zahawi with boarding pass to tax haven

Oil giants making £5k profit a second as households struggle to make ends meet

Biggest day of strikes in a decade will involve up to half-a-million workers

William and Kate ROASTED after ’empty-handed visit’ to food bank

A truck driver, transporting ecclesiastical supplies no less, ( doing God's work perhaps) reversed through the gates of the Russian embassy today.
The Embassy's statement is hilarious hypocrisy, calling it Barbaric!

"Russian Embassy, go fuck yourselves" https://t.co/DLP9eCsj9E

— Connor Byrne (@connorjbyrne) March 7, 2022

3.

Black humour from Russia: "a criminal act of insanity" is a man damaging a gate https://t.co/wQEvgTIwEV

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) March 7, 2022

4.

honestly, fair play to the Russians for having an incredibly consistent tone of voice (aggro, melodramatic) across all their diplomatic missions https://t.co/Qu7jgmE1KE

— alex kealy (@alexkealy) March 7, 2022

5.

Have we considered the possibility that the gates had to be torn down to prevent them starting a war? https://t.co/Zhgi4ZwkM0

— Daniel Sohege 🧡 (@stand_for_all) March 7, 2022

6.

The only way this tweet could possibly be any more ironic would be if they got Alanis Morissette to sing it. https://t.co/8XWYVkTIh0

— Citizen K 🌻 (@PrimeShade) March 7, 2022

Google reviews

A lot of people also left reviews for Desmond Wisley Ecclesiastical Supplies on Google, which have since been taken down, sadly.

Here’s a pick of the best:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Related: Heartbreaking thread as Ukrainian MP tells how his town has been razed and his parents aren’t contactable

Tags: Russia

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

The ‘Mystic Meg of politics’ has called Boris Johnson’s departure date

London’s black cabs to offer free journeys to veterans on Remembrance Sunday

Beer of the Week: Innis & Gunn Mangoes on the Run IPA

Nadine Dorries says Brexit has delivered 180k jobs in Hartlepool

New party led by Farage would be backed by a quarter of British voters

Plan for more nursing apprenticeships falls short, union warns

They ‘don’t work’ if you change them – Johnson urged to drop slogans

Watch: Italians Try to Pronounce ‘Leicester’

‘We know we deserve better – and will fight for it’ as University offers limited rent reduction

Quorn products officially registered as vegan

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.