Orange Wednesdays
Healy goal sparks trouble
Trouble flared in Northern Ireland over the weekend as members of the Protestant Orange Order complained that midweek goal hero David Healy did not have enough of the colour orange in his kit.Democratic Right
The riots erupted when celebrations that began on Wednesday after Northern Ireland's historic 1-0 victory over England were still going well into Saturday night. Loaded members of the Orange Order, who like to parade wherever and whenever they like, drunkenly observed that Healy's kit was more green than orange. Incensed, they demanded the right to parade, lob bricks, and generally terrorise anyone who got in their way.Police chief Sir Cormac Murphy O'Knacker claimed the Orangemen were just out to cause trouble but felt the real blame lay with kit manufacturers Umbro. "Sports companies should know more about politics," he stupidly declared.