Your arrogance is astounding.
Seeing as it is obvious you have no idea what is provided for in our Job/Work Security agreement, (freely negotiated and signed up to by the company) nor our Seniority agreement (likewise) - statements like
" No papa2andcharlie, those agreements were for bases in the Republic of Ireland."
are farcical.
In fact, the sole purpose of your comments on this thread is now plain for all to see. You are a Troll who will argue for the sake of it, not for the valuable contribution it can provide.
There's no point in trying to explain ourselves any more to people who are doing the online equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears. You are refusing to listen or understand, instead repeating the rhetoric of "doesn't apply outside Ireland". Too bad, if you actually took some time to look into the full issue, (rather than banging the keyboard with your forehead every 5 mins), you may understand what this is all about.
"Belfast = Uk = Not Ireland = Nothing you can do about it" is far to simplistic for someone allegedly retired from this industry. It may make good reading in the Indo for the unwashed masses - but the reality is far from this stance.
I'm glad I'll never have the pleasure of your company in my flightdeck. I'd be afraid to turn my back.
* Edited to say that this was written before the last 2 posts, so may seem like I was repeating Capt Kremin, I'm not as fast a typer as you two are.