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Garda escort down the canal past 2 evenings

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  • 19-08-2015 6:08pm
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    adocholiday
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    Serious Garda escort of 6 bikes, a Garda SUV, then an Audi Q7 and a BMW X5 both with blue lights followed by an empty mini bus down the Canal from Ranelagh to Leeson St. Bridge the past 2 evenings. Anyone know what that's about? Never seen one like it before


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    Celly Smunt
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    There's always escorts down the canal, all the way down as far as blackhorse. Could be somebody on their way to baldonnell from town.


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    gaiscioch
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    I felt like such an honoured equal citizen of our republic on the three occasions a garda waved me off that particular road to allow another citizen, who's in receipt of a €250k salary with no household expenses, be driven past. Our very own royalty. Alas.


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    moc moc a moc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭moc moc a moc


    Celly Smunt wrote: »
    There's always escorts down the canal

    Especially around the Leeson St / Baggot St end

    "Are ye lookin' fer bizness..."


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    The boarder
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    I was in the park this morning at 830 and that same convoy came out the chapelizod exit


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    ToxicPaddy
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    Is it something to do with the American ambassador?

    I remember seeing his convoy a few years back and apparently it was some US VIP who was staying in the Ambassadors residence in the Phoenix park heading to the embassy in Ballsbridge with the full cards escort, outriders stopping traffic, the works.


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    Reggie.
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    ToxicPaddy wrote: »
    Is it something to do with the American ambassador?

    I remember seeing his convoy a few years back and apparently it was some US VIP who was staying in the Ambassadors residence in the Phoenix park heading to the embassy in Ballsbridge with the full cards escort, outriders stopping traffic, the works.

    yeah its an American Military VIP


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    BeerNut
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    Presumably the same person who visited the Jameson museum this afternoon. Full-on convoy and six Garda bikes hanging around Bow Street.

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    tricky D
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    Chocolate biscuit for the 1st person to guess right. Work the puzzle out.


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    fleet_admiral
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    Trump?

    Joe Biden?

    Big Bird?


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    Reggie.
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    tricky D wrote: »
    Chocolate biscuit for the 1st person to guess right. Work the puzzle out.

    I told ya who it was. I'm just not going to say exactly who it is.


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    Peregrine
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    Saw it on Merrion Square earlier. It was from a distsnce so these may be wrong. Garda TC Landcruiser, black Audi Q7 and BMW X5(?), a grey BMW 5 Series, some American SUV, a media bus and 6 Garda outriders.


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    Eugene Norman
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    I told ya who it was. I'm just not going to say exactly who it is.

    Is it illegal to even speculate?


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    Mantis Toboggan
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Is it illegal to even speculate?

    FBI have been known to monitor this site daily. Even have a few usernames AFAIK.
    It's illegal to know who the garda escort was for and to even speculate could be a life sentence.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    Rakish Paddy
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    A motorcade matching that description came tearing down Amiens St. the day before yesterday too.


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    Reggie.
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    Eugene Norman wrote: »
    Is it illegal to even speculate?

    Nope. Just I wont say till the visitor is gone.


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    OldBean
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    General Dempsey? Highest ranking officer in the US afaik.

    If so, they've posted it on their social media.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Dempsey


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    dball
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    would it be the new rose of tralee?


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    Mesrine65
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    They're staying in the Conrad Hilton on Earlsfort Terrace ;)


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    Sham Squire
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    Saw it go over Leeson St. bridge yesterday evening. This is not something that "always" happens around there. I drive that route daily, weekly, and have been for over a year. First time I've seen an escort like that was yesterday. Small grey mini bus. Be curious to know who the gardai think it's ok to courier through rush hour traffic at our expense? Could they not plan the journeys to cause the least disruption, or are we not worthy of consideration when it comes to the powerful people?


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    cgcsb
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    Does the department of defense have to apply to Dublin City Council to do this?
    Surely if you need permission to close a section of the public path/road for essential works then you also need one to close off the public path/road for precious guests?


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    athtrasna
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    cgcsb wrote: »
    Does the department of defense have to apply to Dublin City Council to do this?
    Surely if you need permission to close a section of the public path/road for essential works then you also need one to close off the public path/road for precious guests?

    Nothing to do with the department of defence. They look after army, navy and air force


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    BeerNut
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    Sham Squire wrote: »
    Saw it go over Leeson St. bridge yesterday evening. This is not something that "always" happens around there. I drive that route daily, weekly, and have been for over a year.
    I see it a few times a year, and I've been crossing the canal every day for 15 of them :)

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    January
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    cgcsb wrote: »
    Does the department of defense have to apply to Dublin City Council to do this?
    Surely if you need permission to close a section of the public path/road for essential works then you also need one to close off the public path/road for precious guests?

    There's a difference between road works and a rolling roadblock.


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    Miguel_Sanchez
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    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    They're staying in the Conrad Hilton on Earlsfort Terrace ;)

    Is the two lads from It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia who I saw photos of on Grafton Street the other day?

    It's got to be them, right?


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    #26
    frozenfrozen
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    2pac


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    cgcsb
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    January wrote: »
    There's a difference between road works and a rolling roadblock.

    Indeed, which is more severe? I think both should be regulated by the local authority. If it's an emergency then fine, but superstar foreign politicians and their Irish counterparts trying to impress them, should be left wait in traffic with everyone else.


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    jd
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    athtrasna wrote: »
    navy and air force
    ahem, naval service and air corp :)


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    jd wrote: »
    ahem, naval service and air corp :)

    ahem, Air Corps :D


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    FloatingVoter
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    Miracle Billions Pawnbroker wrote: »
    ahem, Air Corps :D

    Air Korps......dammit, that means Superman is in town. He'll be disguised as Clark Kent therefore the ground based limo thing. But you'd never know when he'll get the urge, therefore the eye in the sky routine. Clever use of the taxpayers money, Enda.


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    #31
    moc moc a moc
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Nope. Just I wont say till the visitor is gone.

    If you say who it was after they are gone I will report you to the authorities.


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