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Nijmegen · 26-02-2019 10:51am

ciaran76 wrote: »

They are joyriding around Damastown road and Avenue area. Seen it myself a few times over the last few months.

I nearly got clattered on the roundabout at the top of the avenue (Tyrrelstown left, Mulhuddart cemetery right) at around ten one night recently enough, an 04 Renault Scenic (which I thought at the time was an odd choice to be joyriding unless it was stolen), two civilians inc myself coming off the roundabout in different lanes given our starting position and a joyrider comes flying through the small gap in between us, fishtailing all over the place. On a hunch I went in to the Carlton and there he was doing doughnuts on the big roundabout the buses use before speeding off again, bunch of young lads in the car. Absolute scumbags, taking other people's lives in their hands essentially.

LorelaiG · 26-02-2019 11:42am

They are racing cars there up and down Damastown, I can hear it from my house most nights and also, where I work the lads come in and tell me when they've been out doing deliveries if there are big groups of them in Damastown at night time. I don't think the cars are stolen though, I think they own them.

eviltwin · 26-02-2019 11:47am

LorelaiG wrote: »

I live up around ladyswell and joyriding rarely happens around here anymore and of it does they're old clapped out cars like old micras or Yaris.

Same here, it's too exposed

There is a group of Fast and Furious type enthusiasts who meet in Damastown every so often, they have other locations they meet at. The cars are all modified and they drive them at speed up the hill there near Powerstown. Mostly foreign lads and not kids either.

I'd imagine the level of car theft means it's more than just kids looking for kicks.

oLoonatic · 26-02-2019 11:47am

LorelaiG wrote: »

They are racing cars there up and down Damastown, I can hear it from my house most nights and also, where I work the lads come in and tell me when they've been out doing deliveries if there are big groups of them in Damastown at night time. I don't think the cars are stolen though, I think they own them.

those races have been going on for years now. they are organised, or just lads messing in their own cars.

Omackeral · 26-02-2019 12:36pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

They're old clapped out cars like old micras or Yaris.

I believe the plural is Yarii

LorelaiG · 26-02-2019 2:15pm

oLoonatic wrote: »

those races have been going on for years now. they are organised, or just lads messing in their own cars.

Doesn't make them safe, or welcome, around those parts. Those roads are used constantly night and day, one day someone is going to die from a collision happening there between a racer and a person just driving past. People need to cop on and if they want to race cars do it on private car racing tracks.

Nijmegen · 26-02-2019 2:19pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

Doesn't make them safe, or welcome, around those parts. Those roads are used constantly night and day, one day someone is going to die from a collision happening there between a racer and a person just driving past. People need to cop on and if they want to race cars do it on private car racing tracks.

Correct. And it's not like they're just going up the hill. Maybe we're talking about two different groups, but there's definitely lads flying around the roads that border Tyrrelstown etc, where folks are coming on and off roundabouts going to the shops, where fences beside footpaths have been knocked down by cars out of control etc, and these btards are gonna kill someone eventually. For what it's worth, the car I saw was in no way souped up, no muffler etc.

oLoonatic · 26-02-2019 2:40pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

Doesn't make them safe, or welcome, around those parts. Those roads are used constantly night and day, one day someone is going to die from a collision happening there between a racer and a person just driving past. People need to cop on and if they want to race cars do it on private car racing tracks.

You are totally right, Why this hasn't been addressed at this stage is beyond me!

degrassinoel · 26-02-2019 5:38pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

I live up around ladyswell and joyriding rarely happens around here anymore and of it does they're old clapped out cars like old micras or Yaris.

you must have your gaff soundproofed :pac: They're at it literally every night, and twice as bad at the weekends

Veloce · 26-02-2019 6:14pm

Whereabouts in Ladyswell is the joyriding happening?

eviltwin · 26-02-2019 7:30pm

Veloce wrote: »

Whereabouts in Ladyswell is the joyriding happening?

I'd be interested to know this too. I live on the main road and I haven't seen it

Nijmegen · 27-02-2019 1:04pm

oLoonatic wrote: »

You are totally right, Why this hasn't been addressed at this stage is beyond me!

In fairness I have seen more checkpoints lately than would be normal on those roads.

LorelaiG · 28-02-2019 11:44am

Veloce wrote: »

Whereabouts in Ladyswell is the joyriding happening?

Would love to know this too. I hear the cars on the road in Damastown because as I said my house practically backs onto that road but no joyriders.

Shemale · 01-03-2019 10:08pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I believe the plural is Yarii

I love Lexi

Gavin "shels" · 02-03-2019 11:27pm

Didn't want to open up a new thread on it but does anyone know what happened at Mary, Mother of Hope Junior National School in Clonee? All teddies on the railings of the school.

rameire · 02-03-2019 11:33pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

Didn't want to open up a new thread on it but does anyone know what happened at Mary, Mother of Hope Junior National School in Clonee? All teddies on the railings of the school.

Unfortunately a 10 year old girl lost the fight against cancer.

thomasj · 03-03-2019 2:02pm

rameire wrote:

Unfortunately a 10 year old girl lost the fight against cancer.

Ah that's awful. My heart breaks for the family.

horse7 · 03-03-2019 6:49pm

Anyone's Freesat signal just stopped?

oLoonatic · 07-03-2019 1:05pm

Same stretch of road as before !!

https://www.independent.ie/videos/irish-news/watch-gardai-at-scene-of-blakestown-road-shooting-37887042.html

miamee · 07-03-2019 4:26pm

Yes let's hope it's not a trend.

thomasj · 07-03-2019 7:43pm

oLoonatic wrote:

Same stretch of road as before !!

And the Blakestown tyres link has come up again!

Praetorian22 · 09-03-2019 7:26pm

Been noticing a van passing through the Clonsilla area and estates (Windemere/Aldemere/Portersgate/MountSymon) quite frequently over the last few weeks usually between 3.00 - 3.30am. Driving slowly up and down the estate roads with from what I can see two people in it. The side doors on the van (slide-doors) are both open which made me first think it was a milk van. However not a trace of bainne in sight.

From what I could guess I reckon they're on the lookout for easy pickings e.g. bicycles or unlocked motorcycles. With the frequency of break-ins in these areas lately I'm starting to believe people within the estates are sending the word out for "easy targets".

punisher5112 · 09-03-2019 11:19pm

We need bate bikes, cars etc like USA.

rockatansky · 10-03-2019 12:40pm

Praetorian22 wrote: »

Been noticing a van passing through the Clonsilla area and estates (Windemere/Aldemere/Portersgate/MountSymon) quite frequently over the last few weeks usually between 3.00 - 3.30am.

Are these on random days throughout the week or on specific days?

Praetorian22 · 10-03-2019 1:38pm

At the moment it appears to be random, Tuesday Wednesday and Friday just gone.

Larbre34 · 10-03-2019 9:13pm

Sounds like a Milk round to me.

Veloce · 11-03-2019 10:51am

Praetorian22 wrote: »

At the moment it appears to be random, Tuesday Wednesday and Friday just gone.

Large white van with a side door open? It's the Milkman - appears around 2-3am around Allendale

Larbre34 · 13-03-2019 2:07am

The Ghost of Ernie.....

LorelaiG · 18-03-2019 1:06am

Bad crash between a bus and car at the big roundabout leading to damastown from tyrellstown.

horse7 · 18-03-2019 8:30pm

Virgin media down in castleknock? Web ok,but phone line down, anyone else affected?

LorelaiG · 18-03-2019 8:40pm

What has virgin media being down have to do with the neighborhood watch thread

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-03-2019 9:05pm

LorelaiG wrote: »

What has virgin media being down have to do with the neighborhood watch thread

Because the law is out and you're the law.

AAD · 19-03-2019 3:39pm

Card skimmed.

Just to let you know I used the Ulster Bank machines outside the entrance to the Blanchardstown centre on Saturday afternoon, the machine on the left of the two beside Milano and by late Saturday/Sunday morning it had been used to make several transactions. Including sky bet, a voucher company in the UK and an online clothing company in the UK

My bank are tracking it at the minute but thought I would let people know.

horse7 · 26-03-2019 3:10pm

Found in Blanchard's town centre today someone's house key,

daymobrew · 26-03-2019 5:51pm

horse7 wrote: »

Found in Blanchard's town centre today someone's house key,

Where? When? Got a photo?

horse7 · 26-03-2019 6:02pm

Today,if it's yours,describe it

daymobrew · 26-03-2019 9:02pm

horse7 wrote: »

Today,if it's yours,describe it

It's not mine. It might be helpful for the owner to know whereabouts it was found. If you found it in West End but someone lost a key somewhere else then they'll know not to respond.

horse7 · 26-03-2019 9:20pm

Point taken,I am planning giving it into customer services.

rolion · 27-03-2019 8:18pm

Found in Maxol Ballycoolin petrol station pump a AIB VISA Credit Card.
Called AIB and reported "found".
Been told the owner will call me to collect it off me.
Still no calls after couple of hours ... can i use it !??

oLoonatic · 02-04-2019 5:16pm

here we go again.....

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/school-on-lockdown-after-shooting-outside-gates-in-west-dublin-37976009.html

Jaster Rogue · 02-04-2019 5:24pm

oLoonatic wrote: »

here we go again.....

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/school-on-lockdown-after-shooting-outside-gates-in-west-dublin-37976009.html

Not far from where the guy was stabbed to death on Saturday. What is going on in that area. Wasn't there another similar incident in Corduff recently, a gunfight in the middle of a housing estate?

oLoonatic · 02-04-2019 5:26pm

Jaster Rogue wrote: »

Not far from where the guy was stabbed to death on Saturday. What is going on in that area. Wasn't there another similar incident in Corduff recently, a gunfight in the middle of a housing estate?

Yeah looks like its to do with the last shooting (obviously speculating) alot more gang activity here recently though.

Caranica · 12-04-2019 7:51am

Scary if this report from Waterville Park is true

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/woman-buggy-attack-north-dublin-16110314

horse7 · 12-04-2019 8:22am

Caranica wrote: »

Scary if this report from Waterville Park is true

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/woman-buggy-attack-north-dublin-16110314

Blanchardstown use to be in West Dublin.

oLoonatic · 12-04-2019 9:08am

horse7 wrote: »

Blanchardstown use to be in West Dublin.

It still is......

Caranica · 12-04-2019 9:09am

That wasn't the point of the post. Attacks on women, on anyone, are serious. I recognised the photo of the park and didn't fixate on the headline.

miamee · 12-04-2019 9:56am

An "interesting" read here about gangland crime in the area - not just Blanch but it's certainly part of it. Here we go again :mad:
https://www.thejournal.ie/drug-dealers-street-dealers-corduff-finglas-4575688-Apr2019/

donaghs · 12-04-2019 2:22pm

Caranica wrote: »

That wasn't the point of the post. Attacks on women, on anyone, are serious. I recognised the photo of the park and didn't fixate on the headline.

Waterstown story is awful. At least she got away from him.

But considering this guy from a recent news story, with such a track record for serial behavior, and so many previous convictions was living in Carpenterstown...
If such people can actually be caught and convicted, they should not travelling abroad, and should be on a register.
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-gets-six-years-for-attacking-woman-in-holistic-centre-and-sexually-assaulting-her-while-she-was-unconscious-917176.html

septictank · 12-04-2019 5:15pm

Any idea where this happened? Lidl?

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/security-guard-hit-by-wheel-brace-in-cash-box-robbery-917409.html

BohsCeltic · 16-04-2019 1:43pm

There is some Garda presence around here everyday but it still doesn't deter them. I'm talking armed garda, vans, marked and unmarked cars. Never seen anything like it before.

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