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Large Garda presence: Ballybeg & Halting Site

  • 07-02-2008 11:02pm
    #1
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Anybody know anything about the large garda presence at the entrance to Ballybeg and the Halting site? Two guards stood outside ballybeg entrances waving on cars and questioning those entering/leaving estates. Garda Jeeps and Vans spread out around the place parked, majority being outside the halting site.

    Something happen? There seems to be a lack of illegal parking on the road by the halting site, only one caravan compared to the usual few that used to be there.


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  • #2
    BazBox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭BazBox


    dont know about the halting site but going to work around 3 o clock today there was a car on the big green across from the entrance to WIT, which had a lot of smoke coming out of it, dont know if its related!!!


  • #3
    AdMMM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    Yup, car was burnt out on the green opposite WIT. Most likely related :)


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Jaysus the kids are doing it earlier then usual these days!!


  • #5
    dazftw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    There were up on the new road aswell were the council built housing for travellers! I passed about 7 checkpoints today in the car!

    Its a nice feeling knowing im going to be living next to them soon :rolleyes:

    Network with your people: https://www.builtinireland.ie/



  • #6
    nutzzz123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭nutzzz123


    I believe there was a raid in Kilcohan area also...I think it was 2 traveller families either about to fight each other or already have but I think they seized machetes, knives etc


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    There is a field between Ballybeg drive and the ORR which is home to at least a dozen burnt out cars.

    Mike.


  • #8
    longshanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    the reason for the garda presence is that they're expecting a pretty big family/gang war among the same families who were at it a couple of months back. remember? a couple of fellas ended up in hospital with hatchet wounds and a pregnant knacker was in a caravan that was rammed by the other family.
    but, y'know, the pavee's are a misunderstood bunch. its all tradition apparently


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    More of that still going on eh? What am I saying? These feuds never end do they - its going to become inter-generational if it isn't already.

    Mike.


  • #10
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    longshanks wrote: »
    the reason for the garda presence is that they're expecting a pretty big family/gang war among the same families who were at it a couple of months back. remember? a couple of fellas ended up in hospital with hatchet wounds and a pregnant knacker was in a caravan that was rammed by the other family.
    but, y'know, the pavee's are a misunderstood bunch. its all tradition apparently

    I thought the feuding families were moved out?

    Anyway, witnesses I spoke to said it was due to the car being burned out. Apparently there was some sort of chase going on. There has been no garda presence since the incident.


  • #11
    tpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭tpo


    the day I passed there was 2 garda vans 1 jeep and 2 cars with about 6 armed garda members and 8 non armed, not the usual looking ones these guys were brought in for a big reason they were kitted out with riot gear the lot, pretty impressive to look at.


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