Riot in Mullingar

Caoimhín

Just on newstalk, 200 people involved in a riot in an estate in Mullingar.


Link; http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlkfojqlid/



Our traveller friends perhaps?

daveharnett

breakingnews.ie wrote: »

Up to 200 people were involved in the incident at Dalton Park in Mullingar, during which two petrol bombs were thrown.

breakingnews.ie wrote: »

Extra gardaí have been drafted in from surrounding areas and a garda helicopter is also at the scene. No arrests have been made.

Nobody saw nothing:cool:

Agamemnon

This never would have happened if Joe Dolan was still alive. All he had to do was hum a few bars of one of his hits and the lion would lie down with the lamb and peace would break out everywhere.

jester77

They mention petrol bombs but they don't mention slash hooks... for shame, every good riot has slash hooks!

Caoimhín

jester77 wrote: »

They mention petrol bombs but they don't mention slash hooks... for shame, every good riot has slash hooks!

Its just not the same without the auld slash hooks.

brianthebard

Pffft, sensational thread title, it was a violent clash, not a riot! No slash hooks required for a VC.

is_that_so

caoibhin wrote: »

Just on newstalk, 200 people involved in a riot in an estate in Mullingar.


Link; http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlkfojqlid/



Our traveller friends perhaps?

RTE say 100. Appalling , disgraceful, lock 'em all up. Sure what's a bored scumbag to do on a hot sunny afternoon in the Midlands anyway.

digitally-yours

Gardaí say the scene is now quiet

this cracked me up for some reason

connundrum

digitally-yours wrote: »

Gardaí say the scene is now quiet

this cracked me up for some reason

They were probably protesting against the recession. Bless.

mike65

More likely they were protesting against being stuck in Mullingar.

Mike.

Gran Hermano

Warm up for Irish Olympic boxing squad?

120_Minutes

Dalton Park is a hole anyway, they should just raize it.

gurramok

Memorized and added to list of no-go areas like Dunsink Lane, Castleknock

meglome

It's Mullingar so who cares.

Always remember your Dublin brothers love you :rolleyes:

BeansMeansHynes

The dispute began at around 12pm and gardaí said it may have been triggered by what they described as a 'king of the tinkers-style' fist fight.

PrivateEye

Petrol bombs at noon is mad though, you wouldn't get that with a bunch of orangies walking through West Belfast. Riots when most young lads are still in BED during the summer. Can't doubt their passion.

Any idea what they were rioting over yet?

Agamemnon

BeansMeansHynes wrote: »

The dispute began at around 12pm and gardaí said it may have been triggered by what they described as a 'king of the tinkers-style' fist fight.

I, for one, welcome our new tinker overlord.

is_that_so

PrivateEye wrote: »

Petrol bombs at noon is mad though, you wouldn't get that with a bunch of orangies walking through West Belfast. Riots when most young lads are still in BED during the summer. Can't doubt their passion.

Any idea what they were rioting over yet?

That sounds almost civilised and they'd have tea and scones on the lawn afterwards. "Family feud", the usual cover for a come all ye.

taidghbaby

i dont really understand why these thins are stopped!!

surelt to god if they're killing/maiming/injuring each other and not interfering with the rest of us, then whats the problem!!

Lord Muck

i heard it started when the 'stop riden your sister parade ' passed the local halting site

redarmy

:D:D

Lord Muck wrote: »

i heard it started when the 'stop riden your sister parade ' passed the local halting site

kowloon

I've been kicking myself ever since I missed the O'Connell St. riot, why didn't anyone tell me, I loves a good riot I do.

JohnnyChimpo

Lord Muck wrote: »

i heard it started when the 'stop riden your sister parade ' passed the local halting site

lul

Trojan911

I also heard on the news that a number of them have been carted of to hospital.

More draining on the health service no doubt.

andrewie

Trojan911 wrote: »

I also heard on the news that a number of them have been carted of to hospital.

More draining on the health service no doubt.

Three apparently.

One arrested out of 200?

BeansMeansHynes

There were more scuffles up at the the General Hospital later on.

This feud has been going on for ages. It always flares up every now and again but today was at lot worse.

ronnie3585

andrewie wrote: »

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One arrested out of 200?

They got him, thank god.

Reganio 2

kowloon wrote: »

I've been kicking myself ever since I missed the O'Connell St. riot, why didn't anyone tell me, I loves a good riot I do.

Same, I have my slash hooks ready just in case it happens again though.

Archeron

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Same, I have my slash hooks ready just in case it happens again though.

Pfff, a trident and a big net is the only way. Gives a riot that classical feel.

Tom65

Trojan911 wrote: »

I also heard on the news that a number of them have been carted of to hospital.

More draining on the health service no doubt.

Hehe..."carted"...tinkers...



I like the Gardaí referred to it as a "king of the tinkers" style riot, rather than an "increased hostility zone" or somesuch. Call a spade a spade.

jigglywoo

BeansMeansHynes wrote: »

There were more scuffles up at the the General Hospital later on.

This feud has been going on for ages. It always flares up every now and again but today was at lot worse.

Are the feuds in Grange and Dalton Park related?

oooo I hear lots of sirens now

Nolanger

Bit of hot weather + recession + s**thole of a town = riot.

Caoimhín

Nolanger wrote: »

Bit of hot weather + recession + s**thole of a town = riot.

Groups of knackeres + Drink = Riot.

DenMan

I mean this is unbelievable. Why are people fighting down there? Just read the report off the RTE website, come on, 'king of the tinkers-style' fist fight, wtf? It's a pretty sad state of affairs if that's why they are fighting. They need to get out there, get educated and move away, find themselves a decent job. Staying too long in a place is not good for you especially if you have built up anger over the years.

DonJose

BeansMeansHynes wrote: »

This feud has been going on for ages. It always flares up every now and again but today was at lot worse.

Thats true, the riots always happen before childrens allowance payday, gets real confusing with sisters, brothers and cousins fighting over the same child

Ringside seat for sale!!!

http://www.daft.ie/1291222

AckwelFoley

200 ppl fighting ...

Traveling comminity im certain.

If im wrong i will apologise.

There will be no need to i think.

Supercell

DonJose wrote: »

Thats true, the riots always happen before childrens allowance payday, gets real confusing with sisters, brothers and cousins fighting over the same child

Ringside seat for sale!!!

http://www.daft.ie/1291222

Features:

* Good reachable traffic
* Catchment Area for School
* Solid Fuel Heating
* Near Motorway
* Near Church
* A mere bottle throw from the famous Dalton Park annual event "King of The Tinkers"

barnacle

Typical...

200 People In Riot
10 Squadcars at Scene
3 People In Hospital
2 Petrolbombs
1 Arrest

AckwelFoley

barnacle wrote: »

Typical...

200 People In Riot
10 Squadcars at Scene
3 People In Hospital
2 Petrolbombs
1 Arrest

4 arrests.

impr0v

barnacle wrote: »

Typical...

200 People In Riot
10 Squadcars at Scene
3 People In Hospital
2 Petrolbombs
1 Arrest

1 King of the Tinkers. There can only be one.

marco murphy

There was a fight in Nobber on Saturday for 45,000. Thomas knockout Nevin from Mullingar, as his nickname goes, knocked out ''exteriminator'' MacDonagh after 40 mins.
Word has it the skirmish was over the winner not being paid.

is_that_so

The Dalton Park Mensa Society Meeting 29/07/08

Piste

I read in the Metro (I know, I know...) today that it was actually the result of an unpaid bet on the King-of-the-Tinkers fistfight.

Agamemnon

is_that_so wrote: »

The Dalton Park Mensa Society Meeting 29/07/08

One way to stop all this would be to give those guys hurleys instead of shovels and train them as a team. Westmeath would soon be challenging for All-Ireland honours.

FlutterinBantam

Boys O boys, here we are and everyone making a laugh out of this.

Ok I'm a taxpayer, high end tax payer.

Bunch of lazy knackers get involved in a riot,houses thrashed, garda expenses, medical expenses, extra garda expense in the future.

All the protagonists ,no doubt, on state assistance, never paid a cent tax in their lives, I feel quite confident in saying,and never will.

And here we are making a laugh at cnunts who are bleeding us dry?????

Every day of the week 24/7/365!!!!!

I'm not laughing, I have to pay for these people.

Do you people not pay taxes??

DenMan

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Boys O boys, here we are and everyone making a laugh out of this.

Ok I'm a taxpayer, high end tax payer.

Bunch of lazy knackers get involved in a riot,houses thrashed, garda expenses, medical expenses, extra garda expense in the future.

All the protagonists ,no doubt, on state assistance, never paid a cent tax in their lives, I feel quite confident in saying,and never will.

And here we are making a laugh at cnunts who are bleeding us dry?????

Every day of the week 24/7/365!!!!!

I'm not laughing, I have to pay for these people.

Do you people not pay taxes??

That's right FlutterinBantam, just like my post on the previous page. It is stupid that they resort to this. That's where our tax money is going. Very disillusioned right now I am.

FlutterinBantam

Sorry Denman, I knew your post treated the issue seriously.

my sentiments too.

Sesshoumaru

I think we should respect their culture more. I thought Ireland was a progressive multicultural society? We can't be judging them using our value system. We have to make allowances for other people to express their native culture within our borders.

allybhoy

Sesshoumaru wrote: »

I think we should respect their culture more. I thought Ireland was a progressive multicultural society? We can't be judging them using our value system. We have to make allowances for other people to express their native culture within our borders.

This has to be a windup

kelator

Sesshoumaru wrote: »

I think we should respect their culture more. I thought Ireland was a progressive multicultural society? We can't be judging them using our value system. We have to make allowances for other people to express their native culture within our borders.

Bull, If i came come from a long line of alchoholics, then was out getting locked every night, i couldt dodge responsibility for my actions by saying it was part of my culture.

Scootay

This is a drugs fued. They've been squaring off to each other for weeks over it and the fight in Nobber was supposed to resolve it but obviously failed to do so.

The number of arrests was low because, as with the previous incidents in Grange, the gardai just kept them in one area and then concentrated on keeping the crowds of onlookers back.