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donvito99

Investigation into garda shooting in Cork


</H1>Saturday, 22 May 2010 12:23

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has begun an investigation after gardaí shot and seriously wounded a man in Cork city.
The incident happened at the Mo Chuisle pub on Blarney Street yesterday evening.

The man is believed to have been carrying a loaded shotgun.


It is understood he was shot once in the stomach by a member of the Regional Response Unit after he failed to drop the weapon.

He was taken to Cork University Hospital, where his condition is described as serious but stable.

IRISH TIMES

Inquiry opens into pub shooting


BARRY ROCHE and OLIVIA KELLEHER

Investigators from the Garda Ombudsman's Commission have begun a forensic examination of a pub in Cork where armed gardaí shot and wounded a gunman yesterday evening.

It is understood that investigators from the Garda Ombudsman's Commission are also to examine CCTV footage from the pub which is understood to show the shooting.

The incident happened at about 6.40pm when the, man who is in his 20s, entered the Mo Chuisle Bar on Blarney Street, armed with a shotgun and began threatening staff and demanding to see the owner.

Gardaí were alerted and armed officers from the Regional Support Unit responded and entered the pub where it is understood that they challenged the man and ordered him to drop his weapon.

It is understood that the man continued brandishing the shotgun and a member of the Regional Support Unit discharged one shot from, wounding the man in the stomach.

The man was rushed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and his condition was this morning described as "stable".

According to one Garda source the single shot fired by the member of the response unit was discharged in accordance with guidelines when the man presented as a legitimate target after failing to drop his weapon.
Gardaí have asked witnesses or anyone with information on the incident to contact the Garda in Gurranabraher on 021-4946209.

Last night’s incident is the second in which shots were fired at the pub. On October 5th, 2008 a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun fired a shot into the bar which was full of customers.

No one was injured and the gunman made his getaway on his motorbike and despite an extensive Garda investigation, no one was ever apprehended for the shooting which gardaí believed was linked to the death of a local man, Anthony “Farmer” Hennessy who died after being ejected from the pub.

Hennessy (41), of Chapel Field, Gurranebraher, Cork, collapsed and died outside Mo Chuisle pub in March 2008 and last year an inquest heard that he died from compression of the neck with acute alcohol consumption as a contributory factor.

It is understood that the man shot last night is a relation of Hennessy and that there had been an earlier incident on Thursday night when another relative of the dead man was arrested by gardaí after he went to the bar and began throwing bottles and glasses at staff.

Last November, the owner of the pub, Niall Burns, who is in his late 40s and from Glen Springs, Blackstone Bridge, Cork, was acquitted of a charge of endangerment in relation to Mr Hennessy’s death by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

Mr Burns had been accused of endangerment on March 13th and 14th, 2008 at Blarney Street, Cork, where it was alleged that he had intentionally or recklessly engaged in the forceful restraint of Anthony Hennessy, which created a substantial risk of death or serious injury.
However, following over three hours of deliberation, the jury of four men and eight women found him not guilty by a unanimous decision prompting an angry response from some relatives and friends of the dead man.

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An excellent example of just how effective RSUs are. Notice how there is no media questioning of the Garda response or actions. Its because we all know that they are professionals and trained to the highest standards.

The people of Cork can sleep safely with these people patrolling their streets.

Irish_polizei

Phoenix Park top brass told their officers' little ears might get cold

The State's health and safety agency has decreed that gardai should wear two hats while fighting crime -- so they don't catch cold in chilly weather.




.........................Senior gardai are bewildered by the avalanche of correspondence from the HSA, the same agency that earlier this year ordered a garage owner -- who works on his own -- to remove calendars with photos of topless women or face possible censure.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/now-gardai-are-targeted-by-the-hsa-quangocrats-2236721.html

Delancey

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0629/smuggling.html


2 P.S.N.I officers run over by cigarette smuggling truck in Co. Armagh - see RTE link.
Lets hope the 2 officers make a full recovery

Turner

Garda knocked down at Kildare checkpoint
Sunday, 11 July 2010 15:21
A 20-year-old man has appeared before Naas Dictrict Court after a garda was knocked down near Punchestown in Co Kildare in the early hours of the morning.

Shane Hanbury from Cloonmore Park in Tallaght in Dublin was charged with dangerous driving.

Mr Hanbury was remanded at Cloverhill Prison to appear before the court again on Wednesday 14 July.

The garda, who had been on duty for the Oxegen music festival, was hit by a car that failed to stop at a checkpoint at 1.30am.

He was was treated for head injuries at Naas General Hospital and released early this morning.

The car was intercepted by gardaí near Castledermot in Co Kildare a short time after the incident.

Two other men questioned about the incident were released without charge.

Turner

Five arrested in dissident investigation
Saturday, 10 July 2010 22:28
Five men have been arrested in Co Louth on suspicion of trying to move explosives over the border.

It is understood shots were fired at officers from the Special Detective Unit and the Emergency Response Unit, but there were no injuries.

The incident happened when gardaí stopped three cars in the Omeath area as part of an investigation into dissident republicans.

The five men are being held in garda stations in Drogheda, Dundalk and Balbriggan.

They can be questioned for up to three days.

The three cars have been seized and are undergoing a technical examination.

Gardaí have found a quantity of ammunition in counties Louth and Meath in follow-up searches.

Ahern takes dissident threat seriously

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said he takes the threat posed by dissidents very seriously.

The Louth TD also congratulated gardaí on the success of their operation.

He said he had been briefed this morning by Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy on the ongoing operation.

The Minister said: 'The gardaí and the PSNI are working very closely together as is evidenced by what unfolded in the last 24 hours.'

Mr Ahern met Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford in Carlingford yesterday.

They reviewed policing co-operation and the ongoing crackdown on cross-border criminality.

DubMedic

Up to 10 dead in grim weekend on roads

AT LEAST ten people lost their lives and a pensioner had a miraculous escape in a series of car crashes on the country's roads over the weekend.

Gardai in Buncrana, Co Donegal, were last night investigating a fatal road crash in which up to eight people died.

The collision occurred on the Drumfries Clonmany road in the town at 11pm.

The road remained closed until early this morning with traffic diversions in place.

Elsewhere, a 43-year-old Scottish man was killed when the car he was driving crashed into a ditch at Glennagevlagh, Leenane, Co Galway, at 1.15am yesterday.

The man, who had been living in Westport, Co Mayo, for a number of years, was the only occupant of the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The N59 near Leenane was closed for most of yesterday to allow for a technical examination of the scene. It reopened in the afternoon.

Earlier in the weekend, a 27-year-old woman was killed when her car crashed in Co Tipperary. The vehicle left the Fethard to Cashel road and mounted a ditch, before coming to rest in a field some time after 3am on Saturday.

Gardai came across the car at 9am and the woman's body was taken to South Tipperary General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

She has been named locally as Aideen O'Donnell from Kilconnell, near Fethard in Co Tipperary.

Meanwhile, the family of a pensioner say it's a miracle that their father wasn't killed after a car crashed into his house in Crone Beg, Co Wicklow.

The Volkswagen Bora car hit a wall outside the house, flipped on to its side and collided with the front door of the building shortly after 6pm on Saturday. Denise Delaney, whose father Barry lives alone in the house, said the 71-year-old could easily have been killed.

"He had just left the porch to go into the living room to turn on the TV. He is very shocked about it. The noise alone was terrible.

"Myself and my sister stayed with him last night, he is very nervous."

Ms Delaney added that a neighbour who saw the car before the collision described it as resembling a low-flying aircraft, commenting: "They were going so fast, it hardly looked like the wheels were on the road."

Ms Delaney said that, despite a series of crashes, Wicklow Co Council had not erected any signs to make cars to slow down approaching the house.

Three men in their 20s, who were travelling in the car at the time of the collision, were treated for minor injuries in hospital and later released.

Gardai are carrying out an investigation into the incident.

- Kevin Keane and Michael McHale

Irish Independent

da__flash

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/policewoman-savaged-by-dog-469671.html

To woman involved in get well soon and i hope this doesnt hinder her confidence even do it was an awful incident.

kerry4sam

Very very good article in the Independent found here.

"...I don't ever remember thinking this job wasn't for me. It's the ordinary, mundane encounters you remember. There was a family one time in which the father left home coming up to Christmas, leaving the mother and three kids. The mother had a nervous breakdown.

"Between the district nurse, myself and the St Vincent de Paul, we called up to the house and kept the show on the road, so to speak. We organised Santa and Christmas dinner for the kids in the house and they were looked after until the mum came back out of hospital.

"Years later, that woman came into the station looking for a passport for the youngest child and I didn't recognise her until she introduced me to the child.
"She said, 'You have no idea what you did for my family'."

angelfire9

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/aircraft-laser-thugs-target-garda-chopper-2335226.html
:eek:

Alpha Papa

Three jailed for Taser attack on couple

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:07
An elderly German couple who were attacked with a Taser gun and cut with a blade during a violent attack on their home just before Christmas last year have told a sitting of the circuit court in Longford that they thought they were going to be killed by a gang who were full of drugs and alcohol.
66-year-old Heinz Sperath and his 72-year-old wife, Mary, were sleeping at their home at Fishertown, near Clondra, Co Longford, on 10 December 2009 when three men from Dublin broke into the house carrying an imitation gun, screwdrivers, a hurley, a Taser gun and a number of knives.
At Longford Circuit Court today 24-year-old Anthony Flannery, with an address of Lourdes Road, Dublin 8, and brothers Kristian and James Wren of Ballyfermot Drive, Ballyfermot, Dublin, all pleaded guilty to carrying out an aggravated burglary at the house on the night in question.
Flannery received a sentence of ten years in prison with the final two years suspended.
Kristian and James Wren both received a sentence of 12 years each with the final two years suspended.
Judge Anthony Kennedy described this as a vicious and aggravated attack as he had ever seen in his 40 years on the bench.
In evidence presented to the court, Mr Sperath said the attackers had used the electric shock gun all over his body and cut the top of his index finger with a two-inch blade.
They had also threatened to cut off his testicles and boxed his wife in the chest and all over the face on a number of occasions.
The elderly German couple said it was obviously a case of mistaken identity made by the gang because they were continuously looking for money, which they claimed was the proceeds from the sale of drugs.
In a strongly-worded victim impact statement Mr and Mrs Sperath said they had come to Ireland after their retirement to live here in peace and tranquillity but they are now afraid to go to bed, did not trust anyone and were unable to sleep because of a vile attack on them by brutes.
In a general comment on judgement handed down by other courts they said the perpetrators had all the rights and the victims had none.
Describing the three defendants as 'vile cowards' who had been pampered by the State, the Speraths said they had also cost money even though they had never done a days work in their life.






well done lads a good example of scum being brought to justice. Fair play to the Mules involved!

Zambia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSYWftuPVUs

I anticipate this will make the news here in 24 hours the Aussies are not going to be happy. Pretty sickened and angry myself.

If these guys are caught could someone let me know not looking for any inside info just the news article.

It was someones birthday party they know the wanker who did this.....

deadwood

I bet they've skipped the country already.

Irish_polizei

RTE news report on the new network of safety cameras which will be rolled out in mid November.

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2010/1021/speedcameras_av2841470.html

eroo

Irish_polizei wrote: »

RTE news report on the new network of safety cameras which will be rolled out in mid November.

http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2010/1021/speedcameras_av2841470.html

Facebook much?:p

Irish_polizei

eroo wrote: »

Facebook much?:p

Tis boy :pac: nice to keep the anti-facebookers updated :P

eroo

Irish_polizei wrote: »

Tis boy :pac: nice to keep the anti-facebookers updated :P

No way to speak about deadwood in fairness!!:D

eroo

Hope the member involved makes a full recovery.

01/11/2010 - 11:28:58
A Garda is recovering after being stabbed in Co Kildare overnight.

The male officer was in the process of moving on a number of youths involved in a public order incident in Clane when a knife was pulled on him.

He was wounded in the face and was hospitalised for a time overnight.

No one has been arrested.



Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/garda-stabbed-in-kildare-479959.html#ixzz143aaiax2

eroo

Very sad news. RIP.

07/01/2011 - 10:00:24
A senior Garda from Cork whose cancer was misdiagnosed has passed away.

51-year-old Superintendent Martin Dorney from Waterfall near Ballincollig had been battling skin cancer for the past number of years.

Last year he made a complaint to the Medical Council over the failure of his GP, Dr Pat Lee from Ballincollig to send him for further investigative surgery after he developed a mole.

At the Medical Council Fitness to Practice Inquiry, Dr Lee admitted to only skimming a report from Cork University Hospital that recommended Mr Dorney have a further procedure.

Dr Lee was suspended for three months.

Mr Dorney would have had a 95% chance of survival if he had been sent for further tests in 2003.

He passed away this morning and is survived by his wife Pauline and his three children.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/garda-with-misdiagnosed-cancer-dies-488356.html

maglite

Quite a sanitized overview of the Docs actions, Funeral tomorrow night RIP

Hooch

maglite wrote: »

Quite a sanitized overview of the Docs actions, Funeral tomorrow night RIP

Funeral is tomorrow morning at 11am.

A gent as a Garda and Sgt. Never had the pleasure to work under him as an officer but I understand he never changed.

Will be sadly missed.

Turner

Some footage of the RSU in Limerick.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0117/kellyd_watersb.html

Video halfway down the page.

Turner

Armed gardaí discharged a shot at a car in Co Louth last night after the vehicle rammed a patrol car.

Two men were arrested following the incident in the Omeath area at around midnight last night.

As part of Operation Anvil - which was set up to tackle organised crime - gardaí had been attempting to stop the car before it rammed a patrol car. A garda discharged one shot at the vehicle.

There are no reports of injuries.

It is understood that at least one of the two men in the car was armed. One of them was arrested at the scene while the other man was apprehended a short distance away.

The two men - each of whom is in his 20s - are being detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act at Dundalk garda station.

A technical examination of the scene is underway

Gardaí are appealing to anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-discharge-shot-at-vehicle-after-patrol-car-rammed-in-louth-489973.html#ixzz1BVmSgDCc

5500

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0122/fire_stillorgan.html

In relation to the above story, was it really a 20+ pump turnout or did the media mix something up there? Also hope the lads are doin well that were injured in it

ivabiggon

eireal wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0122/fire_stillorgan.html

In relation to the above story, was it really a 20+ pump turnout or did the media mix something up there? Also hope the lads are doin well that were injured in it

no, it was probabaly 20 different types of vehicles. the 20 would include the turntable ladders, hydraulic platforms, the DICU, ET'S, D/O cars, senior officer cars, water tanker and a couple of ambulances.....oh and of coarse the welfare wagon, so when fire fighters need refreshments we can go get some...like water and tea etc........?????????;):mad:
the way they do it in other major fire services in the world..

angelfire9

Garda knocked down by escaped cow in Clare

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/garda-knocked-down-by-escaped-cow-in-clare-490798.html#ixzz1C9cZOTEy

I shouldn't laugh, but.....:D

ivabiggon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11444927

ivabiggon

http://www.avonfire.gov.uk/Avon/News/Press+release+-+Chief+Fire+Officer+takes+22+pay+cut+to+protect+front+line+services.htm

CarMuppet

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gra-calls-for-driver-training-501081.html

Kaffy

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0416/1224294800324.html

Zambia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13168354


French riot police are outraged over plans to end a long-cherished tradition of drinking alcohol with their meals.

Under the terms of an interior ministry decree, riot police will no longer be allowed to wash down their lunch with a glass or two of beer or wine.

Officials were angered in 2010 when photos emerged of riot police drinking beer while policing a demonstration.

One police union has called for alcohol to be allowed if meals are taken out of the view of the public.

Articulating the sense of outrage among the rank and file, Didier Mangione, who heads one French police union, wrote to the interior ministry defending the rights of riot police to drink on duty.

Like most other workers in France, officers serving in the Compagnies Republicaines de Securite (CRS) should be entitled to "a small quarter litre of red to accompany meals on the ground", Mr Mangione wrote.

"CRS officers do not have any more or less alcohol problems than anybody else in society. They should be allowed to drink in moderation," he said.

National tradition
According to French law alcohol is banned while employees are at work - with the exception of "wine, beer, apple cider and pear cider".

That has traditionally been taken to mean that a moderate amount of beer or wine is an entirely acceptable way to punctuate a French working day.

Reports suggest the relaxed attitude to alcohol even meant that cans of beer were included in packed lunches issued to riot police while out on the streets.

But images of riot police swigging beer on the sidelines of a student demonstration in late 2010 provoked a strong reaction - and prompted an even stronger reaction from police unions.

In his complaint, Mr Mangione suggested officers should be allowed to continue as before, providing the meal is not eaten in public view.

Paul Le Guennec, of Unite Police SGP-FO, a riot police union, suggested police bosses should look at their own behaviour.

"Does the fact that having a glass of wine while eating prevent any kind of worker from carrying out their job? I don't think the chief of police drinks water when he's having a meal," he told the JDD newspaper.


Vive la france !! The EU should be more pro active in spreading this tradition.