Reports of kangaroo sighting in Meath

phill106

From breaking news.ie

Kangaroos in Fota Wildlife Park23/07/2010 - 09:25:20
A kangaroo has reportedly been sighted in the wild on a road in Ballinabracky, near Kinnegad, Co Meath.

Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating the claims.


Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/reports-of-kangaroo-sighting-in-meath-466534.html#ixzz0uUioYbBD

RoadKillTs

And there was me thinking it was going to be a boring day!

Thomas828

Skippy's on the loose again! And who would have thought he'd come to Ireland?

AnonoBoy

Gardai have been hunting the Kangaroo for hours now. Tired and hungry the Chief Superintendent has ordered extra lunch for the force, demanding "More Soup Y'all".


















Oh jesus did I just say that?

Degsy

phill106 wrote: »

Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating the claims.

Why?

Is it illegal to be a kangaroo?

Maybe its a Peadoroo..

phill106

Apparently local garda were unprepared, and caught on the hop

Terry

phill106 wrote: »

From breaking news.ie

Kangaroos in Fota Wildlife Park23/07/2010 - 09:25:20
A kangaroo has reportedly been sighted in the wild on a road in Ballinabracky, near Kinnegad, Co Meath.

Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating the claims.


Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/reports-of-kangaroo-sighting-in-meath-466534.html#ixzz0uUioYbBD

There wasn't any more to read.

Probably a pet that escaped. Like those black cat sightings on the moors in England that were popular in 1980's mystery magazines.

SeaFields

its the reincarnation of Raoul Moat :eek:

Brendog

SeaFields wrote: »

its the reincarnation of Raoul Moat :eek:

Hes "Hopping" mad.....

Kasabian

Even the Aussie wildlife want to come over here and work in the service industry .

Lando Griffin

Its on its way to DunBOING.

Cookie_Monster

def Kangaroo?

There lots of wallabies that live on Lambey Island, maybe one of them got onto the mainland somehow

Pherekydes

Egad, what a bounder, I say, I say.

biko

SeaFields wrote: »

its the reincarnation of Raoul Moat :eek:

Hope they catch this one before it commits suicide too.
Actually, no.

Ticktactoe

Sure they are all kangaroos in that place!

SeaFields

biko wrote: »

Hope they catch this one before it commits suicide too.

I wonder what he'll come back as next time...

novarock

its most likely a hare..

and kinnegad is in westmeath...

pickarooney

novarock wrote: »

its most likely a hare..

and kinnegad is in westmeath...

It's a weird one that, Ballinabrackey apparently considers itself in Meath but also part of Kinnegad in Westmeath.

Seaneh

pickarooney wrote: »

It's a weird one that, Ballinabrackey apparently considers itself in Meath but also part of Kinnegad in Westmeath.

Lots of towns are in two counties.

df1985

I know kangaroos in oz are seen as pests now that their population has boomed but would be good to have a small population here!

Im fascinated by this talk of lambay island recently and its wallabies, would love to go over.

novarock

pickarooney wrote: »

It's a weird one that, Ballinabrackey apparently considers itself in Meath but also part of Kinnegad in Westmeath.

I stand corrected good sir..

Bogger77

anywhere south and east of the river in Kinnegad is Meath, the topaz petrol station on the Dublin side is Meath. The M6 motorway around Kinnegad is almost on Offaly from Tyrellspass to near the Cement factory, it then switches to being close to the Meath-Westmeath border.

Cookie_Monster

df1985 wrote: »

Im fascinated by this talk of lambay island recently and its wallabies, would love to go over.

privately owned by some secretive family. no idea why they have wallabies wandering around but landing is a no no unless invited seemingly.

Degsy

Bogger77 wrote: »

anywhere south and east of the river in Kinnegad is Meath, the topaz petrol station on the Dublin side is Meath. The M6 motorway around Kinnegad is almost on Offaly from Tyrellspass to near the Cement factory, it then switches to being close to the Meath-Westmeath border.

Who cares?
Sounds like an awfull kip altogether.

SeaFields

Degsy wrote: »

Sounds like an awfull kip altogether.

Wild animals roaming the streets, people stealing leinster titles all over the place....


/ oh, oh, went to far, runs!

WindSock

They'd wallaby fast to catch up with it.

Noopti

Will it be taken to a kangaroo court when it is caught?

Wazdakka

Skippy the bog kangeroo.

mojesius

I hope poor Skippy reaches his destaination, wherever that may be.

Hank_Jones

I'd say the Gardai are hopping mad about this.

















*leaves thread in shame*

Big Nasty

Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut!

Donaran

novarock wrote: »

I stand corrected good sir..

You shouldn't stand corrected for your comment - the town of Kinnegad is mentioned and used only as a postal address. Ballinabrackey is actually just a townsland in Co. Meath. Not West Meath, not Offaly and not Kildare.

pickarooney

Ah it'll all be Dublin soon enough.

MCMLXXV

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut!

Wot's that Skip? A fire in the town hall?

Lando Griffin

Some intresting facts about our furry marsupial friends.

The largest of the kangaroo family is the Red Kangaroo, who can grow up to 6 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds. When the buck comes leaping, it can jump up to 25 feet in length or 10 feet in height. Couple those jumps with a top speed of almost 40 miles per hour and this animal is a force to be reckoned with.

It’s true that kangaroos cannot move backwards, which they must find rather inconvenient when they jump beyond somewhere. They also can’t move their back feet independently on land, but when swimming, they are able to kick one foot at a time.

Absolution

thats a bit random, but okay how did a kangaroo get over here? could be el chupacabra or something :eek:

take everything

Noopti wrote: »

Will it be taken to a kangaroo court when it is caught?

No.
Just some kinda pound probably.

Bonito

Kangoo. Not kangaroo. Numerous kangoo's spotted.

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Absolution wrote: »

thats a bit random, but okay how did a kangaroo get over here? could be el chupacabra or something :eek:

I heard on the radio it escaped from the Australian circus that was in the midlands recently.

Absolution

elviscostello wrote: »

I heard on the radio it escaped from the Australian circus that was in the midlands recently.

so, no el chupacabra? that sucks

Kasabian

I can't wait for the TV3 documentary on this.

Rabid Kangaroo stalks the midlands , believed to be a member of a Dublin gangland criminal gang. It was brought into distract our already overstreched Garda resourses so that a large shipment of drugs can be brought into Dublin on a super yacht.

phill106

elviscostello wrote: »

I heard on the radio it escaped from the Australian circus that was in the midlands recently.

didnt that happen last year too?near some motorway?

Absolution

phill106 wrote: »

didnt that happen last year too?near some motorway?

was that not a bunch of monkeys?

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phill106 wrote: »

didnt that happen last year too?near some motorway?

Think that was a camel or something!

EDIT: It was Llamas ! http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/00394/CC_LLAMAS-ON-M50100_394162t.jpg

doncarlos

Apparently it is trying to mate with the local sheep to make some woolly jumpers

Fizman

Struth, there's a Kangaroo loose in the top paddock?

Twin-go

Bounce away Skip, Bounce away!!!! The Cops are after ya!!

old_aussie

It's just Skippy on holidays.

He's doing Ireland and Uk on this trip.

Jacko123

did the catch skippy yet!!

raveni

Am hearing now that it may have been a greyhound...mistaken for a kangaroo..... from a distance maybe?!?!...jaysus:rolleyes:

rubywoo

Ah, I'm disappointed now.
Nothing like a kangaroo sighting to liven up a grey Friday.