Incident in Dublin 3

ro_chez

I just heard what sounded like 6 gun shots in quick succession here in Clontarf in the last five mins. Now theres sirens everywhere.

I'm close to Alfie Byrne road but cannot see the main Clontarf road and I cant get out for a nosey, Anyone else in the area see anything?

Donkey Oaty

If the guy who fired the shots says "Do you feel lucky, punk?" you can confidently say "Yes".

Biggins

No, the Dublin mountains are in the way.

brummytom

In before whinging from non-Dubs / 'Dublin forum' / it's not the centre of the universe etc.

jimmycrackcorm

Is this not just a normal sunday in dublin?

MagicMarker

Which Dublin 3?

Biggins

brummytom wrote: »

In before whinging from non-Dubs / 'Dublin forum' / it's not the centre of the universe etc.

Well I got my wine in. Its a good bottle of '69 - fermented nicely too!

O' whining...! Naa, I leave that to the other half when this plonker forgets to do something.
Usually once a day at least!

ro_chez

MagicMarker wrote: »

Which Dublin 3?

There's a clue in the name!

orourkeda

I just popped off 6 cumshots.

MagicMarker

Niall - Dahlia wrote: »

Yeah I live just round the corner from the Player's Lounge in Fairview, heard 6 shots, went down to have a look, looks like 2 or 3 guys shot. Cops all over the place now.

You hear 6 shots and you willingly move TOWARDS where the shots came from? Hmmmm

Ghost Train

sounds bad, wonder how long it will take rte to have a reporter on the scene

amacachi

MagicMarker wrote: »

You hear 6 shots and you willingly move TOWARDS where the shots came from? Hmmmm

Natural selection not quite working tonight.

robbie_998

Ghost Train wrote: »

sounds bad, wonder how long it will take rte to have a reporter on the scene

better question how long will it take for them to get to boards.ie for their report.

amacachi

Ghost Train wrote: »

sounds bad, wonder how long it will take rte to have a reporter on the scene

They're in bed, give them til morning.

BluesBerry

See this is why I love boards you hear things here first

arybvtcw0eolkf

MagicMarker wrote: »

Which Dublin 3?

Beside town, duh!..

Go on, ask...

ElaElaElano

I'm in Mountjoy Sq., didn't hear anything from here although in fairness you become immune to the sound of gunshots around here so if it was outside our front door I probably wouldn't notice.

Ah, Dublin. Classy town.

robbie_998

Niall - Dahlia wrote: »

In fairness the Player's Lounge is the safest place in Dublin right now...

so was neilstown a few weeks back but i still didn't wanna go there :pac:

ringadingding

Dead or alive?

W.Shakes-Beer

body bags or you actually seen someone go Rambo?

awja

Hahah, wow, housemate heard it, I didn't. He just went "Naah, that can't be what I think it is." Then I saw this thread

Ghost Train

More details here
http://twitter.com/ChristineBohan

now we just need some twitpics

Mayo Exile

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

If the guy who fired the shots says "Do you feel lucky, punk?" you can confidently say "Yes".

Did I fire 6 shots or only 5...............

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

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

You hear 6 shots and you willingly move TOWARDS where the shots came from? Hmmmm

Assuming the gunman had only one sixshooter and no spare ammo, he'd be OK!

Stargal

I heard it too - five or six loud bangs just before half twelve, followed by lots and lots of sirens. I'm in Marino, near Fairview Strand. Hope it's not what it sounded like...

Mrmoe

ro_chez wrote: »

There's a clue in the name!

http://www.dublin.oh.us/
:cool:

genericguy

ro_chez wrote: »

I cant get out for a nosey

Is that you Gazza?

MagicMarker

If they were dead I don't think they'd remove the bodies so quickly?

Donkey Oaty

ringadingding wrote: »

Dead or alive?

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

W.Shakes-Beer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ok, I've no idea which moderator moved this from AH...

So I'll just remind you guys.. We've a different forum charter here, I'd advise you guys to read it carefully & don't go bitching ignorance later :cool:

punchdrunk

if fairness it's a **** hole,the clue is in the fact they have portaloo's and a boxing machine out the back in the smoking area :rolleyes:

Donkey Oaty

Agustin Small Compass wrote: »

So I'll just remind you guys.. We've a different forum charter here, I'd advise you guys to read it carefully & don't go bitching ignorance later :cool:

Spoken like a true doorman.

kumate_champ07

Mayo Exile wrote: »

Did I fire 6 shots or only 5...............

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

over in Miami a few years ago I had the chance to use some guns, picked out the biggest handgun they had, looked like dirty harrys gun but its much more powerful. smith&wesson model 500. I used up a box of ammo but was confused for a while because there was 5 bullets per round and not 6 like I thought.

The Floyd p

My sources claim 0 dead, 3 injured. 1 was a bouncer and 2 regular people.

ro_chez

The Floyd p wrote: »

My sources claim 1 dead, 2 injured. All 3 were bouncers

Ah, I'm sure we'll know if they're reliable in the morning!

The Floyd p

We'll wait and see

artanevilla

The Floyd p wrote: »

My sources claim 1 dead, 2 injured. All 3 were bouncers

Jaysus thats not good.

ro_chez

I think it sounded alot closer to Barcode from where I was, theres also folks on twitter near the players lounge saying it sounded further away from there!

Barcode bouncers perhaps!

msg11

Well folks, we were coming from the docks, towards Clontarf Gardai station. When me and a friend notices 2 Garda cars leaving the station pretty quick. So we went up towards the beach to see a Public order van going very quick towards town.

So we turned around, my mate said barcode. I said if it's not there it's the players lounge.

Anyway wasn't barcode, it was the players lounge. We came from the Richmond road, and right up too the tape across the road. I got a look at the pub. Two chairs outside the pub, and the Garda tape around the chairs and isolating the door area. Also the road was sealed off from the off license at across from the Esso right up too the entrance to the Malahide road.

Still no word on what happened , but there must have been 10-13 Garda cars, so something major most definitely happened.

If it was bouncers shot at over someone been refused entry or what have you. Jesus, I don't like them as much as the next person. That is just bad out, it's just a job.

Just hope no innocent parties where hurt.


Update from facebook;

"yeah the bouncers apperntly...3 shot, 2 dead..."

http://www.facebook.com/search/?init=srp&sfxp=&q=players+lounge&gl=1&lo=&sp=

Gavin "shels"

The Floyd p wrote: »

My sources claim 1 dead, 2 injured. All 3 were bouncers

Definitely 3 shot, I heard 2 were killed mine you. Only ever in it once for a Shels end of season party thingy, but nice aul boozer.

Micilin Muc

Nobody dead according to RTÉ

flanzer

Doesn't Anthony Stokes' Da own this boozer now? I know it was a very ropey pub a few years back with rumours that The Monk had an involvement in running it

JosDel

flanzer wrote: »

Doesn't Anthony Stokes' Da own this boozer now? I know it was a very ropey pub a few years back with rumours that The Monk had an involvement in running it

Stokes has a share in the ownership..

Gumbo

nobody died guys.

2 are relatively ok but one is in hospital fighting for his life.
shot 4 times, twice in the head.

innocent guy just in work earning a wage.

JosDel

kceire wrote: »

nobody died guys.

2 are relatively ok but one is in hospital fighting for his life.
shot 4 times, twice in the head.

innocent guy just in work earning a wage.

How do you know he was innocent ?

Gumbo

JosDel wrote: »

How do you know he was innocent ?

because i know him.
he was in work.

the guy the shooter was aiming at ran into the pub behind other drinkers and workers.

JosDel

kceire wrote: »

because i know him.
he was in work.

the guy the shooter was aiming at ran into the pub behind other drinkers and workers.

I'm just reading that now on the rte site, Hope the chap is OK, This fcukin city is gone crazy,

They need to bring back internment for anybody caught with a gun mandatory 20 years...

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0726/fairview.html

califano

The echo must have traveled some way as the players lounge is nowhere near alfie byrne road.

ro_chez

rounders123 wrote: »

The echo must have traveled some way as the players lounge is nowhere near alfie byrne road.

I know, I was sure myself that it was further towards Clontarf direction as it was so loud from where I was. But I'm 110% sure it was this that I heard, as soon as I heard it I was waiting for the sirens to start and within 2 minutes they did!

Anyway, the wife's curfew was lifted as soon as the sun rose, so I managed to get a few pics from the scene!

flanzer

So the chap that is serious was being chased by the gunman?