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phonypony

'Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

The man and woman were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.'

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0107/man-and-woman-charged-over-cannabis-haul.html




That's the whole story. Like it was written by a foreign 6 yr old.

Cabaal

As much as I dislike rte, what more do you want?

Its factual atleast, which is more then can be said for the likes of the Daily mail

mtjm

and what's wrong with that? just mentioning about 2 people due in court!! (also shouldn't this be in Television forum?)

gobnaitolunacy

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Dravokivich

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

im invisible

How much? What was the street value? Resin or 'herbal cannibis'?

gobnaitolunacy

Dravokivich wrote: »

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

That would be a play, rather than a sonnet.

Maybe a Haiku would be nicer.

hairyprincess

That's the story. You want them to make **** up so you can feel better? Go read a book if you are looking for more words to read!

Ghandee

Personally I would have used their half compiled report on a certain senator recently as an example.

Google it.

SEPT 23 1989

Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

Ann and Barry were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.

im invisible

Ann is stoned and has the munchies

Barry is simple and from Tallagh, he has robbed a jam jar

gobnaitolunacy

two Tallaght scummers

caught growing weed

face a District Court appearance



17 syllables, think I got a Haiku out of it

This generally happens a lot though with a lot of news outlets. It seems that when a story breaks first, there is little or no details known, but would need to be reported on. It's likely that in an hour or so, RTE will have a more in depth story, especially for news broadcasts.

3qsmavrod5twfe

Drugs seized in Tallaght
Man and woman are in jail
Going to Court soon.

Maybe they were going for a haiku.

Edit - Damn you gobnait!

who the fug

Phew , thought they was breaking the story about Mrs O' Shea and Parnel

lazygal

who the fug wrote: »

Phew , thought they was breaking the story about Mrs O' Shea and Parnel

What's that now? Is there some class of a scandal afoot?

Ush1

Anti-Tallaght bias if you ask me.

Hitchens

any mention of a legally held shotgun?

stmol32

Haiku:

Two people in court
They had much much cannabis
We know no more things.

stmol32

Two people in court
They had much much cannabis
We know no more things

RobbieTheRobber

The two people are going to tallaght court, but were arrested in a house in templeogue.



http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/two-due-in-dublin-court-in-connection-with-cannabis-seizure-580244.html

Czarcasm

Dravokivich wrote: »

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

A midscummer night's dream.

Anto, Anto, wherefore art... ahh lob it inta me boss!

The taming of the Tallaght two.

who the fug

lazygal wrote: »

What's that now? Is there some class of a scandal afoot?

Tis a shocking state of affairs

RobbieTheRobber

Czarcasm wrote: »

A midscummer night's dream.

Anto, Anto, wherefore art... ahh lob it inta me boss!

The taming of the Tallaght two.

Templeogue Two, tamed by Tallaght Justice!

9959

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

two Tallaght scummers

caught growing weed

face a District Court appearance



17 syllables, think I got a Haiku out of it

You may have got a Haiku but it doesn't say much for your I.Q.


Haiku by John Cooper Clarke

"to convey one's mood in seventeen syllables is very diffic"

BrensBenz

So many basic laws of Irish journalism broken here:

• What were their ages?
• What were they wearing?
• Are they known to the Gorthee?
• Is the female a mother?
• If so, what are the ages of the kids?
• Have any of the kids got disabilities or ailments?
• Are they being held in different Gortha stations?
• Have the Gorthee appealed for witnesses yet?
• Have the neighbours reported that "nawhin' like dis ever happend here befower"?
• Have they appeared in court yet, looking stone-faced?
• Are they being held under Section Blah of the Blah Blah act?
• Has anything been closed for teknikil examination?

We need to know this stuff - it's in the "public interest". Bring back Kieran Mullooooooleh.

im invisible

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

The two people are going to tallaght court, but were arrested in a house in templeogue.



http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/two-due-in-dublin-court-in-connection-with-cannabis-seizure-580244.html

E120,000 worth of cannabis plants, whats that, 300 plants?
(going on figures RTE were using a while ago...)

Duckworth_Luas

mtjm wrote: »

and what's wrong with that? just mentioning about 2 people due in court!! (also shouldn't this be in Television forum?)

My News thread surely!

xzanti

Gotta love* Spin1038's news reports.. They try and bring it down to street level for us..

"2 lads were stopped in Ballier this afternoon with a sh1t load of white.. they'll be held for up to 24 hours or until their motts bail them out.. more on that story later".

charlemont

'Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

The man and woman were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.'


Woo. Drugs, Hang 'em..:rolleyes:

Easy work for a mainly useless police force.

antodeco

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Oh the shame, to be caught as one was. Drugs, of an illicit manner, cannabis no doubt. They were found upon thy persons. Not one but two individuals, with background (and residence) of a foreign land in Dublin, that goes by the name of Tallaght. They must now console each other, as their impending date assumes within a short time frame. To be slandered and disgraced in the eyes of their peers. Held overnight until the masses agree their faith. Time will only show, their subordinatory bland existence shall resume in a cell. Four walled and dark. Bars upon the windows. Fading light, stretching across the ground. No place like home, as it is now to become.

Nodster

Two Tallafornian homies busted with a shed load of wicked bud up before the Justice Fingers?

mikom

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

That would be a play, rather than a sonnet.

Maybe a Haiku would be nicer.

As chance would have it, Haiku was the surname of the gardener arrested......

StaticNoise

Nothing surprises me with the quality of RTÉ. That's for another thread, for another day (and there have been many), but many people will agree with me on this.

The standard of the national broadcaster, in many of its platforms, is getting poorer every day.



/resume thread and apparent snobbery

ITS_A_BADGER

phonypony wrote: »

'Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

The man and woman were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.'

That's the whole story. Like it was written by a foreign 6 yr old.

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Romeo, romeo where forth art thou Romeo? Locked in four wall prison separated from thoust lover, the fair Juilet and thy stash of mind altering flora. Deny thy charges and clear thy name or thoust will be due before the resident castle court.
Verily