baileborough, shootings and the place locked down

emo72

hope everyone is ok. my dad was told to get out of the town by the police.

tragic loss of life.

KwackerJack

As in a big shoot out with Gardai and crims??

emo72

KwackerJack wrote: »

As in a big shoot out with Gardai and crims??

man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar

KwackerJack

Jasus....was there not an ex-Garda shot there also?

Goat the dote

emo72 wrote: »

man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar

Is she alive? Sounds dramatic alright

emo72

KwackerJack wrote: »

Jasus....was there not an ex-Garda shot there also?

was he not shot in his house?

tayto lover

His wife is dead, He has locked himself in the cellar of the Square Bar. Not known if he has hostages but he is armed.

KwackerJack

emo72 wrote: »

was he not shot in his house?

Im confused.....has baileborough turned into a war zone??

muincav

Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....

emo72

tayto lover wrote: »

His wife is dead, He has locked himself in the cellar of the Square Bar. Not known if he has hostages but he is armed.

yeah, thats what i heard from my da. he was there. hope he comes out okay.

Slick50

emo72 wrote: »

man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar

Did he get locked in the bar before or after he shot the missus?

emo72

muincav wrote: »

Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....

social media. its instant.

tayto lover

Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
Sounds mad.

muincav

Dont worry RTE will send someone after the weekend--is that Giles pub?

emo72

tayto lover wrote: »

Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
Sounds mad.

jesus christ.

Amirani

muincav wrote: »

Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....

Unfortunate that RTÉ can't have their HQ in every county.

emo72

muincav wrote: »

Dont worry RTE will send someone after the weekend--is that Giles pub?

no its the square bar. nixys

muincav

tayto lover wrote: »

Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
Sounds mad.

Was there last week and my cousin was joking we would wanna watch ourselves in this mad town...guess he is right....from the rumours I think I know the guy too..

KwackerJack

So apparently a man has shot his wife and is now held up in a bar with explosives?

Crazy!!

Wonder will it go the talking or sniping route!

muincav

NiallSparky wrote: »

Unfortunate that RTÉ can't have their HQ in every county.

No only Dublin and fcuk the rest...like everything else Dublin gets it...but thats not the issue here-RTE SHOULD be covering it, after all its not that far down the road...;)

tayto lover

muincav wrote: »

Was there last week and my cousin was joking we would wanna watch ourselves in this mad town...guess he is right....from the rumours I think I know the guy too..

I have a friend living there. He is keeping me informed of developments. He knows the man too. All homes and pubs in the area have been evacuated. Might have been shots fired and man could be wounded. He was told but couldn't confirm as he had to leave the area.But the whole thing could be exaggerated too.

emo72

ollie

Aka Ishur

Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.

muincav

K:eek:-say no more

emo72 wrote: »

ollie

tayto lover

Aka Ishur wrote: »

Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.

Been going on since 6.30pm.

Aka Ishur

Just checked and gardai have asked for media blackout, until its over.

muincav

Aka Ishur wrote: »

Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.

over 2 hours

muincav

ok Im away off to watch yesterdays news on RTE...lol...night all-hopefully there will be NO MORE innocent lives lost....

John_Rambo

muincav wrote: »

No only Dublin and fcuk the rest..

Tragic situation, probable loss of life, a small peaceful town in turmoil... All you can do is bitch about the media response? I'm sure lots of newsteams are aware of what's going on, but unlike kneejerkskynewssuperduper reports with a powerful legal team behind them, they may wait and

See what the story is...
Contact the Gardai, see what sensitivities need to be dealt with.
Check out if there are there kids involved.
Liaise with authorities and ensure their reporting won't compromise a dangerous situation.
See if the family have been contacted etc etc...

They do the exact same in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Slane, Kerry etc.... Get over yourself and think about the people involved and their families.

muincav

end of the road wrote: »

apparently theirs a media blackout in relation to this incident

you can have a "media blackout" but you cant have a "social media blackout"...night all

Gee Bag

Probably not being reported on RTE because of what happened at the siege in Abbeylara in 2000.

That time a lad locked himself in the house after shooting at the guards. Shannonside Radio and RTE detailed his entire mental health history on air as the siege was in progress and it didn't help matters one bit.

From wikipedia-

In addition to the above findings the Barr Tribunal was particularly critical of the Irish media. This is worthy of note, despite the fact that the media organisations concerned did not accentuate this aspect of the report. Judge Barr found the RTÉ's Five Seven Live radio show was particularly irresponsible in naming John Carthy and Barr adjudged that "the facts and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of John Carthy as specified in the Tribunal’s Terms of Reference include matters which add[ed] to or could have potential for aggravating the deceased’s apparently serious mental distress which became progressively more severe as the episode at Abbeylara continued (vide the evidence of Dr. John Sheehan and other psychiatrists given at the Tribunal), and in consequence the potential for undermining the possibility of successful dialogue between the Garda negotiator and John Carthy which might have avoided the circumstances that gave rise to his death.

are you listening to the garda scanner? not seeing anything online about this

pappyodaniel

Sounds a bit like Southcliffe.

Hope its not as bad as we are hearing .

has your Dad gotten away from area Emo?

muincav

John_Rambo wrote: »

Tragic situation, probable loss of life, a small peaceful town in turmoil... All you can do is bitch about the media response? I'm sure lots of newsteams are aware of what's going on, but unlike kneejerkskynewssuperduper reports with a powerful legal team behind them, they may wait and

See what the story is...
Contact the Gardai, see what sensitivities need to be dealt with.
Check out if there are there kids involved.
Liaise with authorities and ensure their reporting won't compromise a dangerous situation.
See if the family have been contacted etc etc...

They do the exact same in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Slane, Kerry etc.... Get over yourself and think about the people involved and their families.

WTF? when have you ever heard of reporters not reporting you idiot-its there job not a hobby...go away to the Dublin forum...,,,,this is not the USA!!

SheldonC17

Its over and hes been arrested (apparently)

emo72

Jake1 wrote: »

Hope its not as bad as we are hearing .

has your Dad gotten away from area Emo?

yeah he made it home. at first i thought he was making up an excuse for not going home. i was saying to him "just tell me ma you went to the pub!"

emo72

emo72 wrote: »

yeah he made it home. at first i thought he was making up an excuse for not going home. i was saying to him "just tell me ma you went to the pub!"

haha, glad he made it home.,,be funny if your ma probably didnt believe him anyway

John_Rambo

muincav wrote: »

WTF? when have you ever heard of reporters not reporting you idiot-its there job not a hobby...go away to the Dublin forum...,,,,this is not the USA!!

I'm not an idiot, I often post in the Dublin and other forums in a helpful way. It's reporters jobs to report in a sensitive way, to get the facts properly and not to release information that will compromise a building tragic situation.

tayto lover

No further loss of life. Thank God.

twowheelsonly

muincav wrote: »

WTF? when have you ever heard of reporters not reporting you idiot-its there job not a hobby...go away to the Dublin forum...,,,,this is not the USA!!

It's a regular occurrence actually. Irish news reporters will regularly hold back on reporting on sensitive situations until the time is right.

tayto lover

My friend is now saying that it's still going on and that there was false information put out saying it was over.
The plot thickens.

emo72

any update?

cournioni

Alright guys please keep this civil. There is no need for arguments on this issue.

This is a very sensitive situation and possibly still ongoing so no names, and try to keep with the facts. If anything is posted outside of the rules please report it.

John_Rambo

twowheelsonly wrote: »

It's a regular occurrence actually. Irish news reporters will regularly hold back on reporting on sensitive situations until the time is right.

You're bang on.

But, I guess what muincav craves will be what most people will want eventually. 'Expose' type of reporting will be the norm. Close knit community respect will be a thing of the past and crimes of passion, crimes due to mental illness etc.. will be demanded to be reported here and now regardless of who or what families will suffer.

It's a shame, but, as muincac says, you can't have a social media blackout. There's always a few that will have to lay out the bare (minimum) facts to garner "thanks" or internet respect amongst their peers.

emo72

is it over?

Gman0174

Won't be going there again! Mad bastids...

Corvo Attano

Yes its over.

roast

Still ongoing, according to FB. Mental.

discobeaker

Anglo Celt is saying its a double tragedy but you cant open the link or even the website

dregin

Aye, posted a few minutes ago on the Celt's FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/anglocelt

Gardaí have said the incident in Bailieborough is ongoing, we do not anticipate any more updates tonight. We will report official gardaí statements when they are ready to make them in the morning.