Baby taken off 'drunk' (island of Ireland) woman in Portugal

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

Irish 14-month-old baby girl taken into care in Portugal after claims her parents were drunk

Police were called after mum was allegedly seen staggering on balcony while carrying tot in Albufeira

An Irish baby girl was taken into care in Portugal after cops received complaints her parents were staggering drunk.

Guests at the sunny Albufeira resort in the Algarve resort raised concerns for the 14-month-old's safety after allegedly seeing her mum stagger around an eighth floor balcony while carrying her.

The couple, who are from Northern Ireland, were reportedly drinking all day.

The little girl was taken to hospital to be assessed by doctors after the incident - which occurred at around 9.00pm on Sunday.

A local police spokesman told the Irish Sun: "We were called to a tourist resort where a foreign couple with a child were drunk and causing a disturbance."

The child, who remained in hospital overnight, will be assessed by doctors this morning.

A hospital spokesman said the child was fine and in the company of her parents, who were keen to take her home.

Proper Order imo. Staggering around an 8th floor balcony, drunk, with a child in her arms. She's lucky that neither of them were killed.

I remember another drunk Irish couple in Portugal a few years back, who fell asleep as they were "minding" them, had their children taken into care in too.

Now if only they banned tourists from leaving children alone unattended in apartments too.

umop.episdn

I guess the McCanns have left a bit of a legacy in Portugal with regards child safety policing.

My name is URL

The couple, who are from Northern Ireland, were reportedly drinking all day.

"Irish"

Kermit.de.frog

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Baby taken off 'drunk' Irish woman in Portugal

Good. Should do the same here.

Kermit.de.frog

My name is URL wrote: »

"Irish"

Entitled as of birth right to full Irish citizenship - ergo Irish.

My name is URL

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Entitled as of birth right to full Irish citizenship - ergo Irish.

'Entitled to' doesn't mean 'is', though

Doesn't mention anywhere in the article that they are Irish citizens... it's just a lazy assumption

Fratton Fred

They have "rights" you know, they're on holiday, they're "entitled" to get drunk.

ScumLord

A local police spokesman told the Irish Sun: "We were called to a tourist resort where a foreign couple with a child were drunk and causing a disturbance."

Bloody foreigners, always causing trouble wherever they go.

hfallada

My name is URL wrote: »

"Irish"

I wonder were they called British in the British Sun

Reoil

And suddenly everybody's a unionist...

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

My name is URL wrote: »

"Irish"

You don't think the following people should be referred to as Irish?

Liam Neeson, Van Morisson, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Rea, Frank Carson, Mary McAleese, Bobby Sands etc etc?

As they are all from Northern Ireland.

I always call people from NI, Irish. Don't see the issue.

Larbre34

hfallada wrote: »

I wonder were they called British in the British Sun

I wouldnt have thought so.


For clarity the rule of thumb is....

"Hero British golfer Rory McIlroy became the latest British winner of a major championship, when he saw off the foreign challenge to take home the Claret Jug prize for the Open Championship (note no British here) at a sunbaked Royal Such and Such Golf Club"

or

"Irish Golfer Rory McIlroy's woes continued today as he missed another in a succession of cuts. McIlroy is really clocking up the frequent flyer miles on Fridays of late."

Maphisto

hfallada wrote: »

I wonder were they called British in the British Sun

Probably.

Still pretty disgusting though

calanus

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

Rory Gallagher

hah? Donegal is not in Northern Ireland

super_furry

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

You don't think the following people should be referred to as Irish?

Liam Neeson, Van Morisson, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Rea, Frank Carson, Mary McAleese, Bobby Sands etc etc?

As they are all from Northern Ireland.

I always call people from NI, Irish. Don't see the issue.

We'll take Liam Neeson and Rory Gallagher. McAleese at a push.

folan

were they drunk? lots of "allegedly" and "reportedly" there, but intoxication is easy to verify. did the Portuguese police test for intoxication?

D1stant

Larbre34 wrote: »

I wouldnt have thought so.


For clarity the rule of thumb is....

"Hero British golfer Rory McIlroy became the latest British winner of a major championship, when he saw off the foreign challenge to take home the Claret Jug prize for the Open Championship (note no British here) at a sunbaked Royal Such and Such Golf Club"

or

"Irish Golfer Rory McIlroy's woes continued today as he missed another in a succession of cuts. McIlroy is really clocking up the frequent flyer miles on Fridays of late."

BBC Radio commentary on Barry McGuigan boxing

"The Irish boy is down, the British boy is up"

Olive8585

My name is URL wrote: »

"Irish"

Why "Irish"? Ireland recognises people from Northern Ireland as Irish citizens. Many of them travel on Irish passports.

Just because they've done something horrible, you want to claim they're not Irish?

Ridiculous.

bumper234

My name is URL wrote: »

"Irish"

Irish when it's a pro gerry thread British when it's drunken scum putting kids in harms way

jca

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

You don't think the following people should be referred to as Irish?

Liam Neeson, Van Morisson, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Rea, Frank Carson, Mary McAleese, Bobby Sands etc etc?

As they are all from Northern Ireland.

I always call people from NI, Irish. Don't see the issue.

It doesn't matter what you or I call them, it's what they call themselves that matters.

Boombastic

Olive8585 wrote: »

Why "Irish"? Ireland recognises people from Northern Ireland as Irish citizens. Many of them travel on Irish passports.

Just because they've done something horrible, you want to claim they're not Irish?

Ridiculous.

I don't you could line the lot of them up in front of me and I wouldn't recogonise any of them

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

calanus wrote: »

hah? Donegal is not in Northern Ireland

Always thought he was from Belfast.

Maphisto

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

You don't think the following people should be referred to as Irish?

Liam Neeson, Van Morisson, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Rea, Frank Carson, Mary McAleese, Bobby Sands etc etc?

As they are all from Northern Ireland.

I always call people from NI, Irish. Don't see the issue.

I once read a story (and for the life of me I can't remember where). This son was embarrassed by his father. Every year they would go on holiday driving from NI to France. At the start of the journey father would put on GB plates for the drive down to Cork. In France he'd stick on IRL plates as "continentals were generally nicer to Irish people"

I've no way of knowing if its true or where it came from.

K-9

AH gets straight to the bottom of the problem, are they Irish or not?

bumper234

K-9 wrote: »

AH gets straight to the bottom of the problem, are they Irish or not?

Depends on which passport they travel on.

Cupcake_Crisis

That is just staggeringly stupid! I understand on holiday most people will have a few drinks, but wobbling around 8 stories high with a toddler...... The mind boggles.

Nonoperational

If it was a positive headline it would be "British" no doubt!

"British couple rescue child from balcony"

pO1Neil

Shame on the Portuguese for not respecting our ancient rich culture.

Demonique

Does anyone else hate the word 'tot' when it comes to small children?

whupdedo

Were they born in Ireland, if so they're irish as in irish by the fact they were born on the island of Ireland...but might call themselves British

Irish or British she's and her partner are a disgrace, getting pissed drunk while in charge of kids is not acceptable

problemchimp

Demonique wrote: »

Does anyone else hate the word 'tot' when it comes to small children?

I hate it, almost as much as I hate the word "mum"

Maphisto

Nonoperational wrote: »

If it was a positive headline it would be "British" no doubt!

"British couple rescue child from balcony"

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

What was I supposed to do.

Phone the couple before I started the thread and ask them what their political preferences are.

Seems we only like alcos when they can write good songs.

Then we'll even call the one's born in England, Irish.

Howya Shane.

In this context, I really don't see that it matters. They are still, at the very least our closest neighbours (less than 200 miles away from anyone - open to correction sh1t at geography) making total asses of themselves abroad.

Its a storm on everyone's house :mad:

whupdedo

Larbre34 wrote: »

I wouldnt have thought so.


For clarity the rule of thumb is....

"Hero British golfer Rory McIlroy became the latest British winner of a major championship, when he saw off the foreign challenge to take home the Claret Jug prize for the Open Championship (note no British here) at a sunbaked Royal Such and Such Golf Club"

or

"Irish Golfer Rory McIlroy's woes continued today as he missed another in a succession of cuts. McIlroy is really clocking up the frequent flyer miles on Fridays of late."

Has anyone ever actually seen or heard this happening in real life or is it just an urban legend ?

Muise...

Demonique wrote: »

Does anyone else hate the word 'tot' when it comes to small children?

It's a tabloid classic. Note that they use 'mum' instead of 'mother', and helpfully describe the resort as 'sunny'. As the tot is 14 months old, one can only hope that mum was at least showing off her post-baby-bump body in a red-hot bikini while staggering about in drunken antics shocker with innocent tot in sunny foreign place.

anncoates

bumper234 wrote: »

Depends on which passport they travel on.

Depends on if you give a flying fcuk.

Yer Aul One

Demonique wrote: »

Does anyone else hate the word 'tot' when it comes to small children?

TOTally

Boombastic

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/british-baby-taken-from-tourist-parents-suspected-of-drunken-neglect/31615
drunken neglect
British baby taken from tourist parents suspected of drunken neglect

Maphisto

Boombastic wrote: »

http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/british-baby-taken-from-tourist-parents-suspected-of-drunken-neglect/31615
drunken neglect
British baby taken from tourist parents suspected of drunken neglect

Oh well thats OK then

End thread

kingchess

phew-wipes sweat off forehead

Boombastic

Maphisto wrote: »

Oh well thats OK then

End thread

Despite earlier reports in the national press that the girl’s parents are Irish, The Portugal News learned that they are British citizens believed to be from Northern Ireland.
In a statement sent to The Portugal News the British Embassy in Lisbon confirmed: "We are aware of an incident involving a British couple and we are providing consular assistance."

ballsymchugh

how many parents get drunk in the comfort of their own homes (anywhere in the world) on any given night of the week when toddlers are snoozing?

mike65

Crisis over.

/heads for Daily Mail....

whupdedo

ballsymchugh wrote: »

how many parents get drunk in the comfort of their own homes (anywhere in the world) on any given night of the week when toddlers are snoozing?

Well that just makes it alright then

DublinCJM

There's no smoke without fire, but when I saw this ".....told the Irish Sun" it lost all credibility with me really.

Likely to be lots of assumptions, lies and half-truths, and general other sensationalist bull****.

ballsymchugh

whupdedo wrote: »

Well that just makes it alright then

missed the bit where she was carrying the child.. oops!

Joe prim

calanus wrote: »

hah? Donegal is not in Northern Ireland

Neither is Cork Bhoy!

Menas

Muise... wrote: »

Closed Account.

This is the way the poster ends, not a ban but a whimper.

And not even a good bye or fare thee well....


Anyway, back on topic. I wonder what happens now. Do the parents get charged?
Does the wobbler remain in state care in portugal?
Or do they all get sent home?

Muise...

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

there you go, seenitall!

seenitall

Thanks, Muise...

Don't you love it when the mods get editing, so that the last thing you posted ends up looking like a crazy non-sequitur made by someone hearing voices in their head? :pac:

Muise...

seenitall wrote: »

Thanks, Muise...

Don't you love it when the mods get editing, so that the last thing you posted ends up looking like a crazy non-sequitur made by someone hearing voices in their head? :pac:

You saw the posts too? I'm not crazy after all? :pac:

seenitall

No, you're not, Muise - I am here to bear witness to your sanity (if not quite sanity, the absence of crazy at the very least ).