shooting in balbriggan

Morpheus

http://www.thejournal.ie/balbriggan-shooting-1515189-Jun2014/

GARDAÍ HAVE BEEN called to a shooting outside a gym in Balbriggan this morning.
The gym confirmed that gardaí are present at the scene but would not comment further on the situation.

Initial reports suggest one man has been injured after receiving two gunshot wounds to the chest.

The incident occurred after 11am today and the victim has been taken to hospital.

The gym is located in the same retail park as a play centre for children.

Being from the town, this makes me f**king sick... these guys should all be thrown in prison forever.

Dizzyblonde

Unfortunately this sort of thing seems to happen often nowadays, and can happen anywhere.

martinn123

According to RTE News, victim was

Known To Gardai.

Shot 4 yrs ago in Bettystown

Facing a CAB Bill of Euro 1M.

my sympathy wanes.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0613/623584-balbriggan-shooting/

P_1

Fair point Martin but the fact remains that somebody saw fit to shoot somebody else at 11 in the morning right beside a kids play center and outside a gym where people who had no dog in the particular fight could have been caught up in the crossfire.

martinn123

Yes, I of course agree P_1, its a disgrace that this could happen where innocent bystanders could get hurt or worse

My comment regarding a lack of sympathy, extends to the victim in this case, not the circumstances.

The Hill Billy

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/major-gangland-figure-shot-three-times-in-broad-daylight-30352150.html

The victim has been named as Brian O'Reilly innthe linked report.

blastman

Unfortunately, he's expected to survive.

This sort of thing is worrying when it starts happening on your (or anyone else's for that matter) doorstep.

Nodster

Garda 'copter flying over the town, probably looking for an abandoned getaway car

The Hill Billy

blastman wrote: »

Unfortunately, he's expected to survive.

Enough of that. Regardless, the man is someone's dad, brother, son, whatever...

tHB

eh i dunno

Wonder how it will affect the gym. Would imagine it will lose customers now that people are aware of what type of people are using the gym

P_1

eh i dunno wrote: »

Wonder how it will affect the gym. Would imagine it will lose customers now that people are aware of what type of people are using the gym

Possibly but the fact that its really the only game in town might mitigate that.

Michael8000

There was an even higher profile figure using that gym up until a recent attempt on his life caused him to move to abroad.

dsmythy

eh i dunno wrote: »

Wonder how it will affect the gym. Would imagine it will lose customers now that people are aware of what type of people are using the gym

Every gym will have its fair sure of dodgy characters. It really shouldn't have any effect.

eh i dunno

Michael8000 wrote: »

There was an even higher profile figure using that gym up until a recent attempt on his life caused him to move to abroad.

Any link to this?

Michael8000

eh i dunno wrote: »

Any link to this?

Link to what?

eh i dunno

Michael8000 wrote: »

Link to what?

any web page where I could read about this?

Michael8000

eh i dunno wrote: »

any web page where I could read about this?

Not something that I imagine was written about but something that I saw myself.

col.in.Cr

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Enough of that. Regardless, the man is someone's dad, brother, son, whatever...

tHB

Well said,how about the same for the mods on this thread? it seems they can say what they want.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057216757

Gumble01

col.in.Cr wrote: »

Well said,how about the same for the mods on this thread? it seems they can say what they want.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057216757

If you have a issue with something in the motoring section you should try contacting the mods there or there is a report button

blastman

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Enough of that. Regardless, the man is someone's dad, brother, son, whatever...

tHB

People caught in the crossfire are also someone's brother, six year old son, whatever, they generally weren't put in it by their own actions, though.

Moving on...

The Hill Billy

blastman - You are here long enough to know not to comment on mod action on-thread. If you have an issue - PM me.

tHB

BMJD

another one this morning on Clonard St

Morpheus

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-shot-dead-in-balbriggan-30614601.html

A man has been shot dead in Balbriggan, north county Dublin this morning and his partner has been wounded after dropping their child to school.


The incident happened this morning on Clonard Street in the centre of the town

The man was shot four times. His partner was also shot in the leg after they dropped their child to school. The suspected attacker was seen driving away at speed.

It is believed he was shot a number of times and it is believed that he was walking down the street when the attack happened.

Gardai believe the shooting could be linked a to a traveller feud.

The area has been sealed off for technical examination and local gardai are awaiting the arrival of forensic experts from the gardai technical bureau at Garda HQ in the Phoenix Park.

The body remains at the scene and the office of the State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has been notified.

Here we go again... <Mod snip>

pistol_75

Morpheus wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-shot-dead-in-balbriggan-30614601.html



Here we go again... <Mod snip>

Believed to be linked to a feud that has been going on outside the school in recent months. Why they would choose to target someone close to a school is beyond me, but then again a lot of what these gangs do is beyond me.

blastman

Knowing the name of the dead person, this won't be the end of it, either.

califano

Hopefully thats the end of the feud then.

blastman

califano wrote: »

Hopefully thats the end of the feud then.

Yeah, because killing someone has historically signalled the end of a feud....

There's a big family involved, this is hardly going to be the end of it.

DoctaDee

blastman wrote: »

Knowing the name of the dead person, this won't be the end of it, either.

califano wrote: »

Hopefully thats the end of the feud then.

Wouldn't say so if the number of people down at the incident right now is anything to go by ... (courtesy of herself who is down the town at the minute)

DoctaDee

Have both sides of the feud got kids in Peter and Pauls ? . or is this related to yer man in Drogheda ?

Morpheus

I dont know. I cant comment on this as I would definitely be banned for my thoughts and recommendations on how to deal with these f**king people. There's a lot to be said for the old fashioned way of doing things.

MadYaker

Morpheus wrote: »

I dont know. I cant comment on this as I would definitely be banned for my thoughts and recommendations on how to deal with these f**king people. There's a lot to be said for the old fashioned way of doing things.

Sometimes there is.

By the sounds of things victim was no saint but did they really have to do him in right outside a school minutes after he dropped his kid off? Makes no sense, broad daylight, loads of witnesses. Why not try to get him alone? Or abduct him and do it out in the sticks somewhere. I don't get it.

robertpatterson

If he did what theyre saying he did then he deserved it

The Hill Billy

robertpatterson wrote: »

...he deserved it

Nobody deserves to be gunned down in the street. Are you seriously OK with people being executed on the streets of Balbriggan because he was "half as bad as people say"?

That's not the sort of society that I wish to live in.

Morpheus

No. but a relevant question was asked that why had they no fear of witnesses in broad daylight?

why? because they will intimidate witnesses and even if they go to jail, the sentence will be so shockingly bad that they dont fear the justice system at all.

its a J O K E

Also I know who the victim is and I even had a few beers in his company back in the day. I have my own opinions based on that... whilst i would prefer to see nobody killed in balbriggan or indeed in this manner anywhere... if you or your family engage in subversive activity, with subhuman c**ts and act contra to societal norms, you should do nothing but expect this treatment.

A second shooting in north dublin this morning, was unrellated, but involved Gardai shooting at suspects escaping from an attempted tiger kidnapping. 2 men still at large. This is todays society.

As regards am I ok with executions?

Yes. Lawful ones. I voted to keep it in the constitution as we had at least one law which would make criminals think twice about killing unarmed gardai. and I would happily go to a public hanging of the ilk that shot Garda Donoghue. They in particular deserve to be publicly hung drawn and f**king quartered.

Sorry about the language, but my blood is boiling that this has happened in my hometown.

The Hill Billy

The victim has been named in the Indo as Benny Whitehouse.

blastman

From the Indo report:

"Benny Whitehouse’s brother arrived at the shooting scene shortly after his brother had died and began shouting at gardai, saying: “He was looking for a (bullet proof) vest but ye wouldn’t give him one”.

Says it all, really

PaulD77

I drop my kids to school most days, obviously around 9am, in Skerries. The amount of people that are around the school at that time, obviously mostly kids. There must have been a load of them to witness this happening which is the scary part for me. Even if they didnt witness it, they must have heard the gun shots

Morpheus

it didn't happen outside the school. it was on a completely different street FFS, not a million miles away but not outside either!

BMJD

there seems to be very little detail about the car involved - considering the time there would have been a lot of people around who may have seen something useful. All I can gather at the moment was that a dark Ford Focus was used and later found in Naul.

PaulD77

Morpheus wrote: »

it didn't happen outside the school. it was on a completely different street FFS, not a million miles away but not outside either!

I didnt say it was right outside the school, but that picture makes it look a lot farther away than it was. If you were standing outside P&P, you can see where it took place. Im sure there had to be kids and parents around there at that tiime

blastman

I've got nothing to add to this....

The Hill Billy

wow sierra - if you have a problem with a post use the report post function. Because someone is a mod of some other forum is irrelevant here.

Keep on-topic please.

tHB

Fr. Ned

blastman wrote: »

From the Indo report:

"Benny Whitehouse’s brother arrived at the shooting scene shortly after his brother had died and began shouting at gardai, saying: “He was looking for a (bullet proof) vest but ye wouldn’t give him one”.

Says it all, really

Why would he expect the Gardai (the state) to provide him with a bullet proof vest?

That says as much...

wow sierra

Steo M wrote: »

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Not sure where you live now but I am sure that, like Balbriggan, it has it's negatives and positives. Unfortunately crime, and Gangland crime, is a feature of most places, you only need to look at the situation in Malahide today.

As regards the Whitehouse name - like any big extended family, with many generations, it is a bit unfair to tar the entire extended family with the same brush.
If you base you're opinion on a whole town or family on one Google search then you are going to come out with a wrong impression.

Balbriggan is a great place to live - and I have lived in a lot of places.

The Hill Billy

Steo M banned for uncivil comments.

tHB

The Hill Billy

Stay on topic! Discuss this incident - no problems. Any further slagging off this man's family & the thread will be closed & lengthy bans given.

tHB

yes there

Fr. Ned wrote: »

Why would he expect the Gardai (the state) to provide him with a bullet proof vest?

That says as much...

It's their duty to protect and serve the public, criminal or no criminal.

Yellowblackbird

yes there wrote: »

It's their duty to protect and serve the public, criminal or no criminal.

If the gentleman want's a flak vest he can buy one himself. Plenty of scumbags around dublin wearing them for years.

Do you want the irish tax payer to be buying their amunition and guns for them as well?

Also.....headshot

yes there

Yellowblackbird wrote: »

If the gentleman want's a flak vest he can buy one himself. Plenty of scumbags around dublin wearing them for years.

Do you want the irish tax payer to be buying their amunition and guns for them as well?

Also.....headshot

Jeez calm down on the dramatics a bit will you. I want the Irish taxpayer to shut up about where their taxes are going for once.

P_1

yes there wrote: »

It's their duty to protect and serve the public, criminal or no criminal.

Something tells me that providing military grade kit to members of the public doesn't quite fall under that remit though...

Yellowblackbird

yes there wrote: »

I want the Irish taxpayer to shut up about where their taxes are going for once.

I'm sure that would suit you just fine.
You're probably on the receiving end of plenty of our taxes.