Gangland figure flees prison.

TheQuietFella

Can 'anyone' explain why this chap would be placed in to an open prison
after he previously staged an escape from Tallaght courthouse as he was being led into a garda van in February 2010.

Who are these people making the decisions?

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/manhunt-as-major-gangland-figure-flees-prison-30969991.html

MarkAnthony

Two years left on sentence, it's possible rehabilitation efforts would be furthered by moving him to an open prison. That or they wanted him to leg it for a reason, perhaps they'd like to keep him in a bit longer. Lastly we've only a limited number of high security places.

coylemj

The headline describing a 'manhunt' is nonsense. Loughan House is like a youth hostel, if they considered it ok to place him there they clearly aren't too bothered if he escaped since even as the article admitted, he 'simply walked out' of the place.

He was moved there from Castlerea Prison - isn't that the place where the killers of Jerry McCabe were 'imprisoned' and from where they were able to phone out for Chinese take-aways?

You really have to question the logic of some pieces of so-called 'journalism' - why would someone be put in an open prison, walk out and then there's a 'manhunt' to track him down?

MarkAnthony

A clichè; but never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

I sure he's raping and pillaging as we speak.

Ken.

MarkAnthony wrote: »

A clichè; but never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

I sure he's raping and pillaging as we speak.

hullaballoo

Pretty sure that's a cliché not a clichè but I'm acutely pedantic.

MarkAnthony

how do you make the thingy go the other way?

Ken.

MarkAnthony wrote: »

how do you make the thingy go the other way?

What thingy?

MarkAnthony

the french thingy.

Ken.

Use alt codes. alt+130 gives you é and alt+138 gives you è. http://www.alt-codes.net/

MarkAnthony

I just press the thingy key (top left of keyboard) but there's no otherway thingy key

Ken.

MarkAnthony wrote: »

I just press the thingy key (top left of keyboard) but there's no otherway thingy key

A lot of people use the alt keys to get round the swear filter. **** becomes fück. There great.

MarkAnthony

What a bunch of cún....

coylemj

The fada goes left for Connaught Irish but the other way when east of the Shannon or for Munster Irish!

melissak

MarkAnthony wrote: »

I just press the thingy key (top left of keyboard) but there's no otherway thingy key

Thanks. Didn't know the technical term for thingy and otherway thingy until now. Always wondered.

Grolschevik

Calling it a fada would be a grave error, as I'm sure most are acutely aware. But I imagine a certain amount of circumflexibility is allowed.

ABajaninCork

é - acute accent
è - grave accent
ç - cedilla
â - circonflexe

MarkAnthony

This is an epic thréad.

pedroeibar1

:o

hullaballoo wrote: »

Pretty sure that's a cliché not a clichè but I'm acutely pedantic.

Better than being grave......
(hat, coat....)

sorry, posted before reading second page:o

pedroeibar1

ABajaninCork wrote: »

é - acute accent
è - grave accent
ç - cedilla
â - circonflexe

Me umlaut feels left aut!