Cork woman 'armed with knives' barricades herself into Tralee shop

A garda negotiator is at the scene of a stand-off in Castle Street in Tralee town centre in which a woman who is thought to have a number of knives is refusing to leave a Halal meat shop.

Castle St Tralee remains sealed off as stand off between gardai and armed woman in shop enters third hour. Negotiations continuing.

It is understood the woman, who is understood to be from Cork and in her early 30s, entered the shop at around 4pm. It is not clear what exactly took place, but staff left the shop. There is now no other civilian in the shop.

Source: Irish Examiner

Hopefully everyone comes out safe in this. Thankfully no hostages involved.

StupidLikeAFox

Probably got to do with that dodgy penalty decision in the Munster final. Those Corkonians, ya couldnt be up to them!

Rackstar

All over now, has surrendered.

aujopimur

Time for a sniper.

RomanKnows

Corkonians. When do we say enough is enough when it comes to them and their antics?

tomwaterford

Is the armed response unit not a bit much for one woman with knifes in a meat shop??

Wang King

tomwaterford wrote: »

Is the armed response unit not a bit much for one woman with knifes in a meat shop??

She chased a man thru the streets and had him barricaded in the shop with her

snubbleste

Tralee, I mean Tralee. whoy, whoy?

tomwaterford

Wang King wrote: »

She chased a man thru the streets and had him barricaded in the shop with her

Why deos the Irish examiner leave that out!!!

Streetwalker

Have they got electric down in Cork? Surely they'll nab her when the candles in the shop blow out.

Reiver

Streetwalker wrote: »

Have they got electric down in Cork? Surely they'll nab her when the candles in the shop blow out.

Tralee is in Kerry......

tritium

Wang King wrote: »

She chased a man thru the streets and had him barricaded in the shop with her

What would you propose? A couple of lads wearing stab vests try to restrain the poor frail little thing by holding her wrists?

michael999999

Streetwalker wrote: »

Have they got electric down in Cork? Surely they'll nab her when the candles in the shop blow out.

Ain't you going to feel stupid when you realise the shop isn't in Cork!

Wang King

Streetwalker wrote: »

Have they got electric down in Cork? Surely they'll nab her when the candles in the shop blow out.

Cork woman in Kerry..... Wish the fckin tourists stayed in Killarney

corner of hells

Streetwalker wrote: »

Have they got electric down in Cork? Surely they'll nab her when the candles in the shop blow out.

Read the first post , go on read it and then tell us which part of Cork Tralee is in.

Wang King

She's a Cork football fan looking for James O'Donoghue!

Sam Kade

michael999999 wrote: »

Ain't you going to feel stupid when you realise the shop isn't in Cork!

You should rub his shoulder while saying I'm feeling a right fool today

kneemos

tritium wrote: »

What would you propose? A couple of lads wearing stab vests try to restrain the poor frail little thing by holding her wrists?

Well are they going to shoot her?

Reiver

corner of hells wrote: »

Read the first post , go on read it and then tell us which part of Cork Tralee is in.

This could be a disturbing sign of things to come. I saw a leaked map from strategic planning in Cork County Council that had Kerry labelled as "North-West Cork" along with policies of assimilation and re-education. An Anschluss if you will.

micar

Just been released that she was annoyed because the lotto has increased in price and they've added two numbers.

She was supposed to go into the newsagents next door but it was closed and there was a "back in 10 mins" sign which made her even more annoyed.

Kinda reminds me of Michael Douglas in falling down.

Wang King

kneemos wrote: »

Well are they going to shoot her?

No, they (the negotiators) stood at the door and just talked to her for a few hours, the ARU were out of sight

tritium

kneemos wrote: »

Well are they going to shoot her?

I'd assume, as in any similar scenario, that's somewhat up to her...

Wang King

tritium wrote: »

I'd assume, as in any similar scenario, that's somewhat up to her...

Assumption is the mother of all fck ups

Guy:Incognito

aujopimur wrote: »

Time for a sniper.

Bit harsh shooting her on her way out.

michael999999

The ARU may aswell stay in town, the festival is starting soon. And the cousins will be starting up there annual bloodbath again!

kneemos

tritium wrote: »

I'd assume, as in any similar scenario, that's somewhat up to her...

How hard would it be to overcome a woman with a knife,given the cops have at least basic combat training?

Reiver

michael999999 wrote: »

The ARU may aswell stay in town, the festival is starting soon. And the cousins will be starting up there annual bloodbath again!

As of today, Tralee has eight new Gardaí, five of them fresh from Templemore.

It wasn't me!

kneemos wrote: »

How hard would it be to overcome a woman with a knife,given the cops have at least basic combat training?

Extremely, unless you consider a certain number of police casualties acceptable. Knives are extremely difficult to deal with, and the best option is to run like fcuk. No such thing as basic training to deal with them.

tritium

kneemos wrote: »

How hard would it be to overcome a woman with a knife,given the cops have at least basic combat training?

Why should the police expose themselves to danger unnecessarily because some clown had a knife?

In a knife fight, the basic assumption you make is you will get cut-fcuk that if you can avoid it. I'm not suggesting they just shoot her, but hell if someone goes for a guard with a knife they really don't get any sympathy

It wasn't me!

tritium wrote: »

I'm not suggesting they just shoot her

That makes one of us...

moc moc a moc

tomwaterford wrote: »

Is the armed response unit not a bit much for one woman with knifes in a meat shop??

Eh... what? You have a woman already wielding one knife, in a shop full of more knives, and you want the guards to go in unarmed??

kneemos

moc moc a moc wrote: »

Eh... what? You have a woman already wielding one knife, in a shop full of more knives, and you want the guards to go in unarmed??

Stab vests,batons,shields,pepper spray,dogs,tazers.

It wasn't me!

Right behind you there chief.

tritium

kneemos wrote: »

Stab vests,batons,shields,pepper spray,dogs,tazers.

There tends to be a somewhat understandable, global police view of jot doing these things by halves.....

Out if curiosity, at what point do you think the ARU should get involved?

Dimithy

kneemos wrote: »

Stab vests,batons,shields,pepper spray,dogs,tazers.

Sure why bother trying to diffuse a situation where no one is in immediate danger, when you can charge in and put multiple people in danger. Better for the cameras.

curioser

Has she Mad Cow Disease?

Spanish Eyes

Halal Shop.

Meat counter, Knives.

Woman without a Burka gets her revenge on the man who rejected her.

Simple isn't it?

kneemos

tritium wrote: »

There tends to be a somewhat understandable, global police view of jot doing these things by halves.....

Out if curiosity, at what point do you think the ARU should get involved?

When she has a gun.
Are the ARU still trained by the Americans?

LDN_Irish

kneemos wrote: »

When she has a gun.
Are the ARU still trained by the Americans?

They have to go in armed. There's a 50/50 chance that she'll kill them all

Fr_Dougal

Has it been confirmed that it was a terrorist attack by ISIS yet?

ArtyM

Can someone tell me whether she is white or Black, Catholic or Muslim, Irish or Foreign, and what value her house is - and is she a looker?

If the Daily Mail has taught me anything it is that I can't form an opinion of her without knowing these facts.

Couldn't agree more.

What religion is this woman, and do her sort now represent a public danger?

nokia69

Rackstar wrote: »

All over now, has surrendered.

just like the football team

rebel.ranter

Rackstar wrote: »

All over now, has surrendered.

What did they use to talk her down? Snack Box or Dinner Box?

Dimithy

rebel.ranter wrote: »

What did they use to talk her down? Sneak Box or Dinner Box?

Snake?

Nodin

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Couldn't agree more.

What religion is this woman, and do her sort now represent a public danger?

She is a Corkonian, thus a worshipper of Cork. As long as they're let have their delusions, generally they're not a menace. Now and again an event occurs known as a "double" however, in which case they become a major hazard.

readyletsgo

Is this still going on??? Oh Ireland.

Sir Osis of Liver.

rebel.ranter wrote: »

What did they use to talk her down? Snack Box or Dinner Box?

They lured her out with a rasher sandwich.

She's a shi'te muslim.

Reiver

Nodin wrote: »

She is a Corkonian, thus a worshipper of Cork. As long as they're let have their delusions, generally they're not a menace. Now and again an event occurs known as a "double" however, in which case they become a major hazard.

Should have never opened the borders. Inundated with scum from that territory every summer. They're dangerous, we don't know what sorts are coming in.

I'm sure there are good people from Cork, I'm sure there is. But we must realise there are fanatics, dangerous ones who are amongst those good ones.

C.K Dexter Haven

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Right behind you there chief.

Have there ever been mods of AH that were also mods of Shooting? It could come in handy:D