Gangland Shootings in Dublin MOD Warning in Post #1 (updated 29/05/16)

Random_Person

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/shots-fired-at-boxing-weighin-in-dublin-hotel-34427111.html

Anymore info floating around?

This thread has had multiple on-thread warnings to date that are being forgotten about. To summarise these warnings:

- No Gossip
- No naming people (by initials or nickname) that are not the focus of these incidents
- No Speculation
- No Gossip
- No naming addresses of suspects
- No requesting above info by PM, or otherwise

The discussion should focus on news items that have been substantiated rather than what is hearsay.
At a minimum there will be thread bans for those that ignore this warning.

masti123

http://www.sundayworld.com/news/crimedesk/fit-freddie-thompson-slims-down-as-he-settles-feud-with-kinahans

The important part

Members of the cartel are expected to fly into Dublin this week for the Clash of the Clans Championship Boxing taking place in the National Stadium. The event will feature boxers from Daniel Kinahan’s MGM gym based on the Costa del Sol.
Gerard Kavanagh’s son Jamie Kavanagh will fight for the WBO European Lightweight Championship against Portugal’s Antonio Joao Bento at the event on Saturday.

warpdrive

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

osarusan

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

It's a story in progress being reported on, and they omitted a preposition. Calm down Chicken Licken.

kfallon

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

Yip - that's the most important aspect of this whole story alright.... :rolleyes:

Skylinehead

warpdrive wrote: »

Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland?

God no.

kinsy

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

Not sure when anyone last referred to the Indo as respectable. That ship, such as it was, has long since sailed.

maudgonner

osarusan wrote: »

They omitted a preposition. Calm down Chicken Licken.

The Independent is shocking though, they really do excel when it comes to typos. A lot of the time it seems they don't even bother to run a spellcheck before publishing.

biko

Pew pew

WHIP IT!

maudgonner wrote: »

The Independent is shocking though, they really do excel when it comes to typos. A lot of the time it seems they don't even bother to run a spellcheck before publishing.

There's no one left in the building to do such things anymore...

jimgoose

warpdrive wrote: »

...Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

Not in this universe, no. In fact, most of the staff seem to be nearly as illiterate as the skangbangers who tend to be drawn towards boxing in Ireland like flies to shite. :pac:

warpdrive

osarusan wrote: »

It's a story in progress being reported on, and they omitted a preposition. Calm down Chicken Licken.

No wonder we have so many rags in Ireland when people like this accept and condone the mediocrity.

I can just picture someone in the office typing as quickly as possible to get the 'article' published, desperately trying to be ahead of the pack, attempting to get those early, easy clicks in.

ArmaniJeanss

Really sticking it up to the Americans and their oh-so-fake melees at the press conference/weigh-ins in Vegas hotels.

Badly Drunk Boy

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

"...And you won't believe what happened NEXT!!!"

whiskeyman

On a serious note - pretty dodgy doing a hit on a hotel.
Likely to be lots of innocent bystanders about.
Pretty sure that hotel is used for emergency accommodation too for homeless families, so kids could have been about the foyer too.

RayM

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

It's the paper for stupid people who think they're too smart for the Daily Star.

whiskeyman

On a serious note - pretty dodgy doing a hit on a hotel.
Likely to be lots of innocent bystanders about.
Pretty sure that hotel is used for emergency accommodation too for homeless families, so kids could have been about the foyer too.

HeidiHeidi

warpdrive wrote: »

No wonder we have so many rags in Ireland when people like this accept and condone the mediocrity.

I can just picture someone in the office typing as quickly as possible to get the 'article' published, desperately trying to be ahead of the pack, attempting to get those early, easy clicks in.

Have you never seen the articles in the indo online about stories that feature on Liveline while they're still being talked about on Liveline?

mahoganygas

Apparently the father and uncle of one of the boxers were previously shot. Possibly gangland related.

drake70

Reporting that one person is dead:
http://www.thejournal.ie/shots-fired-at-dublin-hotel-2586890-Feb2016/

jimgoose

mahoganygas wrote: »

Apparently the father and uncle of one of the boxers were previously shot. Possibly gangland related.

Really? You don't think it was someone who got one seafood chowder full of salmon and nothing else too many?? :pac:

BMJD

one dead according to my beepy alerty phone thing

DEFTLEFTHAND

Maybe the two Kinahan brothers were the target. Remember their gang has killed a number of Dublin criminals over the past couple of years so there's bound to be people out there looking for revenge.

mahoganygas

jimgoose wrote:

Really? You don't think it was someone who got one seafood chowder full of salmon and nothing else too many??

Well I figured if I wrote "definitely gangland related" I'd get an equally smart comment saying : "you don't know the facts. Stop jumping to conclusions!"

We can all make up our own minds.

ThisRegard

mahoganygas wrote: »

Apparently the father and uncle of one of the boxers were previously shot. Possibly gangland related.

Ah, here's me thinking it was just one of those run of the mill shootings allegedly involving automatic weapon.

Ally Dick

High fives all around in Garda HQ. Must be great to do no policing, and let all the filth kill each other.....but then what about the innocent bystanders who miraculously never seem to get shot in the firing line....

recylingbin

I always fire a few shots when I stay in a hotel
#dirtyweekendaway

Alkers

Reading the various newspaper stories on this, reports of Ak-47s being used to fire a number of shots indiscriminately into the crown and that the attackers were wearing police uniforms. Scary stuff!

SEPT 23 1989

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Maybe the two Kinahan brothers were the target. Remember their gang has killed a number of Dublin criminals over the past couple of years so there's bound to be people out there looking for revenge.

A certain inner city family not lying down and taking it anymore?

smash

Simona1986 wrote: »

Reading the various newspaper stories on this, reports of Ak-47s being used to fire a number of shots indiscriminately into the crown and that the attackers were wearing police uniforms. Scary stuff!

I'm hoping that's just headline grabbing rubbish.

average_runner

smash wrote: »

I'm hoping that's just headline grabbing rubbish.

Another article said they went in and pick their targets. Could roughly guess the targets, ei the three of them!!

smash

average_runner wrote: »

Another article said they went in and pick their targets. Could roughly guess the targets, ei the three of them!!

I'd say this is a lot more accurate.

Ally Dick

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

A certain inner city family not lying down and taking it anymore?

Oh I see what you mean now.

JustTheOne

If its between the two families been mentioned there will be an absolute bloodbath in the coming weeks.

Hammer89

Someone here could post a link to a story about a flesh-eating virus rapidly spreading across Dublin, and the comments would still be about the quality of journalism in the piece, even though it's absolutely fine.

I've written lots and lots of news stories and omitting words such as 'of' and 'it' are par for the course sometimes. You could read the final piece 10 times and still miss it. They're especially excusable in a story like this, which has to be written at speed and updated every time a new bit of information comes to light.

It's also Friday so don't be surprised if the journalist here is dreaming about the weekend. You do the same in your job.

Tilly

JustTheOne wrote: »

If its between the two families been mentioned there will be an absolute bloodbath in the coming weeks.

And no doubt some innocent people will be hurt in the process

Kristopherus

More sordid details here http://www.sundayworld.com/news/one-man-dead-after-targeted-shooting-at-dublin-hotel

jobless

who is the second family?

kneemos

BMJD wrote: »

one dead according to my beepy alerty phone thing

It beeps when someone dies?

average_runner

kneemos wrote: »

It beeps when someone dies?

Flatlines!!!!!!!!

BMJD

kneemos wrote: »

It beeps when someone dies?

I'm a doctor don't you know

BOHtox

One bullet. Bang bang.

Nidgeweasel

CCTV of the suspects.

hatrickpatrick

warpdrive wrote: »

"and fired a number shots"


Aren't independent supposed to be one of the more respected news outlets in Ireland? Jesus, do we not aspire to have a good command of written English in this country anymore?

In all honesty, what's the mistake? I'm not seeing one. Maybe I've been reading tabloids for too long? O_o

bajer101

It was David Byrne who was killed.

RayM

BMJD wrote: »

one dead according to my beepy alerty phone thing

I deleted the RTE News app from my phone when it beeped in the middle of the night to tell me that Robin Williams had died.

Ally Dick

RayM wrote: »

I deleted the RTE News app from my phone when it beeped in the middle of the night to tell me that Robin Williams had died.

I don't know why, but I burst out laughing when I read this

valoren

ZZZZZZZzzzzzap!

Atlantic Dawn

Is the fight still going ahead?

SEPT 23 1989

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is the fight still going ahead?

it better be

Ally Dick

bajer101 wrote: »

It was David Byrne who was killed.

That's the end of Talking Heads so