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

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

RayM

Ally Dick wrote: »

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

It scrolled across the screen so quickly that I thought it was Robbie Williams at first. And then my heart sank.

osarusan

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

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

Should be 'a number of shots'.

smash

Kristopherus wrote: »

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

Downgraded to handguns...

refusetolose

bajer101 wrote: »

It was David Byrne who was killed.

psycho killer

bajer101

Daniel Kinahan one of those shot! Don't cross The Monk!

Benteke

Heard it was Danial Kinahan that got killed, Still no confirmation though

maudgonner

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.

Huh, the RTE News App is basically like my mother so. If the alert went along the lines of "C'mere, I've just had an awful shock. You'll never guess who died. Do you remember Johnny Mac's sister. You met her that one time. You were seven. She was home on holidays. Anyway, it doesn't matter. She was married to a man from Leitrim. What was his name...I can't remember. But anyway, she watched a film one day and this man was in it and now he's dead. It's very sad.


Ah you do remember her. She had a red coat. Sure it doesn't matter anyway.


Very sad altogether."


For better or worse, I can't delete the mammy app. :pac:

smash

If that's the case there'll be an all out gang war on our hands.

Maximus Alexander

smash wrote: »

Downgraded to handguns...

"Breaking: Four hundred men in tanks, wearing full military attire, smashed through the hotel walls before indiscriminately launching rocket propelled grenades into the crowd. An ICBM armed with a nuclear tipped warhead was also found at the scene. More to follow..."

If they were going to embellish the story they could at least have gone all in.

smash

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

"Breaking: Four hundred men in tanks, wearing full military attire, smashed through the hotel walls before indiscriminately launching rocket propelled grenades into the crowd. An ICBM armed with a nuclear tipped warhead was also found at the scene. More to follow..."

If they were going to embellish the story they could at least have gone all in.

"It is believed that North Korea have dropped an atomic bomb in to a hotel foyer in Dublin."