M50 around 2PM today

TallGlass · 21-09-2016 10:16pm #1

Was anyone else on the M50 earlier and seen this and know what was going on?

Firstly came on southbound from M50, just as you turn to join M1 traffic heading towards Ballymun firstly to meet a few cars stopped and a Garda motorcycle with blues on stopping everything. Some place to do it I might add, very dangerous for himself.

So stopped for 2 mins, then a rush of Garda bikes, then some Garda jeeps, then army jeep 1, followed by truck 1, then army jeep 2, truck 2, army jeep 3, then truck 3, then army jeep 4 then more Garda jeeps and bikes.

Now this came from southbound m1 and kept on going up until I left soundbound m50 J9. All along getting a rolling road block/isolation zone.

Then as I was turning off for J9, I look up and see one Garda helicopter and one army helicopter.

I'm guessing either money from airport, sterling from NI, seizure of some sort? What would justify all this activity!

Stheno · 21-09-2016 10:19pm

Transferring money to the mint?

Atlantic Dawn · 21-09-2016 10:19pm

Most likely Euro notes received from the airport, there's often similar convoy going from Central Bank printing facility in Sandyford to the airport.

21-09-2016 10:21pm

Apple released a secret batch of 128gb iPhone 7 plus in jet black.
Airport collection from cork.

TallGlass · 21-09-2016 10:52pm

Interesting, and I wonder would all three trucks be carrying cash or one or two a decoy, cause that's a serious amount of cash into the billions. Never knew there was a mint in Sandyford either.

Stheno · 21-09-2016 10:57pm

TallGlass wrote: »

Interesting, and I wonder would all three trucks be carrying cash or one or two a decoy, cause that's a serious amount of cash into the billions. Never knew there was a mint in Sandyford either.

The mint on Sandy Ford is the main storage for cash

TallGlass · 21-09-2016 11:02pm

Stheno wrote: »

The mint on Sandy Ford is the main storage for cash

Looks huge, had a look on maps there. Interesting, has there ever been an incidents at the facility, do the army secure the place or Gardai I would imagine. Then again this is Ireland maybe G4S.

Stheno · 21-09-2016 11:19pm

TallGlass wrote: »

Looks huge, had a look on maps there. Interesting, has there ever been an incidents at the facility, do the army secure the place or Gardai I would imagine. Then again this is Ireland maybe G4S.

It's pretty secure I'd imagine

D Trent · 21-09-2016 11:25pm

TallGlass wrote: »

Looks huge, had a look on maps there. Interesting, has there ever been an incidents at the facility, do the army secure the place or Gardai I would imagine. Then again this is Ireland maybe G4S.

Whereabouts is it?
Which side of the M50?
Is it near Microsoft

whiteshorts · 21-09-2016 11:36pm

It's a big place all right.
I've been in it a few times collecting stuff and there's a lot of security getting in and out but never managed to get past the security guards at reception
(never had a need but would have liked to see inside).
It's located on the Sandyford road near the IMI, not a million miles from Microsoft.

ironclaw · 22-09-2016 7:01am

Its here: https://goo.gl/maps/nmJghZBbadt

There is also an entrance off the road that runs parallel to the M50 out of Dundrum towards the Beacon area.

savagethegoat · 22-09-2016 7:31am

new batch of brown envelopes arriving

kirving · 22-09-2016 8:22am

Probably far more security than is actually needed, but not a hope anyone is going to try anything with that level.

Cuddlesworth · 22-09-2016 8:54am

TallGlass wrote: »

Interesting, and I wonder would all three trucks be carrying cash or one or two a decoy, cause that's a serious amount of cash into the billions. Never knew there was a mint in Sandyford either.

With the amount of soldiers armed with Assault rifles in the convoy, I doubt they bother with decoys.