Blanch centre evacuated

December2012

Gardai have evacuated the entire centre - reports on twitter

evolving_doors

Anyone know what's up?

Gardai respond to ongoing incident at Dublin's Blanchardstown Shopping Centre

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-respond-to-ongoing-incident-at-dublins-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-36281654.html

miamee

It might be an idea to avoid the shopping centre for a while this evening, security incident, place has been evacuated, armed Gardaí are in attendance.

http://www.thejournal.ie/blanchardstown-shopping-centre-3674930-Nov2017/

Jayop

See like 3 tweets in total saying ERU have cleared the place but nothing else.

http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/live-updates-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-13845726

http://www.thejournal.ie/blanchardstown-shopping-centre-3674930-Nov2017/

Foweva Awone

Jayop wrote: »

See like 3 tweets in total saying ERU have cleared the place but nothing else.

It's on the Independent site too.

stevek93

http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/live-updates-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-13845726

fupduck

staff locked into shops and gards playing manhunt apparently

Jayop

Now a tweet saying a teen with a rifle and a robbery. Who knows. Hope everyone is OK.

The_Valeyard

no one seems to have much info at present.

Jayop

Every other country = run like **** from major security operation.

Ireland = Stand and look in the windows and take photos.

https://twitter.com/AuburnFilms/status/925790348110127104

stevek93

This worries me with all the going ons at present.

tayto lover

Hope everyone comes out safe.

ThisRegard

There's a young lad "missing" with suggestions earlier today that he might be armed. I reckon it's him or suspicions he's there.

iwillhtfu

ThisRegard wrote: »

There's a young lad "missing" with suggestions earlier today that he might be armed. I reckon it's him or suspicions he's there.

Is this the lad with the rifle I thought he was over the west of the country

gigman123

The public have been asked for help to find a man who has been missing since yesterday.

19-year-old Jack Dinan was last seen on Considine Road Ennis at 10am on Tuesday 31 October

He is 1.8m (6ft) tall, of slim build with black hair. He also has a brace on his upper teeth.

He is believed to be wearing a grey hooded top and a grey camouflaged jacket, and may also be carrying a green rucksack.

His family are anxious that he make contact and gardaí say he may appear agitated or confused.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065-6848100 or the emergency numbers 999 or 112.

Jayop

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Is this the lad with the rifle I thought he was over the west of the country

Clare was the reports. Twitter speculation it's him but sure who the **** knows.

martyc5674

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Is this the lad with the rifle I thought he was over the west of the country

And there's no trains running!

Jayop

Media around the world starting to report the incident. Not a thing from RTE an hour later. Useless isn't even close to it.

thomasj

A few reports say it's linked to the armed kid gone missing from Ennis.

tayto lover

Jayop wrote: »

Media around the world starting to report the incident. Not a thing from RTE an hour later. Useless isn't even close to it.

RTE have it this while -
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/1101/916710-missing-ennis/

Jayop

tayto lover wrote: »

RTE have it this while -
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/1101/916710-missing-ennis/

Fair enough. I had looked at both their news twitter feeds and there was nothing.

miamee

Gardaí appear to be allowing traffic out of the centre but not in (naturally enough) - just in case anyone was thinking of picking up a friend or family member

david75

For anyone ever complaining about Gardai not being prepared in case of a serious terrorist incident, the armed response unit were on the scene in minutes.

5T3PH3N

It was a young man, possibly teenager with a shotgun or rifle. No shots fired afaik and he was arrested.

5T3PH3N

david75 wrote: »

For anyone ever complaining about Gardai not being prepared in case of a serious terrorist incident, the armed response unit were on the scene in minutes.

Aru nearly always has a unit in the area.

thomasj

Star crime correspondent reporting that the centre was evacuated after a possible sighting of the missing teen

thomasj

https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/1101/916710-missing-ennis/

Gardaí say the centre has not been evacuated but the search is continuing.

thomasj

Gardai told rte the centre wasn't evacuated

Zaph

Threads merged

Nalz

The after Hours thread on this is a fúkin embarrassment

5T3PH3N

It is that lad from Ennis afaik and I've been told he was shot in the leg as he refused to lower the gun.

MikeyTaylor

So glad I chose Greystones this evening. I want to be safe, not sorry.

5T3PH3N

5T3PH3N wrote: »

It is that lad from Ennis afaik and I've been told he was shot in the leg as he refused to lower the gun.

Where did you see/hear this?

degrassinoel

Jake1 wrote: »

Where did you see/hear this?

made it up himself i think, there's no mention of it anywhere atm

Zaph

Just come through the centre on a bus, looks pretty deserted.

thomasj

5T3PH3N wrote:

It was a young man, possibly teenager with a shotgun or rifle. No shots fired afaik and he was arrested.

Everything is Pointing to it being a hoax

greencap

5T3PH3N wrote: »

It is that lad from Ennis afaik and I've been told he was shot in the leg as he refused to lower the gun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE63y7ctAwA

tayto lover

Looks like the garda responded to a report of a young man being seen in the SC with a rifle.
Obviously there was no sign of him and that it was a hoax or a mistake.
Either way they had to respond. Thankfully nobody was injured or killed.

January

There were reports that there was a lad that matched the description of the missing teen in the centre, the person who phoned the garda did not say he was armed but as the garda had been informed he may have been armed they took precautions.

Not a hoax, just a member of the public informing the garda they believed someone who matched the description of a missing person was there.

Chocolate

That young lad's body has just been found in Ennis.

Seems he didn't venture too far from home.

Condolences to his family.

RIP
http://https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-of-missing-clare-teen-19-found-36294989.html

Chocolate

Chocolate wrote: »

That young lad's body has just been found in Ennis.

Seems he didn't venture too far from home.

Condolences to his family.

RIP
http://https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-of-missing-clare-teen-19-found-36294989.html

Very sad to read this

dmm82

Jake1 wrote: »

Very sad to read this

I've just read that his girlfriend had a baby boy the day after his body was found..heartbreaking stuff. His poor family

Larbre34

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

So glad I chose Greystones this evening. I want to be safe, not sorry.

What? I hope I'm picking up the tone of this wrong, but if I'm not, you're a tool.

MikeyTaylor

Larbre34 wrote: »

What? I hope I'm picking up the tone of this wrong, but if I'm not, you're a tool.

You are.

not yet

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

You are.

I think most people will agree with the previous poster..

Zaph

I think this thread has reached then end of its life and has gone well off topic at this stage, so time to lock it.