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Longford travellers in major row on towns main Street.

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    #182
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Feisar wrote: »
    I mentioned this one before. I used to be a barman, went into work to start my shift at seven and some clown had served two traveler women. I overheard a convo between them:

    A: Come out tonight it'll be great craic
    B: No no he's at home with the bab-y
    A: Ahh come on out for the night
    B: No no, I'll be bet
    A: Sure take the baitin' tomorrow

    Take the baitin', solid advice there.

    That’s desperately sad.


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    #183
    topper75
    Registered Users Posts: 5,942 ✭✭✭topper75


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    That’s desperately sad.

    They must know that there is a better life.


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    #184
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,606 ✭✭✭Feisar


    topper75 wrote: »
    They must know that there is a better life.

    Where though? It's not like us settled people would take them in with open arms. I refused to serve them for example.

    They are treated with suspicion, scorn and fear by everyone and beaten by their own families, where does one go.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #185
    von Smallhausen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    corks finest wrote: »
    By all accounts reading of such traveller shi*e for years ref Longford it must be a right kip altogether

    It's always the select few that ruin it for the rest of us.
    I mean it's not a bad town, it has it's down sides but for travelling wise, it's a good spot to be located for commuting.


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    #186
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭corks finest


    von Smallhausen wrote: »
    It's always the select few that ruin it for the rest of us.
    I mean it's not a bad town, it has it's down sides but for travelling wise, it's a good spot to be located for commuting.

    Seems to be going on forever,we've similar problems in Corks Northside but a large urban area expects a few loopers now n then but Longford seems to have an inordinate number of them?or else the gardai are effing useless up there


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    #187
    Bishop of hope
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    corks finest wrote: »
    Seems to be going on forever,we've similar problems in Corks Northside but a large urban area expects a few loopers now n then but Longford seems to have an inordinate number of them?or else the gardai are effing useless up there

    Hard for them really, Longford is OK really, but still, people are shopping away from the town because of it.
    More trouble this morning.

    https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/home/518064/garda-investigation-underway-following-second-violent-incident-at-annaly-gardens.html


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    #188
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,629 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Bishop of hope wrote: »
    Hard for them really, Longford is OK really, but still, people are shopping away from the town because of it.
    More trouble this morning.

    https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/home/518064/garda-investigation-underway-following-second-violent-incident-at-annaly-gardens.html

    Animals behaving like this for decades simply because they are allowed to,think they'd get away with this crap in the states? Spain, France etc ,,,,no- our judiciary and gardai have no appetite to sort it


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    #189
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    corks finest wrote: »
    Animals behaving like this for decades simply because they are allowed to,think they'd get away with this crap in the states?

    You're right, the criminal gangs in the states are much more hardened. Travellers would be considered soft and wouldn't be able to stand up to these gangs.


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    #190
    LuasSimon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭LuasSimon


    Travellers have a great life all the same , taking over main roads n Dublin for their sulky races . It helps when none of them have to worry about going to work etc and the PC brigade give them the thumbs up to do as they please. Not sure what the ICPSA are shocked about ,travellers are it all over the country for years without a care in the world !

    https://www.thejournal.ie/ispca-shocked-and-appalled-after-video-emerges-of-high-speed-sulky-race-on-n7-motorway-5014570-Feb2020/


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    #191
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    corks finest wrote: »
    Animals behaving like this for decades simply because they are allowed to,think they'd get away with this crap in the states? Spain, France etc ,,,,no- our judiciary and gardai have no appetite to sort it

    They do it because they know they can get away with it. For all the hard man shouting they can get their tails between their legs fairly quickly when they know they are up against it.

    About 15 years ago they started showing up in the Cologne-Dusseldorf area during the summer claiming it was some form of traditional pilgrimage for themselves. They were viewed with curiosity, but welcomed. Until they started fighting, smashing up stuff, robbing shops and refusing to pay the bills.

    Then they showed up illegally camping, council tried to move them and were told to fcuk off, police asked them to move on and were told the same. Police then returned with an order to leave, this was ignored, a fight started and the police effectively beat them off the property, confiscated a load of cars, fined them and sold the cars when nobody paid the fine.

    They still show up every year, but these days this is their reaction when the German cops show up on Day 2..... they all leave without so much as raising their voices.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9quKWFC4qaE


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    #192
    silver2020
    Registered Users Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭silver2020


    Remember the infamous dog story where this shower tried to claim garda brutality - and several people actually were stupid enough to believe the story the travellers told

    well well well

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/couple-appear-in-court-over-incident-where-german-shepherd-dog-allegedly-set-on-garda-39112334.html

    And naturally the silence from pavee point will deafen us as usual


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    #193
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 51,497 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Today is World Traveller and Roma Day.
    I wonder if they’ll be out celebrating?


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    #194
    ijohhj
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 133 ✭✭ijohhj


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Ah yes the Irish people are actually racist against them

    Despite us

    y'know

    being the same feckin race.


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    #195
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    silver2020 wrote: »
    Remember the infamous dog story where this shower tried to claim garda brutality - and several people actually were stupid enough to believe the story the travellers told

    well well well

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/couple-appear-in-court-over-incident-where-german-shepherd-dog-allegedly-set-on-garda-39112334.html

    And naturally the silence from pavee point will deafen us as usual




    Both out on bail. That'll teach them.. :rolleyes:


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    #196
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,329 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Today is World Traveller and Roma Day.
    I wonder if they’ll be out celebrating?

    With slashhooks.


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    #197
    Sultan of Bling
    Registered Users Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭Sultan of Bling


    corks finest wrote:
    Animals behaving like this for decades simply because they are allowed to,think they'd get away with this crap in the states? Spain, France etc ,,,,no- our judiciary and gardai have no appetite to sort it


    Your half right.

    The gardai have them up in the courts. You only have to read about the multiple previous convictions they have when they are up in court.

    Unfortunately the judges will fall for the usual sob story as suspend their sentence.

    Would love to see what the sentence would be if a fellow judge was the victim.


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    #198
    eeepaulo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,274 ✭✭✭eeepaulo


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Today is World Traveller and Roma Day.
    I wonder if they’ll be out celebrating?

    The pubs are all closed.

    Has pavee point released a statement about being discriminated against yet?


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    #199
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    silver2020 wrote: »
    Remember the infamous dog story where this shower tried to claim garda brutality - and several people actually were stupid enough to believe the story the travellers told

    well well well

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/couple-appear-in-court-over-incident-where-german-shepherd-dog-allegedly-set-on-garda-39112334.html

    And naturally the silence from pavee point will deafen us as usual

    Terrible indictment of the justice system here that it takes 16 months for that to get to court. Needs to move a lot faster.


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    #200
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,938 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    channel 4.


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    #201
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    channel 4.

    All sounds eerily familiar!


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    #202
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    channel 4.

    Thank you Enda Kenny

    It's all you will be ever remembered for



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    #203
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,938 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    the thing that must really annoy the British is, they arent even British, they should be our problem really. Thankfully they arent.


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    #204
    Oops!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Oops!


    KevRossi wrote: »
    They do it because they know they can get away with it. For all the hard man shouting they can get their tails between their legs fairly quickly when they know they are up against it.

    About 15 years ago they started showing up in the Cologne-Dusseldorf area during the summer claiming it was some form of traditional pilgrimage for themselves. They were viewed with curiosity, but welcomed. Until they started fighting, smashing up stuff, robbing shops and refusing to pay the bills.

    Then they showed up illegally camping, council tried to move them and were told to fcuk off, police asked them to move on and were told the same. Police then returned with an order to leave, this was ignored, a fight started and the police effectively beat them off the property, confiscated a load of cars, fined them and sold the cars when nobody paid the fine.

    They still show up every year, but these days this is their reaction when the German cops show up on Day 2..... they all leave without so much as raising their voices.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9quKWFC4qaE

    This really is the bottom line with them... They know they can get away with it here and try the same thing elsewhere then reality sets in... I grew up in an area with a large amount of traveller familys, some ok, some not ok... But i'd never trust any of them at the back of it all.

    I've went to school with some who were academically very good, better than average in fact but in reality never had a chance to reach their full potential... Sad really.

    Had my run ins with them too, always found the best thing to do was stand up to them. Never had a problem after that... I've seen people that ran once, they gave most of their life doing it after that... If they smell fear or weakness that person is f**ked...


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    #205
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Those caravans are worth 50k plus

    Provide proof of a legitimate source of income with filed tax returns showing how you paid for them or seize them

    Why does this not happen?

    Because it would happen to me


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    #206
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,938 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    id say yer man paddy doherty isnt the worst, you wouldnt get john connors admitting there was some bad travellers.


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    #207
    Oops!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Oops!


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    id say yer man paddy doherty isnt the worst, you wouldnt get john connors admitting there was some bad travellers.

    He's the most dangerous type of them all, a very clever one!

    John Connors is not very clever, he's proved that with some of the stuff he's come out with. He's just lapping up the few quid RTE are willing to pay for his verbal scutter....


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    #208
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,938 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Oops! wrote: »
    He's the most dangerous type of them all, a very clever one!

    John Connors is not very clever, he's proved that with some of the stuff he's come out with. He's just lapping up the few quid RTE are willing to pay for his verbal scutter....




    A clever traveller will know that the way most of them live isnt the right way and they need to change, so maybe he is genuine.


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    #209
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    Oops! wrote: »
    This really is the bottom line with them... They know they can get away with it here and try the same thing elsewhere then reality sets in... I grew up in an area with a large amount of traveller familys, some ok, some not ok... But i'd never trust any of them at the back of it all.

    I've went to school with some who were academically very good, better than average in fact but in reality never had a chance to reach their full potential... Sad really.

    Had my run ins with them too, always found the best thing to do was stand up to them. Never had a problem after that... I've seen people that ran once, they gave most of their life doing it after that... If they smell fear or weakness that person is f**ked...

    they respect nothing but force , if you act polite , they view that as weakness , primitive cultures believe in squashing what they see as weak


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    #210
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    A clever traveller will know that the way most of them live isnt the right way and they need to change, so maybe he is genuine.

    travellers have a different definition of "clever " than the rest of us

    ripping someone off

    ripping the state off


    thats clever in the eyes of a traveller


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    #211
    Filmer Paradise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Filmer Paradise


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    travellers have a different definition of "clever " that the rest of us

    ripping someone off

    ripping the state off


    thats clever in the eyes of a traveller

    +1

    That's why they're worthless to society.

    They contribute nothing.

    Every.Single.Last.One.Of.Them.


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