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Garda Checks

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  • #1862
    Lemsiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Lemsiper


    horse7 wrote: »
    Give the address.

    Sound. Even though I wouldn't be staying in the country?


  • #1863
    Acosta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Lemsiper wrote: »
    Sound. Even though I wouldn't be staying in the country?

    You need to put down some basic information but you don't need to put in any address if you're going to the North.


  • #1864
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,726 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Lemsiper wrote: »
    Sound. Even though I wouldn't be staying in the country?

    If that's were you are staying I very much doubt that there's anything they can do to stop you.

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  • #1865
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,098 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Discodog wrote: »
    The only checkpoints will be the usual tax, insurance etc

    Business as usual then.


  • #1866
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Checkpoints all finished now. I wonder will we ever experience something like that in our lifetimes again.


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  • #1867
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,454 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    Checkpoints all finished now. I wonder will we ever experience something like that in our lifetimes again.

    Hopefully not. While I think the Gardai generally did a decent job over the last few months they are dangerous powers to be giving to agents of the State and it wouldn't be good for them to get too used to having them.


  • #1868
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,098 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    Hopefully not. While I think the Gardai generally did a decent job over the last few months they are dangerous powers to be giving to agents of the State and it wouldn't be good for them to get too used to having them.

    Gardai are pussycats compared to some foreign police forces.


  • #1869
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,454 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Gardai are pussycats compared to some foreign police forces.

    And let's keep it that way.


  • #1870
    Breezin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 698 ✭✭✭Breezin


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Gardai are pussycats compared to some foreign police forces.


    I would call them professionals, not pussycats.

    I was hugely impressed by the diplomacy and civility of our gardai. In stark contrast to forces elsewhere who use drones to track people taking country walks, or shout at them with megaphones. That's apart from the lunatics passing for police in the US.

    I was disappointed to see armed gardai very visible at some routine checkpoints.


  • #1871
    mynamejeff
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭mynamejeff


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    And let's keep it that way.

    until you need them isn't that right …..


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  • #1872
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,454 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    mynamejeff wrote: »
    until you need them isn't that right …..

    Huh?


  • #1873
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,080 ✭✭✭✭pgj2015


    Breezin wrote: »
    I would call them professionals, not pussycats.

    I was hugely impressed by the diplomacy and civility of our gardai. In stark contrast to forces elsewhere who use drones to track people taking country walks, or shout at them with megaphones. That's apart from the lunatics passing for police in the US.

    I was disappointed to see armed gardai very visible at some routine checkpoints.



    Why? There was serious armed criminals moving drugs around at the time. The guards needed armed support.


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