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When does somebody become a proper "gangster" in Ireland ?

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  • #52
    Motivator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭Motivator


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119994163#Comment_119994163

    Trying to stay somewhat relevant and failing by the looks of things. Always struck me as a fella that was a rung or two below the big hitters and desperately wanted to be at the top.

    A funny story from years ago, friend of mine was in Browne’s betting office in the early 90s and John Gilligan was in there. He had a newspaper under his arm and his photo was on the front of it. He ran out of cash and asked my friend for a lend of money or he’d shoot him. My friend handed him over £80 and left the shop very quickly. About 6 months later he was in there again and who comes up to him only Gilligan and handed him £80. He said he was waiting for a dig as well but no, Gilligan just said thanks and walked back to his seat. Until the Veronica Guerin murder my mate got great mileage out of that story. He didn’t tell it for years as he was afraid people thought he was pally with JG.



  • #53
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119995071#Comment_119995071


    The really big criminals don't go around telling everybody that they are a "gangster" and keep their name out of the Sunday World.



  • #54
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,978 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    When you get a Batman-eque villain nickname dreamt up by a Sunday World hack.



  • #55
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120002486#Comment_120002486


    And then you can go around using that nickname to threaten people.

    "Do you know who I am"... "I was in the Sunday World"...



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