Bomb scare at the Four Courts

anthonymcg · 25-07-2005 8:03am #1

Had to walk from Heuston cos the bus driver came over the intercom to say he had to turn before the Four Courts at Church Street. The Gardai won't even let people walk past the Four Courts. The army bomb disposal unit are there now.

Benster · 25-07-2005 8:08am

Yep, girlfriend is there in a taxi for last 20 mins, cops everywhere, big security operation...

So is it some dealer's big day in court or is it "our turn"?

Sparky · 25-07-2005 8:12am

Benster wrote:

Yep, girlfriend is there in a taxi for last 20 mins, cops everywhere, big security operation...

So is it some dealer's big day in court or is it "our turn"?

id say its a hoax, someone playing a joke maybe.

Benster · 25-07-2005 8:17am

Come to think of it, Dublin doesn't really get many of these at all, does it? Like, not even one a year, even.

Back home it's more like -

"Bombscare yesterday."

"Oh. Want the rest of your chips there?"

woodyg · 25-07-2005 8:18am

Hopefuly a Hoax

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0725/fourcourts.html

jcoote · 25-07-2005 8:21am

interesting stuff hopefully its a hoax...

landser · 25-07-2005 8:27am

Benster wrote:

Come to think of it, Dublin doesn't really get many of these at all, does it? Like, not even one a year, even.

Back home it's more like -

"Bombscare yesterday."

"Oh. Want the rest of your chips there?"

the four courts gets a few a year.

it's probably some civil servant from the courts service who wants an unwarranted duvet day

AdMMM · 25-07-2005 8:28am

Benster wrote:

Yep, girlfriend is there in a taxi for last 20 mins, cops everywhere, big security operation...

So is it some dealer's big day in court or is it "our turn"?

Ouch that'll be some bill for the taxi!

RE*AC*TOR · 25-07-2005 8:34am

Was cycling down the quays this morning. All traffic/pedestrians on north quays directed across on to thomas street (??). Heard on newstalk a member of staff found a suspect package.

Probably nothing - but given recent international events people will be (over)cautious.

joejoem · 25-07-2005 8:38am

More than likely histeria id say.

NotMe · 25-07-2005 8:46am

Yeah I got thrown off the bus there aswell and had a long walk into work. Hopefully it's just people being paranoid.

Repli · 25-07-2005 8:48am

Ah well

Chong · 25-07-2005 8:59am

Lets hope its just a scare and nothing serious, or linked to al quaeda.

Kingsize · 25-07-2005 9:35am

its probably Incriminating tribunal evidence being blown up "by mistake"

c - 13 · 25-07-2005 9:38am

According to RTE news just now it was an "Elaborate hoax"

EDIT : Link

Ah well didnt expect it was real TBH

egan007 · 25-07-2005 9:39am

:rolleyes:

Nuttzz · 25-07-2005 9:39am

was john gillian due in court today?

seamus · 25-07-2005 9:48am

Have to laugh though. Listening to the radio - "The Gardai arrived on the scene around 8 this morning, after a suspect package was reported. The Army Bomb disposal unit are now on their way. "

This was at 9:50. 110 minutes after the gardai arrived.

civdef · 25-07-2005 9:54am

Given that the EOD team didn't have to travel too far, I'd guess the delay was in reporting, rather than by the Army.

The Gnome · 25-07-2005 9:54am

YAY! I was wondering what the bang was while I waited for the bus. Finally I got to say "Sorry I'm late but there was a bomb scare" What is the world comin to at all.

dregin · 25-07-2005 9:56am

Eh, bomb scares haven't been all that rare in Ireland down through the years.

Benster · 25-07-2005 10:08am

No, the bomb disposal team arrived about 9-ish, on-the-spot report from the gf :-)

Boards.ie had the first mention of the event, before RTE etc. Well done that bloke who started the thread whos name I can't see at the mo...

Benster · 25-07-2005 10:10am

Dregin - Sorry, I did of course mean "the rest of Ireland"

anthonymcg · 25-07-2005 12:46pm

Benster wrote:

No, the bomb disposal team arrived about 9-ish, on-the-spot report from the gf :-)

Boards.ie had the first mention of the event, before RTE etc. Well done that bloke who started the thread whos name I can't see at the mo...

Cheers

The funny thing is that two guards walked up to the "package" and were within two feet of it while chatting to each other. This was before the bomb disposal unit arrived.

MorningStar · 25-07-2005 12:49pm

You never hear of anything happening to these hoaxers and we never know what the "elaborate" part of the hoax is. There is a bit of mystery about what happens on this stuff

seamus · 25-07-2005 12:51pm

Benster wrote:

No, the bomb disposal team arrived about 9-ish, on-the-spot report from the gf :-)

Ah. Blame Spin's piss-poor news plagiarism then.

Hobbes · 25-07-2005 12:53pm

anthonymcg wrote:

Cheers The funny thing is that two guards walked up to the "package" and were within two feet of it while chatting to each other. This was before the bomb disposal unit arrived.

They weren't chatting about which wire to cut and one of them had 6 days until retirement? If so I'd start running.

Bomb scare at the Four Courts

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