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Australian police hunt for 'Irish tourists'

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  • 11-03-2018 8:15pm
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    Kristopherus
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    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/australian-police-hunt-for-irish-tourists-suspected-of-carrying-out-scams-and-thefts-along-the-gold-coast-36693086.html

    Australian police are appealing for information on nine tourists, believed to be from Ireland, who are suspected of being behind a series of scams and thefts.

    Police are investigating 12 offences which have occurred between Brisbane and the Gold Coast since January involving nine people, all believed to be tourists from Ireland.

    Police said that a group of men are offering discounted repairs on bitumen driveways and roofing whilst providing sub-standard services or failing to complete the work or to even turn up.

    Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming, Brisbane Region said the groups are targeting small businesses and the elderly.

    “They are good at creating diversions and distractions/disruptions to either steal goods or demand goods and services for free. They are aggressive and usually work in groups of two or more.

    Well, well, well !!! Who'd have thought Irish tourists could behave that way:D

    I'll leave it up to the After Hours posters to further develop this story:pac:.


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    #2
    Cantona's Collars
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    Cultural tourism;)


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    punisher5112
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    Racists


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    Hitman3000
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    Ah what great ambassadors they are for the Irish. We should be proud of their entrepreneurial skill set.


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    Wheety
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    It's their culture.


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    Wheety
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    Wonder if Pavee Point or John Connors will have anything to say about this. :rolleyes:


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    CeilingFly
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    Pity the gardai can't / won't publish images like this. It would prevent many vulnerable people getting scammed by this wonderful ethnic group that enda Kenny gave even more recognition to.


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    punisher5112
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    Tarmac yer drive there luv.....


    Jet wash yer drive can do a great deal will do the gutters and slates on da roof.

    See you need a new roof there.....


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    punisher5112
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    Thing I find hilarious is they actually let those yokes into their country....

    Wish we had the political will to actually not let them back in.


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    Atoms for Peace
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    Since they've been given ethnic status can't we just wash our hands of them. Maybe give them a bantustan in Rathkeale.


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    fryup
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    i know they "travel" around............but Australia???

    thats just ridiculous


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    endacl
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    Well, on the bright side....

    Australian police will simply laugh at any claims that there was discrimination when that shower are picked up.


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    punisher5112
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    fryup wrote: »
    i know they "travel" around............but Australia???

    thats just ridiculous

    They want to work on their orange tans.


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    Vladimir Poontang
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    It is a former prison colony....maybe they are tracing their roots


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    punisher5112
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    Big If True wrote: »
    Can imagine the scene in the Aussie police station.

    'Oi Bruce! Where'd these flamin' bogans come from, eh? Can't understand a ****in' word the ***** are sayin'.

    They will sub title them


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    zetalambda
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    Tourists?? I think they got the wrong idea when someone told them they were travelers! Great idea for a reality show though; Travellers Down Under :)


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    Ulysses Gaze
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    Before anyone chimes in with accusations of racism.

    It's not racism by the Aussies, it's ethnic criticism.


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    Galwayguy35
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    I wonder is Connors firing up his Twitter account to comment on this.


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    Ken Tucky
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    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    I wonder is Connors firing up his Twitter account to comment on this.

    Think he is down under....


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    Your Face
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    The state of them.


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    punisher5112
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    ghost_hunter wrote: »
    hopefully there is no irish times or rte equivelent in australia to frame it as racist

    They won't as they don't accept or tolerate any scum bags unless home grown.

    Really sick of their carry on here and abroad.


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    zetalambda
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    The feral look gives them away every time.


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    dodderangler
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Racists

    Irish aren't a race


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    punisher5112
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    Irish aren't a race

    Ethnic minorities....

    I've had many a traveling person shout you're a racist you're a racist....

    Someone really needs to educate them that exactly what you said....


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    washman3
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    fryup wrote: »
    i know they "travel" around............but Australia???

    thats just ridiculous

    Well they left Rathkeale 3 weeks ago so they must be there by now.....;)


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    MadYaker
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    I hoe they get away with it, might encourage more of their brethren to emigrate.


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    Dr Brown
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    Do these lads have new "ethnic minority" passports ?


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    Beanntraigheach
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    These scumbags have brought shame to our nation across the world.

    Best of luck to the Australian police in apprehending them.


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    no.8
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    Doing themselves proud again. Seriously for such a small ' minority', they really do know how to make the headlines. This brazen carry on has to be stopped


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    gctest50
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    Beanntraigheach wrote: »
    These scumbags have brought shame to our nation across the world........

    No they havn't , they just park here :

    Travellers are now as genetically different from the settled Irish as are the Spanish, he said. And if the small Traveller population is taken into account, they are still as different from the Irish as are the Scots.

    “Travellers cluster with the Irish but they are very definitely distinct from the Irish. There is a considerable genetic distance between them.”

    https://tinyurl.com/ycjxfa8n


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    dd972
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    Ok, we all know there's issues regarding the people discussed, however if you spent any length of time in the London overspill area where stuff like this is the norm your paranoia about them would be put into perspective. For every Traveller in Ireland there's about 50 of them over there.



    Mind you, Hayes is such a s**thole, I'm surprised even they're there.


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