Spanish Eyes wrote: » Breaking news..... The Indo called them "Traveller Gangs" in the article quoted above. "GARDAI have seized a €100,000 camper van and two other vehicles in a crackdown on Traveller gangs suspected of being involved in organised burglaries and handling stolen property." Progress, a chink of honest light coming into the media at last maybe!
Gravelly wrote: » There'll be a racism claim from Pavee Point at any moment, and the article will be changed.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » Let's see. They want Traveller Ethnic Status, so let's call them what they want to be classified as. Anyway it doesn't matter now, the genie has escaped from the bottle. But I reckon the Irish Liberal Times will still call them "crime gangs".
Graces7 wrote: » Your main para; all that you are objecting to is that they do not conform to YOUR ideas, and why should they? They are a different ethnic minority. So yes, wilfully misunderstood. And if others were treated in eg schools as traveller kids often are? Sure they would leave. Education can always be resumed later in life and frankly is not the be all and end all of life. Are irish folk innocent of the crimes you list? In my years here I have had more serious problems with non-travellers than with travellers. And I mean serious. eg assault. Far more. and equal great kindness and help from both groups. wonder what you would make of the Amish
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/criminal-assets-bureau-seizes-vehicles-worth-130-000-in-raids-1.3713180 Anyone fancy playing Crime Family or Traveller Family? Since the media won't report which it is. The link is the most detailed article I could find on it.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » But I reckon the Irish Liberal Times will still call them "crime gangs".
Rex Tasteless Gutter wrote: » Who else would be living in a €100,000 camper van with STG £3,500 in cash and a Rolex watch under the mattress? Everyone will still know who we're talking about!
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » I hear they make their own slash hooks.
jay0109 wrote: » There's the IT story....not a mention of the words 'Traveller' or 'halting site'https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/criminal-assets-bureau-seizes-vehicles-worth-130-000-in-raids-1.3713180
Rex Tasteless Gutter wrote: » An utter disgrace. Media censorship at its finest. Fair play to the Independent for using the T-word and pointing out that these criminal gangs are claiming social welfare while living in or driving luxury vehicles worth hundreds of thousands. The Irish people deserve to know the truth.
Working class heroes wrote: » I thought this was a Margaret Cash bashing thread(justified to be fair) Are there not enough Traveler bashing threads on here ?
topper75 wrote: » IT is just a low-grade propaganda pamphlet now. Its paper-of-record history is long behind it. The Ind, in amongst the frivolous dross, is still making some attempt at least to report news in cold terms.
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » MC mainly but she is a traveller after all so the 2 are connected. Seems to be just this one and the Peter Casey one which has since died that are on the topic of travellers. .
Working class heroes wrote: » Not the way I see it but fair enough.
Working class heroes wrote: » I thought this was a Margaret Cash bashing thread(justified to be fair) Are there not enough Traveler bashing threads on here ? What’s the crack mods?
Floppybits wrote: » "Independent.ie can reveal that of the five bays raided at the halting site, all had “brand new top-of-the-range caravans and vans”, even though all the owners are claiming social welfare." We are being taken for mugs.
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » Another question I'd like answered is how many halting sites are being looked into by CAB? And for what reasons. If more than 1 or 2 start throwing up similar hauls of illegal goods and showing the occupants as welfare frauds, what then?
CinemaGuy45 wrote: » Translation the truth is coming out and the majority have woken up.
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » Another question I'd like answered is how many halting sites are being looked into by CAB? And for what reasons. If more than 1 or 2 start throwing up similar hauls of illegal goods and showing the occupants as welfare frauds, what then? EDIT: I realise CAB can't release this info ahead of raids taking place but wouldn't it be nice to know.
gormdubhgorm wrote: » The reason why I made that comparison is because clondalkin is an economically disadvantaged area with similar population as the travellers as a whole. Those are the type of areas that should be compared as many are struggling and there are a lot of similarities. Marry young. Leave school early etc etc.
Rex Tasteless Gutter wrote: » In the past few months we've had Margaret "De gubbermint is robbing me!" Cash pulling publicity stunts with her seven children before racking up her 39th criminal conviction. We've had Travellers refusing six homes built for them in Tipperary at a cost of €1.7 million to the taxpayer because they didn't come with stables and six acres of land for horses. We've seen numerous additional policing resources required in Drogheda because of a feud involving stabbings, hatchet attacks, kidnappings, and car bombs. And now we have Travellers living in €100,000 camper vans while claiming social welfare. The spin machine must be working overtime in RTE and Pavee Point trying to deflect and cover up all of this. It's clear that "ethnic minority status" has only made the situation much worse, because Travellers now feel that they have immunity from criticism.
Gravelly wrote: » And wait until the scandal of the €1,000,000 traveller council house down in Kerry comes to light.....
KrustyUCC wrote: » A million euro :eek: That story will be fun
