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Tenzor07

Allinall wrote: »

Totally unfounded claim by the SF guy.

Why am I not surprised.

Unfounded? That's a pretty strong word when you look at the scale of the issue this year... There seems to have been a flood of these fireworks into the city since August, so someone is bringing in massive amounts and selling them off cheaply...

Allinall

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Well, with each day in Dublin city sounding like when the New year comes along, it seems to be the case that the Gardai are more interested in the €9 Bangers n'Mash you had at the local pub than they are at stopping those who are supplying and selling these fireworks:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/garda%C3%AD-less-concerned-with-bangers-being-thrown-than-bangers-being-eaten-in-pubs-1.4354336

Totally unfounded claim by the SF guy.

Why am I not surprised.

Samuel T. Cogley

Walking home past a load of lads down by the DART station letting off fireworks, they were having a great time... at 5pm when it was still light out. Made me think of this:

Tenzor07

Well, with each day in Dublin city sounding like when the New year comes along, it seems to be the case that the Gardai are more interested in the €9 Bangers n'Mash you had at the local pub than they are at stopping those who are supplying and selling these fireworks:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/garda%C3%AD-less-concerned-with-bangers-being-thrown-than-bangers-being-eaten-in-pubs-1.4354336

imme

blue_blue wrote: »

One line of thinking is that they were fireworks destined for 12th July up north but because of lockdown, they didn't get sold.

Hands across the border?

"This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship"

Kylta

There coming from the north as do most of the fireworks do every year. The fact is somebody is making a fortune in selling them illegally. They have been going off in my area for maybe the last month, which they do every year. They'll die off around the first week in november, until a few days before New years eve. I'm just surprised that there hasn't been more kids losing digits over these things.

blue_blue

solidasarock wrote: »

Was there a blowout sale at the scumbag shop or something because yeah. They have been going off here in Bray for the last 2 weeks.

One line of thinking is that they were fireworks destined for 12th July up north but because of lockdown, they didn't get sold.

solidasarock

Was there a blowout sale at the scumbag shop or something because yeah. They have been going off here in Bray for the last 2 weeks.

1 young lad, son of a local drug dealer has had the bright idea to shoot them horizontally down the road during the evenings.

They are even going off pretty early in the day too as kids get home from school. Like I aint no expert but setting off a firework at 4:30pm in bright daylight seems dumb.

Birneybau

blue_blue wrote: »

Think they're all those 'Roman Candles'. Usually has 5 - 10 shots that are fired every few seconds.

Some little pr!cks shooting them off from their hands in my area yesterday. I had such awful thoughts.

blue_blue

Cienciano wrote: »

These poxy things are going every night for ages in Dublin 14. Sometimes it's like the spanish firecrackers, loads of them together. But it's definitely not a "working class" area thing. I never noticed so many this far away from halloween

Think they're all those 'Roman Candles'. Usually has 5 - 10 shots that are fired every few seconds.

Cienciano

These poxy things are going every night for ages in Dublin 14. Sometimes it's like the spanish firecrackers, loads of them together. But it's definitely not a "working class" area thing. I never noticed so many this far away from halloween

imme

ixoy wrote: »

This won't make a jot of a difference to the little gurriers who do these things. They'd pay no heed. They just don't care.

The parents of kids with the type of fireworks going off for the past month don't give a damn, they don't understand their role as a parent/parents.

They wouldn't be swayed by anyone pleading with them for them to teach/control their children.

Strumms

ixoy wrote: »

This won't make a jot of a difference to the little gurriers who do these things. They'd pay no heed. They just don't care.

Truth, I’m loathed to be suggesting pressuring parents to... well, parent but they ultimately are the ones responsible.

ixoy

Strumms wrote: »

It’s a difficult enough night for Gardai, hospitals, fire and ambulance crews as it is.....

We need the Taoiseach front and center with a hospital consultant, nurse, fireman, Garda and a&e doctor (all suitably distant) at a press conference.

This won't make a jot of a difference to the little gurriers who do these things. They'd pay no heed. They just don't care.

Strumms

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Certainly will.

I wonder with Covid will they make Trick Or Treat a crime?

It’s a difficult enough night for Gardai, hospitals, fire and ambulance crews as it is.....

We need the Taoiseach front and center with a hospital consultant, nurse, fireman, Garda and a&e doctor (all suitably distant) at a press conference.

“The Health services cannot afford a usual Halloween influx of injuries to hospitals, last few years have averaged x hundred admissions across the country due to specific Halloween related injuries and accidents, the health services and their staff and families have been through unprecedented stress, strain and difficult time as a result of covid. When we as a society needed them, they’ve been there. NOW we need to be there for THEM... Parents, please parent, know where your kids are and impart and ensure they are not partaking in behavior that is dangerous, illegal or bound to cause distress or worry to people in the community, covid isn’t over, so ‘in this together’ until it is”.

Samuel T. Cogley

Deleted User wrote: »

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

Wants to try my area, the dogs don't need an excuse to bark their stupid fecking heads off. What does make me laugh is the same people who just feck the dogs outside to bark and bark are some of the people complaining about the little knackers noise pollution with fireworks.

o1s1n

[Deleted User] wrote: »

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

That's absolutely hilarious.

Imagine the scenario:

Scumbag 1: "I want to steal some dogs to sell, do you think we should just grab them from people's gardens?'

Scumbag 2: "no, no, I've a great idea! I bought in a load of fireworks for Halloween. Rather than using them to attack people and annoy the general populace, let's use them as a kind of crude dog location device!'

Dog wardens all over Ireland will soon be buying fireworks and crowbangers, will make their jobs so much easier.

Jesus the crap people will believe! I'm cracking up laughing here!

endacl

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Certainly will.

I wonder with Covid will they make Trick Or Treat a crime?

Would save me turning off all the lights at the front of the house and ignoring the doorbell.

Atlantic Dawn

bobbyy gee wrote: »

It's going to get worse until they run out in Halloween

Certainly will.

I wonder with Covid will they make Trick Or Treat a crime?

Mr.Nice Guy

This has been the worst year for it that I can remember. To have them going off as early as August and in broad daylight is an absolute joke.

Seems likely they were brought from north of the border as they aren't illegal up there. I'd say there were a good few left over from events that were cancelled due to the pandemic. Eleventh Night celebrations and whatnot.

Birneybau

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Im just saying what I heard tonight.

Facebook conspiracy theory / old wives tale / whatever.

Maybe / possibly / probably / I dunno

I'm just relaying what someone told me.

Why though?

bobbyy gee

It's going to get worse until they run out in Halloween

[Deleted User]

Charlie19 wrote: »

It doesn't really add up though...

Fireworks in council estates and dog barks how do you distinguish what house in the terrace the barks are coming from.

I call shenanigans on that theory.

Im just saying what I heard tonight.

Facebook conspiracy theory / old wives tale / whatever.

Maybe / possibly / probably / I dunno

I'm just relaying what someone told me.

Charlie19

[Deleted User] wrote: »

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

It doesn't really add up though...

Fireworks in council estates and dog barks how do you distinguish what house in the terrace the barks are coming from.

I call shenanigans on that theory.

endacl

Deleted User wrote: »

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

That's the facebookpanickiest thing I've read in ages.

Atlantic Dawn

Deleted User wrote: »

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

Sounds like an oul wives tale so to speak. How could you tell what was a good dog to rob and what was worthless.

[Deleted User]

According to a friend of mine, the fireworks are being used for the purposes of finding dogs that are outside.

Firework -> Dog barking -> Dog found -> Dog kidnapped -> ??? -> profit.

JohnnyFlash

St Anne's Park tonight. Clontarf side. The fireworks don't seem to do anything this year only sound really loud. The cats are terrified.

Fuascailteoir

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah, they definitely are. I live in Louth and cross the border regularly on my way to Monaghan and further afield. Big containers with huge 'fireworks on sale' signs and truck trailers parked with directions, all placed comically close to the border.

There's no difficulty whatsoever in getting them. Not that I buy them myself, of course, but they're really shoved in your face when you're driving through border towns.

Definitely, from east down to south fermanagh a ton of crossings have shipping containers packed full of fireworks placed almost on the border. Must be good money in them as always have been expensive . Don't know what the price is when they hit the streets in dublin

Pkiernan

Welfare progeny at its finest