I have seen it all.... Massive fight in Galway. Anyone see it?

daveg · 2005-07-12 13:12:05

Just popped out for lunch to a Garage on the Tuam road in Galway. On my way back to work noticed the traffic was stopped heading out the N17. Noticed a load of builders stood on the wall opposite looking down at what I assumed was an accident. It was actually a bunch of lads beating the shíte out of each other outside the…

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#62 14-07-2005 10:40AM

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TheLedge wrote:

Oh really..?

Have you ever seen a man eat his own head?

Dear Ledge, on behalf of pg four, i'd like to welcome you to page three. Feel free to read it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3043824&postcount=48

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#63 14-07-2005 12:52PM

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Shabadu wrote:

Dear Ledge, on behalf of pg four, i'd like to welcome you to page three. Feel free to read it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3043824&postcount=48

Run, quickly, you're needed over at the Bus/Econ/Finance board!

Someone has confused 'your', you're, and you are!! :eek:

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#64 14-07-2005 12:57PM

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OMG! /flies off in rofflecopter with grammarian sidekick

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#65 14-07-2005 12:58PM

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TheLedge wrote:

Run, quickly, you're needed over at the Bus/Econ/Finance board!

Someone has confused 'your', you're, and you are!! :eek:

'You're' and 'You are' are the same thing, by the way.

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#66 14-07-2005 12:59PM

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TheLedge wrote:

Run, quickly, you're needed over at the Bus/Econ/Finance board!

Someone has confused 'your', you're, and you are!! :eek:

you're == you are :rolleyes:

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#67 14-07-2005 02:18PM

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rkm wrote:

you're == you are :rolleyes:

Dearest rkm, on behalf of post 11.58, I would like to welcome you to the discussion and invite you accordingly to read it. :eek:

Is there a Pedantic Grammar forum around, coz I'd like to sign up! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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#68 14-07-2005 02:48PM

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TheLedge: Please read

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#69 14-07-2005 03:05PM

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their their now deer, your getting upset. :eek: :rolleyes:

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#70 14-07-2005 06:06PM

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their their now deer, your getting upset. :eek: :rolleyes:

well played.

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#71 15-07-2005 09:58AM

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Lump wrote:

................Have you a link to a news source?

Page seven of today's times. Article about a feud between McDonaghs and Barrets (of Francis Barrett the boxer fame). References fight on Tuam road.

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2005/0715/4238815437HM7BARRATTBOXER.html

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#72 15-07-2005 10:21AM

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Page seven of today's times. Article about a feud between McDonaghs and Barrets (of Francis Barrett the boxer fame). References fight on Tuam road.

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2005/0715/4238815437HM7BARRATTBOXER.html

dude, need a subscription, any chance of a copy/paste jobby in here!? Cheers!

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#73 15-07-2005 11:35AM

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The Irish Times wrote:

Boxed Out: Family feud
John Fallon

Former Olympic boxing star Francis Barrett says he is afraid to return to Ireland because of an ongoing feud between two Traveller families.

Earlier this week, members of the Barrett and McDonagh families engaged in a vicious brawl outside a garage on the Tuam Road in Galway. It was the latest development in a bitter feud between the two families which has raged for eight years, and which began when Francis refused to participate in a bare-knuckle street fight with a member of the McDonagh clan. At one stage, Francis, who carried the Irish flag at the opening of the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, was attacked and suffered a stab wound.

He moved to London after that, where he turned professional and now makes his living as a career boxer. "It has been going on now since 1997. . . I don't want to have anything to do with it and it is the main reason why I don't return to Ireland as often as I would like," he said.

"I am a professional boxer, training hard at the moment, and cannot afford to get caught up in this sort of thing. I have put in a huge effort over the years and it could all go out the window."The violence on Monday shocked onlookers as members of both families engaged in a brawl on the side of the road. A Garda spokesperson said they were investigating the incident and were appealing for witnesses.

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#74 15-07-2005 11:53AM

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http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/dws/story.tpl?inc=2005/07/14/news/19741.html

One injured in Tuam Road Traveller brawl

BY UNA SINNOTT

A traffic accident on the Tuam road on Tuesday led to a massive brawl between members of rival Traveller families who attacked each other with golf clubs and a hatchet.

It is understood a car crashed into the rear of another vehicle on the Tuam road close to the Excelsior garage after lunchtime on Tuesday. A mêlée ensued, with a number of people arriving at the scene to participate in the ensuing brawl. According to witnesses the two sides were armed with golf clubs, glass bottles, and a hatchet, and their battle brought traffic to a halt on the busy road.

More than a dozen gardaí attended the scene in a bid to quell the violence. One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries as a result of the brawl. No arrests were made at the scene of the fight.

It is understood the two groups involved in the fight were members of families who have been hostile towards each other for a number of years.

Gardaí have launched an investigation into the incident and are appealing to witnesses to come forward. Anyone who saw the altercation is asked to contact Galway Garda Station at (091) 538000.

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#75 16-07-2005 05:46PM

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I read in the paper, "no arrests were made at the scene".... Ahem....

OUR POLICE FORCE ARE ****E!

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