Large Garda presence: Ballybeg & Halting Site

Sully · 08-02-2008 12:02AM #1

Anybody know anything about the large garda presence at the entrance to Ballybeg and the Halting site? Two guards stood outside ballybeg entrances waving on cars and questioning those entering/leaving estates. Garda Jeeps and Vans spread out around the place parked, majority being outside the halting site.

Something happen? There seems to be a lack of illegal parking on the road by the halting site, only one caravan compared to the usual few that used to be there.

BazBox · 08-02-2008 12:18AM

dont know about the halting site but going to work around 3 o clock today there was a car on the big green across from the entrance to WIT, which had a lot of smoke coming out of it, dont know if its related!!!

AdMMM · 08-02-2008 12:44AM

Yup, car was burnt out on the green opposite WIT. Most likely related

Sully · 08-02-2008 12:46AM

Jaysus the kids are doing it earlier then usual these days!!

dazftw · 08-02-2008 12:46AM

There were up on the new road aswell were the council built housing for travellers! I passed about 7 checkpoints today in the car!

Its a nice feeling knowing im going to be living next to them soon :rolleyes:

nutzzz123 · 08-02-2008 12:47AM

I believe there was a raid in Kilcohan area also...I think it was 2 traveller families either about to fight each other or already have but I think they seized machetes, knives etc

mike65 · 08-02-2008 12:47AM

There is a field between Ballybeg drive and the ORR which is home to at least a dozen burnt out cars.

Mike.

longshanks · 08-02-2008 01:37AM

the reason for the garda presence is that they're expecting a pretty big family/gang war among the same families who were at it a couple of months back. remember? a couple of fellas ended up in hospital with hatchet wounds and a pregnant knacker was in a caravan that was rammed by the other family.
but, y'know, the pavee's are a misunderstood bunch. its all tradition apparently

mike65 · 08-02-2008 01:26PM

More of that still going on eh? What am I saying? These feuds never end do they - its going to become inter-generational if it isn't already.

Mike.

Sully · 09-02-2008 05:01PM

longshanks wrote: »

the reason for the garda presence is that they're expecting a pretty big family/gang war among the same families who were at it a couple of months back. remember? a couple of fellas ended up in hospital with hatchet wounds and a pregnant knacker was in a caravan that was rammed by the other family.
but, y'know, the pavee's are a misunderstood bunch. its all tradition apparently

I thought the feuding families were moved out?

Anyway, witnesses I spoke to said it was due to the car being burned out. Apparently there was some sort of chase going on. There has been no garda presence since the incident.

tpo · 23-02-2008 11:45AM

the day I passed there was 2 garda vans 1 jeep and 2 cars with about 6 armed garda members and 8 non armed, not the usual looking ones these guys were brought in for a big reason they were kitted out with riot gear the lot, pretty impressive to look at.

Large Garda presence: Ballybeg & Halting Site

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