Protection money.

kneemos · 03-09-2012 05:33PM #1

How prevalent is protection money for businesses around the country does anybody know?

AnonoBoy · 03-09-2012 05:34PM

Yeah right. I'm not falling for that one Sergeant Murphy.

Yours racketeeringly,

Knuckles McFisty.

Fromthetrees · 03-09-2012 05:35PM

Johnny Tighlips aint sayin' nothin'.

Boombastic · 03-09-2012 05:43PM

You'll have to pay me €1,000,000,000 to find out

the groutch · 03-09-2012 05:43PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCFyHEnIf8Q

TheInquisitor · 03-09-2012 05:46PM

I haven't ever heard of anyone ever having to pay protection money. Only if you were in a dodgy business might you be forced to pay that.

IM0 · 03-09-2012 05:53PM

it happens but not common at all except in areas where gangs are known to 'control'

squod · 03-09-2012 05:56PM

Send an FOI to revenue to find out whos in the protection business. Simples

Sunnyisland · 03-09-2012 05:56PM

Was there not an Italian chipper owner who was paying huge sums every week to the RIRA not to long ago ?

Colmustard · 03-09-2012 05:57PM

I heard a story, 2 people of the foreign kind went into the Blue loin (of all places), they start talking to the barman about protection money.

The barman said you will have to talk to the owner who will be in a 3, so call back then.

They did, the door was locked behind them and then they were found moaning in a skip and then taken to the A&E.

Ronin247 · 03-09-2012 05:58PM

kneemos wrote: »

How prevalent is protection money for businesses around the country does anybody know?

Thinking of starting up,kneemos??

There is probably a FAS course and a possible SME start up grant for baseball bats and knuckle dusters.

Boombastic · 03-09-2012 06:03PM

Ronin247 wrote: »

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There is probably a FAS course and a possible SME start up grant for baseball bats and knuckle dusters.

Doubt it, They might be useful

Colmustard · 03-09-2012 06:04PM

Hey mister do yah wan us to look after your car

No the dog in the back seat will keep it safe

Can your dog put out fires. (I can't remember the play I heard that in)

kneemos · 03-09-2012 06:04PM

Ronin247 wrote: »

Thinking of starting up,kneemos??

There is probably a FAS course and a possible SME start up grant for baseball bats and knuckle dusters.

Yeah I was thinking about a franchise business.

IM0 · 03-09-2012 06:06PM

kneemos wrote: »

Yeah I was thinking about a franchise business.

you should probably wait till you're a made man before you get ahead of yourself

MaxSteele · 03-09-2012 06:10PM

Drug trafficking is about as organized that crime gets here. The only racketeering done is usually up north by paramilitaries.

sebastianlieken · 03-09-2012 06:12PM

Happens in alot of estates here in the north - to private home owners I mean.

Probably businesses aswell.

AnonoBoy · 03-09-2012 06:13PM

kneemos wrote: »

Yeah I was thinking about a franchise business.

You should co-opt a familiar franchise name to make it seem more homely:

Mace
FaceCutters
SuperCracks(across the head if you don't pay us)
Lidl(Did ya know you'd be paying us for the rest of your life)
Aldi(money you owe us)

tricky D · 03-09-2012 06:17PM

Colmustard wrote: »

I heard a story, 2 people of the foreign kind went into the Parnell Mooney (of all places), they start talking to the barman about protection money.

The barman said you will have to talk to the owner who will be in a 3, so call back then.

They did, the door was locked behind them and then they were found moaning in a skip and then taken to the A&E.

I reckon the story you're talking about actually refers to the Blue Lion when 2 Nigerians made that stupid mistake and a trail of blood was left on the pavement after the gang of well known criminals showed them the error of their ways. (I was living a few doors up the street at the time)

Sunnyisland · 03-09-2012 06:17PM

The most public protection racket run is by 14 year olds on big days in Croke Park. It will cost between 5 and 10 Euro to have you car protect against damage but excludes clamping.

Sunnyisland · 03-09-2012 06:22PM

See on the news one of the top RIRA men who were/are big into protection rackets was shot dead this afternoon in Dublin ????

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0903/man-critically-injured-in-dublin-shooting.html

Colmustard · 03-09-2012 06:22PM

tricky D wrote: »

I reckon the story you're talking about actually refers to the Blue Lion when 2 Nigerians made that stupid mistake and a trail of blood was left on the pavement after the gang of well known criminals showed them the rror of their ways. (I was living a few doors up the street at the time)

It probably is, I heard it a few times about different pubs.

Boombastic · 03-09-2012 06:23PM

The unions :pac:

Atomic Pineapple · 03-09-2012 06:26PM

A chipper was burned out in the north east last year for refusing to pay protection money, maybe it's more common the closer you get to the border?

tricky D · 03-09-2012 06:27PM

MaxSteele wrote: »

Drug trafficking is about as organized that crime gets here. The only racketeering done is usually up north by paramilitaries.

Nope, plenty of rackets going on especially RIRA ones for pubs, drugs and bouncers. The shooting today was very likely connected to the gang from Dublin 13.

Fenian Army · 03-09-2012 06:49PM

realies wrote: »

See on the news one of the top RIRA men who were/are big into protection rackets was shot dead this afternoon in Dublin ????

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0903/man-critically-injured-in-dublin-shooting.html

If that's who they say it is then the sh!t has hit the fan so to speak.

splendid101 · 03-09-2012 07:00PM

There's a pub down in Fairview which is always getting burnt out cos they allegedly won't pay protection money to the IRA.

I forget the name but I'm sure someone will remember

MaxSteele · 03-09-2012 07:02PM

tricky D wrote: »

Nope, plenty of rackets going on especially RIRA ones for pubs, drugs and bouncers. The shooting today was very likely connected to the gang from Dublin 13.

I thought they only operated rackets up north ?

I would have thought old schoolers like Martin Foley from Crumlin or inner city gangs would've stepped on those rackets locally.

Sunnyisland · 03-09-2012 07:02PM

Fenian Army wrote: »

If that's who they say it is then the sh!t has hit the fan so to speak.

It is him. And as you said there could be some kick back from this depending on who gets the blame for it.

candy-gal1 · 03-09-2012 07:02PM

splendid101 wrote: »

There's a pub down in Fairview which is always getting burnt out cos they allegedly won't pay protection money to the IRA.

I forget the name but I'm sure someone will remember

The Players Lounge?!

Fenian Army · 03-09-2012 07:06PM

candy-gal1 wrote: »

The Players Lounge?!

Hahaha

I really doubt they were burned down for not paying protection money to the RIRA

Protection money.

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