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phonypony · 07-01-2013 10:45AM #1

'Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

The man and woman were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.'

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0107/man-and-woman-charged-over-cannabis-haul.html

That's the whole story. Like it was written by a foreign 6 yr old.

Cabaal · 07-01-2013 10:48AM

As much as I dislike rte, what more do you want?

Its factual atleast, which is more then can be said for the likes of the Daily mail

mtjm · 07-01-2013 10:48AM

and what's wrong with that? just mentioning about 2 people due in court!! (also shouldn't this be in Television forum?)

gobnaitolunacy · 07-01-2013 10:48AM

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Dravokivich · 07-01-2013 10:50AM

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

im invisible · 07-01-2013 10:51AM

How much? What was the street value? Resin or 'herbal cannibis'?

gobnaitolunacy · 07-01-2013 10:52AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

That would be a play, rather than a sonnet.

Maybe a Haiku would be nicer.

hairyprincess · 07-01-2013 10:52AM

That's the story. You want them to make **** up so you can feel better? Go read a book if you are looking for more words to read!

Ghandee · 07-01-2013 10:55AM

Personally I would have used their half compiled report on a certain senator recently as an example.

Google it.

SEPT 23 1989 · 07-01-2013 10:58AM

Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

Ann and Barry were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.

im invisible · 07-01-2013 11:02AM

Ann is stoned and has the munchies

Barry is simple and from Tallagh, he has robbed a jam jar

gobnaitolunacy · 07-01-2013 11:02AM

two Tallaght scummers

caught growing weed

face a District Court appearance

17 syllables, think I got a Haiku out of it

07-01-2013 11:04AM

This generally happens a lot though with a lot of news outlets. It seems that when a story breaks first, there is little or no details known, but would need to be reported on. It's likely that in an hour or so, RTE will have a more in depth story, especially for news broadcasts.

3qsmavrod5twfe · 07-01-2013 11:05AM

Drugs seized in Tallaght
Man and woman are in jail
Going to Court soon.

Maybe they were going for a haiku.

Edit - Damn you gobnait!

who the fug · 07-01-2013 11:07AM

Phew , thought they was breaking the story about Mrs O' Shea and Parnel

lazygal · 07-01-2013 11:09AM

who the fug wrote: »

Phew , thought they was breaking the story about Mrs O' Shea and Parnel

What's that now? Is there some class of a scandal afoot?

Ush1 · 07-01-2013 11:09AM

Anti-Tallaght bias if you ask me.

Hitchens · 07-01-2013 11:12AM

any mention of a legally held shotgun?

stmol32 · 07-01-2013 11:13AM

Haiku:

Two people in court
They had much much cannabis
We know no more things.

stmol32 · 07-01-2013 11:15AM

Two people in court
They had much much cannabis
We know no more things

07-01-2013 11:16AM

The two people are going to tallaght court, but were arrested in a house in templeogue.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/two-due-in-dublin-court-in-connection-with-cannabis-seizure-580244.html

Czarcasm · 07-01-2013 11:17AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Scummer, Scummer, where art thou my Scummer!?

A midscummer night's dream.

Anto, Anto, wherefore art... ahh lob it inta me boss!

The taming of the Tallaght two.

who the fug · 07-01-2013 11:20AM

lazygal wrote: »

What's that now? Is there some class of a scandal afoot?

Tis a shocking state of affairs

07-01-2013 11:33AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

A midscummer night's dream.

Anto, Anto, wherefore art... ahh lob it inta me boss!

The taming of the Tallaght two.

Templeogue Two, tamed by Tallaght Justice!

07-01-2013 11:45AM

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

two Tallaght scummers

caught growing weed

face a District Court appearance

17 syllables, think I got a Haiku out of it

You may have got a Haiku but it doesn't say much for your I.Q.

Haiku by John Cooper Clarke

"to convey one's mood in seventeen syllables is very diffic"

BrensBenz · 07-01-2013 11:48AM

So many basic laws of Irish journalism broken here:

What were their ages?
What were they wearing?
Are they known to the Gorthee?
Is the female a mother?
If so, what are the ages of the kids?
Have any of the kids got disabilities or ailments?
Are they being held in different Gortha stations?
Have the Gorthee appealed for witnesses yet?
Have the neighbours reported that "nawhin' like dis ever happend here befower"?
Have they appeared in court yet, looking stone-faced?
Are they being held under Section Blah of the Blah Blah act?
Has anything been closed for teknikil examination?

We need to know this stuff - it's in the "public interest". Bring back Kieran Mullooooooleh.

im invisible · 07-01-2013 11:48AM

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

The two people are going to tallaght court, but were arrested in a house in templeogue.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/two-due-in-dublin-court-in-connection-with-cannabis-seizure-580244.html

E120,000 worth of cannabis plants, whats that, 300 plants?
(going on figures RTE were using a while ago...)

Duckworth_Luas · 07-01-2013 11:58AM

mtjm wrote: »

and what's wrong with that? just mentioning about 2 people due in court!! (also shouldn't this be in Television forum?)

My News thread surely!

xzanti · 07-01-2013 12:02PM

Gotta love* Spin1038's news reports.. They try and bring it down to street level for us..

"2 lads were stopped in Ballier this afternoon with a sh1t load of white.. they'll be held for up to 24 hours or until their motts bail them out.. more on that story later".

charlemont · 07-01-2013 12:07PM

'Two people have been charged after cannabis was seized.

The man and woman were held at Tallaght Garda Station.

They will appear before Tallaght District Court.'

Woo. Drugs, Hang 'em..:rolleyes:

Easy work for a mainly useless police force.

antodeco · 07-01-2013 01:45PM

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

What were you looking for? The report done in the form of an Elizabethan sonnet?

Oh the shame, to be caught as one was. Drugs, of an illicit manner, cannabis no doubt. They were found upon thy persons. Not one but two individuals, with background (and residence) of a foreign land in Dublin, that goes by the name of Tallaght. They must now console each other, as their impending date assumes within a short time frame. To be slandered and disgraced in the eyes of their peers. Held overnight until the masses agree their faith. Time will only show, their subordinatory bland existence shall resume in a cell. Four walled and dark. Bars upon the windows. Fading light, stretching across the ground. No place like home, as it is now to become.

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