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Traveller stand off causes chaos in Finglas

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  • #2
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Traveller, chaos and Finglas...the trifecta...


  • #3
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    "Gardaí are keeping a watching presence at the scene but there are no reports of injuries and no arrests have been made."

    Good job. Probably no room after all them protesters got nicked. For "blocking the road"...ahem...


  • #4
    Hotfail.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭Hotfail.com


    Yet again The Journal's comment section has made me hit my head off the wall.


  • #5
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    All the cool people live on the north side anyway :cool:


  • #6
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Looks like a turf war has started now that callelly is out of the equasion!


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  • #7
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    They only realised yer man cancelled!


  • #8
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Stand off?

    Aw, I wish it was a dance off.


  • #9
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    Stand off?

    Aw, I wish it was a dance off.

    "And here's Miley Connors, Senior Leinster Traveller Breakdancing Champion"


  • #10
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    "Gardaí are keeping a watching presence at the scene but there are no reports of injuries and no arrests have been made."

    Good job. Probably no room after all them protesters got nicked. For "blocking the road"...ahem...

    So basically they're standing there scratching their arses, watching burnt out shopping trollies getting their wheels nicked.

    Still better than RTE1 on a Monday night.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    Stand off?

    Aw, I wish it was a dance off.

    or a catwalk off, a la Zoolander


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  • #12
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Can they not try and keep it to Youtube vid-offs?


  • #13
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,487 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Can they not try and keep it to Youtube vid-offs?

    Ah, go sh1te in a bucket will ya.


  • #14
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Ah, go sh1te in a bucket will ya.

    You're the king of dis, you're the king of dat - You're the king of dog shyte!


  • #15
    Crann na Beatha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Crann na Beatha


    This post has been deleted.


  • #16
    Calibos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,933 ✭✭✭Calibos


    Reports coming in that the local hardware store has seen a large spike in slash-hook and hatchet sales...


  • #17
    fleet_admiral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


    cloud493 wrote: »
    All the cool people live on the north side anyway :cool:
    Take a trip to Nutgrove in Rathfarnham. The travellers have started burning their own houses now


  • #18
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,487 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    fleet_admiral wrote: »
    Take a trip to Nutgrove in Rathfarnham. The travellers have started burning their own houses now

    That's nothing new. Most of those houses are on their third iteration at this stage.


  • #19
    Nib
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭Nib


    Hotfail.com wrote: »
    Yet again The Journal's comment section has made me hit my head off the wall.
    Except for this gem.
    Pavee point will probably blame the seagulls……

    :D


  • #20
    Hotfail.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭Hotfail.com


    Nib wrote: »
    Except for this gem.



    :D

    Then there's this:
    Waste of taxpayers money. Leave them at it.

    :confused: it's not like this presents any risk to the public or anything.. :rolleyes:


  • #21
    Hotfail.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭Hotfail.com


    "In fairness there are some great members of the travelling community out there who do great work."

    Gets 200 downvotes and 39 upvotes....


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  • #22
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    That's nothing new. Most of those houses are on their third iteration at this stage.

    Yep and until the council get serious about it they know that if they keep on burning their free houses down they will be rebuilt over and over at the taxpayers expense. I know the house / houses you are talking about. I'd like to know if an arson investigation is ongoing and if not, then why not? Also if they want to burn their council built houses down, let them continue and don't build any new ones for them unless they pay for the cost of the repair / rebuild. The housing lists are insanely long at this stage with families being accomodated in hotels etc. yet you can be sure that funds will be found as a priority for rebuilding those houses first.

    Anyway, it's interesting that in the Journal the people involved in this are clearly named as travellers yet in the always P.C. RTE report no mention or hint is given about that fact. They are just refered to as two "groups". Always have to read between the lines with RTE.


  • #23
    dd972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭dd972


    Even the Travellers probably call Dunsink Lane ''North Glasnevin'' as they're embarrassed by Finglas.


  • #24
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Cartoon_Head wrote: »

    Anyway, it's interesting that in the Journal the people involved in this are clearly named as travellers yet in the always P.C. RTE report no mention or hint is given about that fact. They are just refered to as two "groups". Always have to read between the lines with RTE.

    Watching RTE, I thought it had kicked off again between Aslan and U2.


  • #25
    donegal__road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 953 ✭✭✭donegal__road


    all jokes aside, the Gardaí used to send in the nuns to sort out any feuds between travellers at the halting site between Darndale and Coolock. There was always instant respect for the nuns..


  • #26
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    donegal__road wrote: »
    all jokes aside, the Gardaí used to send in the nuns to sort out any feuds between travellers at the halting site between Darndale and Coolock. There was always instant respect for the nuns..

    Maybe they should send in some sort of modern day equivalent, like that Scoucer wedding dress maker one.

    Feckin love her they do.


  • #27
    donegal__road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 953 ✭✭✭donegal__road


    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    Maybe they should send in some sort of modern day equivalent, like that Scoucer wedding dress maker one.

    Feckin love her they do.


    Ever see the convoy of new Mercs, BMWs, Aston Martins, private jets, etc. up at Knock Co. Mayo? :)


  • #28
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    donegal__road wrote: »
    Ever see the convoy of new Mercs, BMWs, Aston Martins, private jets, etc. up at Knock Co. Mayo? :)

    LOL, I'm not the religious type :)


  • #29
    Macavity.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Macavity.


    Hotfail.com wrote: »
    "In fairness there are some great members of the travelling community out there who do great work."
    ....

    It's not a hugely relevant comment though. I seriously dislike the journal and would often be banging my head off the wall reading the comment section. Not this time though, tbh.


  • #30
    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    Macavity. wrote: »
    It's not a hugely relevant comment though. I seriously dislike the journal and would often be banging my head off the wall reading the comment section. Not this time though, tbh.

    Yeah it's a bit like trying to defend North Korea by saying they do a great job on the Arirang Mass Games.

    No, no - don't look at the massive steaming pile of crap, look at that one tiny little flower that has grown from it...


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  • #31
    bigroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭bigroad


    This what happens when the government cut the carers allowance.
    If they make any more cuts to the social walfare their will be total war.


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