Strong garda presence at Galway Airport amid illegal Traveller encampment

Juran · 12-02-2016 03:18PM #1

http://galwaybayfm.ie/strong-garda-presence-at-galway-airport-amid-illegal-traveller-encampment/

Amazing how the gardaí are showing a 'strong presence' when the travellers set up camp at the airport, but if it were my property or yours or the side of the road, you wouldn't see a garda go near them.

Update: They moved-on today after gardai calling in towing trucks ... this is the first time I have ever heard of gardai doing this .... amazing when it was the airport which is owned by the city council, how powerful the gardai became

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/standoff-between-traveller-families-and-gardai-over-camp-at-galway-airport-ends-34447378.html

jimgoose · 12-02-2016 03:20PM

Is it marginally possible that an airport is a little more important than my property or yours? Or at any rate the guards think it is, maybe they're a bit green, bless 'em!

whiskeyman · 12-02-2016 03:21PM

Did they offer to tarmac the runway?

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 12-02-2016 03:22PM

Tis their culture etc.

Akrasia · 12-02-2016 03:26PM

Juran wrote: »

http://galwaybayfm.ie/strong-garda-presence-at-galway-airport-amid-illegal-traveller-encampment/

Amazing how the gardaí are showing a 'strong presence' when the travellers set up camp at the airport, but if it were my property or yours or the side of the road, you wouldn't see a garda go near them.

Update: They moved-on today after gardai calling in towing trucks ... this is the first time I have ever heard of gardai doing this .... amazing when it was the airport which is owned by the city council, how powerful the gardai became

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/standoff-between-traveller-families-and-gardai-over-camp-at-galway-airport-ends-34447378.html

I left my bag unattended in my sitting room yesterday and not once did a tannoy announcer remind me to keep an eye on it...

Easca Peasca · 12-02-2016 03:28PM

Importance of airport safety > importance of private property safety. It's only logical in fairness.

Good to see how quick they got this sorted though, I really dislike the allowance for Travellers being allowed to set up shop wherever they please.

Juran · 12-02-2016 03:35PM

I should have explained, Galway airport is closed, it is not in operation. Galway city council purchased it to secure the land.

TerrorFirmer · 12-02-2016 03:36PM

It's not an airport really, it's a site, the airport itself closed down a good while ago. The travelers had to move a huge concrete barrier with machinery to gain access though.

They've now moved on and have decided to block up the local City Council Hall instead.

Easca Peasca · 12-02-2016 03:38PM

Juran wrote: »

I should have explained, Galway airport is closed, it is not in operation. Galway city council purchased it to secure the land.

Ah I see, I wasn't aware of that!

seamus · 12-02-2016 03:43PM

The key to these illegal encampments is to catch them early. If they've been on site for weeks you'll have all manner of little weasels coming down and bleating on about rights and going to the courts to get injunctions to block the Gardai.

If they've only arrived overnight they haven't a leg to stand on and can be moved on by tow-trucks.

BrokenArrows · 12-02-2016 03:51PM

Is it just me or is it just very funny that an airport has opening times like an office.

http://www.galwayairport.com/?page_id=2

Opening Times
We are open from 9am – 5pm monday to friday. For landing requests please email: ops@galwayairport.com

RadiationKing · 12-02-2016 03:51PM

Religion of peace, right guys?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 12-02-2016 03:54PM

Juran wrote: »

Update: They moved-on today after gardai calling in towing trucks ... this is the first time I have ever heard of gardai doing this .... amazing when it was the airport which is owned by the city council, how powerful the gardai became

They did just this at an illegal camp in Dundalk a few weeks ago. You must have heard about it.

The Moldy Gowl · 12-02-2016 03:55PM

Patrick macdonagh says
'We could be moved on at anytime day or night. We don't want to live like this, it's not 40 years go'

Nail on the head paddy.

Nodin · 12-02-2016 04:10PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

It's not an airport really, it's a site, the airport itself closed down a good while ago. The travelers had to move a huge concrete barrier with machinery to gain access though.

They've now moved on and have decided to block up the local City Council Hall instead.

A site where people have stopped. Ceased. Halted.

Roger Hassenforder · 12-02-2016 04:16PM

Nodin wrote: »

A site where people have stopped. Ceased. Halted.

A site.
That's not theirs to stop/cease/halt on AFAIK

jmayo · 12-02-2016 04:23PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Is it marginally possible that an airport is a little more important than my property or yours? Or at any rate the guards think it is, maybe they're a bit green, bless 'em!

I have seen the same with an industrial estate.
Gardaí turn up and promptly drive away.

Hell the same happened to a well done GAA club in Dublin.

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Is it just me or is it just very funny that an airport has opening times like an office.

http://www.galwayairport.com/?page_id=2

And you have to email if you want to land.
So part of the emergency landing procedure is to email if it happens to be in the vicinity of Galway airport.

Mayday Mayday Mayday....
Now where is me iphone.

oops bang ...

Nodin wrote: »

A site where people have stopped. Ceased. Halted.

Sorry Noddy no muslims amongst them, just good old God fearing Catholics.
So you might as well move on as well.

Nodin · 12-02-2016 04:24PM

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

A site.
That's not theirs to stop/cease/halt on AFAIK

So its a don't halt halting site then. Just so we're clear.

Little CuChulainn · 12-02-2016 04:30PM

It happens quite often. But it requires a request on behalf of the owner of the land as well as sufficient manpower to deal with any outbreak of violence.

12-02-2016 04:30PM

seamus wrote: »

The key to these illegal encampments is to catch them early. If they've been on site for weeks you'll have all manner of little weasels coming down and bleating on about rights and going to the courts to get injunctions to block the Gardai.

If they've only arrived overnight they haven't a leg to stand on and can be moved on by tow-trucks.

Did you just...completely make that up?

Could you point to the tow truck law in any statute? Or caselaw? I've never heard of it. Although, as the maxim goes "delay defeats equity"...but that does not say the converse, that you can drag them out by machinery first day.

mikeym · 12-02-2016 04:57PM

The poor travellers.

They look for handouts and free accommodation while driving around in brand new cars/vans.

Lots of money kept under the mattress in some cases.

I know not all Travelling People are wealthy.

end of the road · 12-02-2016 05:27PM

Easca Peasca wrote: »

the allowance for Travellers being allowed to set up shop wherever they please.

no such allowance. travelers cannot set up where they please. however the gards will take a number of factors into account when deciding how to proceed in relation to such an issue.

Juran wrote: »

I should have explained, Galway airport is closed, it is not in operation. Galway city council purchased it to secure the land.

it is unlikely to reopen though?

Vincent Adultman wrote: »

Patrick macdonagh says
'We could be moved on at anytime day or night. We don't want to live like this, it's not 40 years go'

Nail on the head paddy.

yet if the council went to house them no doubt you would have the odd mortgage holder who bought an overpriced house playing the victim. so nobody can win here.

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-02-2016 05:29PM

end of the road wrote: »

yet if the council went to house them no doubt you would have the odd mortgage holder who bought an overpriced house playing the victim. so nobody can win here.

and why would that be do you reckon?

mynamejeff · 12-02-2016 05:46PM

Nodin wrote: »

A site where people have stopped. Ceased. Halted.

So anywhere travellers decide to stop immediately becomes a halting site ?
I suppose services should then be provided for them where ever they stop right?

end of the road · 12-02-2016 05:54PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

and why would that be do you reckon?

because some mortgage holders like playing the victim and think they are owed more then everyone else.

canhefixit · 12-02-2016 05:54PM

Sicken your hole these travellers

Drive around in the new 161 vans and caravans, the lot of them on the dole and yet crying poor and havent anywhere to go!

Go and buy your own land with your own money like the rest of us you f*cking spongers

end of the road · 12-02-2016 06:29PM

canhefixit wrote: »

Sicken your hole these travellers

Drive around in the new 161 vans and caravans, the lot of them on the dole and yet crying poor and havent anywhere to go!

Go and buy your own land with your own money like the rest of us you f*cking spongers

you forgot "rabel rabel" . anyway if we all wanted a brand new car and could get it we would. the "rest of us" are irrelevant. if travelers bought their own land people would still be whining as i said, they can't win whatever they do.

12-02-2016 06:51PM

canhefixit wrote: »

Go and buy your own land with your own money like the rest of us you f*cking spongers

Erm.

Cos that all went swimmingly? 😄

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_property_bubble

ben.schlomo · 12-02-2016 06:56PM

end of the road wrote: »

no such allowance. travelers cannot set up where they please. however the gards will take a number of factors into account when deciding how to proceed in relation to such an issue.

it is unlikely to reopen though?

yet if the council went to house them no doubt you would have the odd mortgage holder who bought an overpriced house playing the victim. so nobody can win here.

Their spokesperson on the radio today was previously housed and was evicted for anti social behaviour according to a local Galway County councillor.

TerrorFirmer · 12-02-2016 06:58PM

Some of those involved in this have actually refused housing while a number of others have apparently received, and left housing also.

There was a recent meeting to discuss the issue between the City Council and the Travellers and not one traveller turned up.

JCX BXC · 12-02-2016 07:01PM

Galway airport reopened a few months ago. Private aircraft often use it, but there are no commercially scheduled services.

Strong garda presence at Galway Airport amid illegal Traveller encampment

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