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Armed Units in Longford

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  • 19-06-2019 10:14pm
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    veryangryman
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    Surprised this didn't get a thread. Midlands does tend to get ignored here a lot. If WW3 got declared there, there'd be a moratorium.

    Anyway..... did anyone pass by them on the street up there. Is it that bad at the moment?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Pavee Point could not be reached for comment.


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    Force Carrier
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    Is it that bad at the moment?


    How bad is it?

    Middlin.


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    fryup
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    drugs bust?


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    _blaaz
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    Heard its an armed.uprising brought on by rumours of gemma odoherty and her band of merrymen planning on serting up a commune there




    Gaurds have been sent in to crush this insurrection,but have set up cordon to await supplies of shower gel to tackle the locals with


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Just the same old same old.


    https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2019/0619/1056239-longford-armed-patrols/


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    [Deleted User]
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    Ciarán Mullooly on tonight's 9pm news subtly noted in passing that many travellers were caught up in it. That can't be too good for tourism in Longford, what with CenterParcs and all ...


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    veryangryman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Pavee Point could not be reached for comment.

    Joking aside i just saw one of them make a comment on RTE news


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    whiskeyman
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    Lock them all in new Center Parcs Resort nearby in a Battle Royale event and televise it to the nation.


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    veryangryman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Ciarán Mullooly on tonight's 9pm news subtly noted in passing that many travellers were caught up in it. That can't be too good for tourism in Longford, what with CenterParcs and all ...

    The trouble is in Longford Town. Most of the bad people don't live near Ballymahon.


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    is_that_so
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    ERU boys in Drogheda were bored and went for a spin!


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    veryangryman
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    whiskeyman wrote: »
    Lock them all in new Center Parcs Resort nearby in a Battle Royale event and televise it to the nation.

    And stick the winner on Love Island.

    Sorted


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    is_that_so wrote: »
    ERU boys in Drogheda were bored and went for a spin!

    Hopefully this trip to Longford will have stronger targets than an ERU trip to Longford some years ago.


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    veryangryman wrote: »
    The trouble is in Longford Town. Most of the bad people don't live near Ballymahon.

    hehe. Funny you should say that as I distinctly recall a woman from Ballynacargy telling me years ago, with a big sneering Westmeath laugh, that "Ballymahon is full of knackers; it's like Navan, Drogheda and Darndale all in one."


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    Hoboo
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    hehe. Funny you should say that as I distinctly recall a woman from Ballynacargy telling me years ago, with a big sneering Westmeath laugh, that "Ballymahon is full of knackers; it's like Navan, Drogheda and Darndale all in one."

    Ballynawhere? Had she a tooth in her head?


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    pablo128
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    Hoboo wrote: »
    Ballynawhere? Had she a tooth in her head?

    Probably chawing into half a raw turnip at the time too.


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    veryangryman
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    As Dylan Moran says...

    Do ye know why its local? Cos it's sh1te


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    Fr_Dougal
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    Is it a ‘Hate Crime’ when one ‘ethnic minority’ attacks another ‘ethnic minority’?


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    pablo128
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    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Is it a ‘Hate Crime’ when one ‘ethnic minority’ attacks another ‘ethnic minority’?

    No. That's called, 'culture, boss.'


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    marvin80
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Ciarán Mullooly on tonight's 9pm news subtly noted in passing that many travellers were caught up in it. That can't be too good for tourism in Longford, what with CenterParcs and all ...

    You do realise Center Parcs is a resort and a bit separated from Longford town itself?


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    whisky_galore
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    Brett Long Panacea wrote: »
    Just the same old same old.


    https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2019/0619/1056239-longford-armed-patrols/

    So-called pc RTE calling it as it is, without euphimisms.


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    sligojoek
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    Something about it coming up on Sean O Rourke after the break.


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    McDermotX
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    Got to get those Amish under control.

    Bout bleedin' time, English !


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    SexBobomb
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    Whoa daily armed patrols is no joke, have any other towns been put on lockdown like this in recent times ?


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    Plumbthedepths
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    marvin80 wrote:
    You do realise Center Parcs is a resort and a bit separated from Longford town itself?


    Will foreign tourists make the same distinction? Especially when the name is CenterParcs Longford.


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    Bigbagofcans
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    The trouble is in Longford Town. Most of the bad people don't live near Ballymahon.

    "Make the bad man fly"


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    Graham
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    Are many foreign tourists expected at Center Parcs Longford?

    Why would foreign tourists go 30km out of their way to travel through Longford?

    Does the presence or Armed Response units have a significant effect on Dublin tourism?


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    NIMAN
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    So-called pc RTE calling it as it is, without euphimisms.

    Yeah was shocked to hear it on the news yesterday, when they actually said "travelling gangs".

    For several months the media has been pussy-footing around this and just calling them 'gangs'.

    Wonder why they grew a set?

    Even think I heard one TD call for CAB to go in and investigate!:eek:


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    von Smallhausen
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    It's about time, something like this happened. The family feud has been going on here for generations. It's only in recent weeks that it has gradually gotten worse.

    I think what really hit home on it, was one of their houses was shot at, which ironically was close to one of the local Councillors home.

    But alas, once caught, they will only get a slap on the wrist, told to behave and let on their merry way...


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    Gunmonkey
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    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Is it a ‘Hate Crime’ when one ‘ethnic minority’ attacks another ‘ethnic minority’?

    Yes, its a hate crime by the non-ethnic majority against both parties and they need compensation...and a new 4 bed...with a stables.


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    theoneeyedman
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    These lads have been let run unfettered for over 20 years now, and garda have pretty much turned a blind eye. One of the principles of one of the families concerned has been a major wholesale distribution of drugs for many, many years. Apparently the families are having a bit of a falling out of late, possibly due to the main man getting older and losing his grip of the young guns.

    These lads have been living it large in big houses and lavish lifestyles for many years. Only the CAB can hurt them now, but it could have been nipped in the bud back in the 1990s when they were building their power base.

    Shame political will and inaction, along with an underresoursed police force not doing their job for many years, has allowed the town to be controlled by scumbags and gangsters. Many decent people with families, that could afford to move to other areas, have left the town altogether and left it to be taken over by low rent housing, and helped create ghettos for migrants, which is storing up more social problems for years to come.
    This PR posturing for the cameras ON RTE isn't going to solve anything either, bring in CAB and hit the assets of these gangsters.


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