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Man shot in hand Friday

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  • 19-04-2008 3:10pm
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    snubbleste
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    Anyone know/heard what happened here, bit odd for a delivery guy to have two other people in the car?

    "A pizza delivery man was recovering in hospital today after being shot in Galway. The 21-year-old was hit in the hand when a man wearing a balaclava fired into his van in the Whitestrand Road area last night. Two other males in the vehicle at the time were uninjured in the attack.
    A 42-year-old man who was later arrested in connection with the incident remained in Garda custody today. The injured man was taken to the city’s University Hospital for treatment. "


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    Sherifu
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    I'm interested to know what this was about. Seems odd.


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    tonyhiggins
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    That's mad, I was driving by there after a gig last night just around midnight and saw the road cordoned off, wondered what was going on...


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    July
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    I'm interested to find out too. Very strange. These things don't tend to happen randomly.

    Maybe someone was on their holidays in Salthill from Dublin or Limerick!:p


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    cornbb
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    I walked past the scene just as the ambulance arrived. Was wondering what was going on, thats mad alright. I thought I lived in a nice area, maybe I'll move back to Limerick :p


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    Sherifu
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    cornbb wrote: »
    I walked past the scene just as the ambulance arrived. Was wondering what was going on, thats mad alright. I thought I lived in a nice area, maybe I'll move back to Limerick :p
    Lets not get crazy now :pac:


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    utick
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    sounds like a robbery, or possibly our 'pizza delivery man' was delivering more than just pizza


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    Sherifu
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    utick wrote: »
    sounds like a robbery, or possibly our 'pizza delivery man' was delivering more than just pizza
    My own suspicions would be that but i'll keep an open mind. :)


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    ronnie3585
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    utick wrote: »
    sounds like a robbery, or possibly our 'pizza delivery man' was delivering more than just pizza

    Are you sure, cos it always takes three people to deliver pizza;)


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    DRakE
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    Rife With Libel


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    Sherifu
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    DRakE wrote: »
    Rife With Libel
    Hardly, you donkey farmer :pac:


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    galwayrush
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    Pizza war breaking out in Galway?:eek:


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    [Deleted User]
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    Which pizza company was it?


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    biko
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    Must have been Godfathers


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    ErnieBert
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    It was actually a Chinese delivery. The media got it wrong.


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    tinofapples
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    One of the Sunday broadsheets named the victim today.


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    Fionn MacCool
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    I don't know Galway very well, but is this on the way out to Barna at all? We were getting a taxi back there on Friday and saw a road cordoned off.


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    JohnCleary
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    Maybe teh gunman was hungry? Like really hungry! :D


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    Sherifu
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    Fionn MacCool wrote: »
    I don't know Galway very well, but is this on the way out to Barna at all? We were getting a taxi back there on Friday and saw a road cordoned off.
    Most likely.


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    leninbenjamin
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    Fionn MacCool wrote: »
    I don't know Galway very well, but is this on the way out to Barna at all? We were getting a taxi back there on Friday and saw a road cordoned off.

    Whitestrand road is lower salthill. between Fr.Griffin (fire station) and the road the aquarium is on. it's full of B&Bs, strange place for a shooting.


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    WooPeeA
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    JohnCleary wrote: »
    Maybe teh gunman was hungry? Like really hungry! :D
    LMAO :D


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    kevmy
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    ErnieBert wrote: »
    It was actually a Chinese delivery. The media got it wrong.

    Damn Triads



    Anyway I think it's still refreshing that in Galway when someone gets shot non-fatally it's massive news whereas in Limerick a city of approximate size it's called Friday morning


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    Redhairedguy
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    kevmy wrote: »
    Damn Triads

    Hear hear... I'm still convinced they ate my dog...


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    JIZZLORD
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    no, i ate it.

    it was quite ruff though












    i'll get my coat


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    Das Kitty
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    tinofapples wrote: »
    One of the Sunday broadsheets named the victim today.

    Yes, I saw the name in the Galway First "paper" yesterday.

    Not Triads.


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    snubbleste
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    When I heard the surname of the victim, I immediately knew what was going on..
    Where the hell did the rumours of Triads emerge from? It's even in The Sentinel today! Does that paper get their information from internet boards?


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    Sherifu
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    It's even in The Sentinel today! Does that paper get their information from internet boards?
    Growing trend in Galway.


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    GalGaillimh
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    Its not a "Traveller Feud "either. One lunatic with a gun does not a feud make Whether they are Travellers or not.


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    majiktripp
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    GalGaillimh wrote: »
    Its not a "Traveller Feud "either. One lunatic with a gun does not a feud make Whether they are Travellers or not.

    I know, sure since when do travellers deliver chinese's.


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    ronnie3585
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    Was just looking at the from page of the Sentinel last night and thinking to myself how would one explain the term "traveller feud" to an American tourists. Where to begin?:)


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    majiktripp
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    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Was just looking at the from page of the Sentinel last night and thinking to myself how would one explain the term "traveller feud" to an American tourists. Where to begin?:)

    One Family are Iraqi's, the other are Americans. It's easy once you put it in context for them. :D


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