Travellers On Carrickpherish Road.

Green Hornet

Whats the story with the travellers out on the Carrickpherish road? I use the road a couple of times a week and theres often up to 20 caravans out there and fires lighting by the side of the road.

Theres quite a bit of new housing out that way. Anybody who bought out there cant be too happy. Surely they are not going to leave them there?

longshanks

yeah they were parked up behind the yellow house, in the cash and carry car park, the last couple of weeks. they were moved last friday. didn't seem to move too far if its the same bunch

Cabaal

Might as well cut to the chase, they should be threated same as anyone else...if their illegal camping they should be dealt with same as anyone else.

I half expect this thread to be locked/deleted by this day next week,

jaffa20

Cabaal wrote: »

Might as well cut to the chase, they should be threated same as anyone else...if their illegal camping they should be dealt with same as anyone else.

I half expect this thread to be locked/deleted by this day next week,

+1

it will never happen though. The gardai are even afraid of them.

mike65

Cabaal wrote: »

I half expect this thread to be locked/deleted by this day next week,

Tomorrow more like, unless its already burnt out by then.

Mike.

longshanks

Cabaal wrote: »

Might as well cut to the chase, they should be threated same as anyone else...if their illegal camping they should be dealt with same as anyone else.

I half expect this thread to be locked/deleted by this day next week,

do you mean treated or threatened?

Sully

Lets get back to the topic, or else it will be locked. If anyone has anything useful to contribute to the topic - please do so. Stick to the charter and to the topic please.

Thanks.

dazftw

I live up in the new housing estate at the top of the hill and they have never been a bother, only one time a little while ago I was heading into town and one of them tried to sell me porn then complimented me on my beard haha..

longshanks

dazftw wrote: »

I live up in the new housing estate at the top of the hill and they have never been a bother, only one time a little while ago I was heading into town and one of them tried to sell me porn then complimented me on my beard haha..

well it is quite the beard

Cabaal

longshanks wrote: »

do you mean treated or threatened?

sorry that should be treated...ie if you or me break the law and a traveller breaks it we should be treated the same.

dazftw wrote: »

I live up in the new housing estate at the top of the hill and they have never been a bother, only one time a little while ago I was heading into town and one of them tried to sell me porn then complimented me on my beard haha..

did you also inform them that the internet has plenty of porn and as such their business model is it trouble

shinzon

surprised no ones mentioned the trouble in the williamstown halting site at the weekend, was coming home in a taxi and the driver got a call from his daughter to say they were up there with slash hooks etc etc going at each other

Shin

ROCKMAN

After the weekend troubles all over the city, Billy on WLR has alot of callers asking for the Army to be brought in. WOW is that over kill or what ?. And before anyone say if it was happen near you etc etc you would/could be asking for the same as I type this I am looking across at one of my neighbours (travelling family )whose 4 front windows where put in over the weekend.

Green Hornet

I also notice that not as many people are using that road to walk their dogs or even go for a stroll. Cant say I blame them.

It looks terrible to visitors passing through and that road is now a popular access point to the Cork Road from Wexford and Kilkenny.

They are also a traffic hazard over there. They dont take a blind bit of notice of the traffic lights. I've seen them jump 4 cars waiting at traffic lights and drive straight on through red lights.

Maybe a local farmer passing through might open the back of the slurry spreader by accident! I've heard of such accidents before.......

Cabaal

Green Hornet wrote: »

Maybe a local farmer passing through might open the back of the slurry spreader by accident! I've heard of such accidents before.......

Oh yes lets :rolleyes:, and while we're at it let the local farmer be fined for littering and pollution of the local environment

longshanks

ye're all racialist, its their way of life and we are not qualified to comment on or critisize. dont you know that the use of slash hooks is traditional to some cultures in dispute resolution.

run_Forrest_run

they are talking about it now on newstalk.

trishw78

longshanks wrote: »

ye're all racialist

This is now part of our culture so don't be at us. This is how we deal with that particular minority group.

longshanks

trishw78 wrote: »

This is now part of our culture so don't be at us. This is how we deal with that particular minority group.

i couldn't agree more girl, but if i said what i was really thinking i'd be facing a lengthy ban

Green Hornet

Cabaal wrote: »

Oh yes lets :rolleyes:, and while we're at it let the local farmer be fined for littering and pollution of the local environment

That was actually written tongue in cheek.

CantGetNoSleep

Cabaal wrote: »

Oh yes lets :rolleyes:, and while we're at it let the local farmer be fined for littering and pollution of the local environment

That would be fine by me as long as the dirty knack*rs had to pay fines for their litter pollution the same as people do

Green Hornet

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

That would be fine by me as long as the dirty knack*rs had to pay fines for their litter pollution the same as people do

Apparantly the ditches are full of their rubbish out there.

Its funny too that if I want to burn a bit of rubbish out the back I'll be fined big time if caught but these boys have open fires burning on the side of the road all evening and night and nothing happens.

Sully

Once again, stick to the topic. This isn't a traveller bashing thread. Last warning.

seanybiker

I know a few people living up that way and they never mentioned any trouble from teh cream crackers. I see people walking their dogs out there all the time.

Sully

I see the Williamstown Halting site is now covered by Gardai.

dazftw

Cabaal wrote: »

did you also inform them that the internet has plenty of porn and as such their business model is it trouble

haha yea I said I have the internet for that mate :pac:

Cabaal

dazftw wrote: »

haha yea I said I have the internet for that mate :pac:

hah, atleast their up-to-date now and they might be able to adjust their business model before the bottom falls out of their economy :pac:

so was talking to the gf lastnight, seems hospital was closed off during weekend...although they seem to deny it but alot of visitors have said they were not alot enter it...so who do you believe

Sully

Wasnt a sign of any guard outside A&E last night anyway. Only guards I saw was at the enterance to the Williamstown site, they had those lights setup that are used when doing CSI stuff during the night (without the tent ). Looks like they were stopping everyone coming and going.

Aquos76

Cabaal wrote: »

hah, atleast their up-to-date now and they might be able to adjust their business model before the bottom falls out of their economy :pac:

so was talking to the gf lastnight, seems hospital was closed off during weekend...although they seem to deny it but alot of visitors have said they were not alot enter it...so who do you believe

Six hospitalised after Waterford violence
Sunday, 13 July 2008

Extra gardaí were deployed in parts of Waterford City over the weekend following a number of incidents.

Three men were injured when a pellet gun was discharged yesterday evening, and another man was stabbed a number of times with what is believed to have been a hatchet.

At least six men were treated in hospital for injuries relating to these and other incidents, which are believed to centre on a row between two families.
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At one stage, armed gardaí were on duty at Waterford Regional Hospital, fearing an escalation of the violence.

So far, gardaí have not made any arrests.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0713/waterford.html

Sully

I read in the Daily Mail (yes I know) that two people in their 20's were arrested on suspicon of assault.

dlofnep

Here's the thing. This shouldn't be noted as an attack against hte travelling community. I wouldn't mind if they had nowhere to park up, and just parked up for a day - cleaning up after them. But that's not the case. They park up for however long it suits them, destroy the area with litter and fires, and never clean it up after them. They get away with it because society lets them get away with it.

RE: Bringing the army in.

If the Gardaí aren't going to enforce the law, then who is going to? What will happen is what happened a few years back up yonder. Local folk will create vigilante groups out of lack of faith with An Gardaí and it won't be a pretty sight.

Aquos76

Sully wrote: »

I read in the Daily Mail (yes I know) that two people in their 20's were arrested on suspicon of assault.

Jesus Sully, you are gone way down in my estimation, the real daily rag ffs..:D