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Something happen around Finglas/Blanch?

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  • 22-10-2008 10:13pm
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    Police all over the place, searching every car...


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    kittensoft1984
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    lots of police around the city centre today too


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    tribulus
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    That was probably more to do with the students protesting I'd imagine.


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    kittensoft1984 wrote: »
    lots of police around the city centre today too

    er.

    here's why

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055404144


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Did we get an influx of these "Police" today? Always thought we had An Garda Síochána.


    BTW sorry in advance for being petty.

    On the matter, loads of Guards around last night in Dublin 8 from about 1am onwards, one went flying down my road, Guards are over the place today.


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    Mark200
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    Must have found something to do


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Gavin shels wrote: »
    Did we get an influx of these "Police" today? Always thought we had An Garda Síochána.


    BTW sorry in advance for being petty.
    I'm with you Gavin! I cannot understand how people can refer to the Gardai as 'police'. It just sounds so wrong! :eek:


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I'm with you Gavin! I cannot understand how people can refer to the Gardai as 'police'. It just sounds so wrong! :eek:

    High five! Ye I always (no matter who it is) pick people up on it, remember catching my English teacher the other day on it, felt so good.:D


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    Guy:Incognito
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I'm with you Gavin! I cannot understand how people can refer to the Gardai as 'police'. It just sounds so wrong! :eek:

    I cant believe how people can care so much while speaking a foreign language in the first place. Why not use all Irish words in your sentence instead of just the one :eek:

    Either way, they themselves seem to think they are a police force. http://www.garda.ie/ "Ireland's National Police Force"


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Stekelly wrote: »
    Why not use all Irish words in your sentence instead of just the one :eek:
    Would you refer to your local TD as an 'MP'?

    Would you refer to An Taoiseach as 'The Prime Minister'?

    Stekelly wrote:
    Either way, they themselves seem to think they are a police force. http://www.garda.ie/ "Ireland's National Police Force"
    Yes, they are a 'police force' and they 'police' (verb) but , to me, they are the 'Gardai' or, when referring to an individual, a 'Garda'.

    I'm expressing a personal opinion here. I hear it all the time but I find it difficult to take it seriously when I hear people referring to a 'police car'.


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    peanuthead
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I find it difficult to take it seriously when I hear people referring to a 'police car'.

    Me too. They're the filth. lol [joke-before I get crucified]


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    gurramok
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    I drove through Finglas at about 11:30pm, didn't spot a single Garda then again Finglas is a big place plus the streets were unusually quiet in both town and the suburbs.

    However i did come across 2 gardai having their own little checkpoint on Capel st, i thought thats a first for only 2 being involved and the location!


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    lostexpectation
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    police is what they do, we have primeminister too, no matter what people say.


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    John Mason
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    they had a super check point on the rathoath road facing the patrician college, they finished up around 10.30pm last night. they were talking to every person and flashing their torches in around the back of the car - looked like there were searching for someone.

    it was a different check point then normal. i live just before the check point and i have detectives taking my reg plate, when i pulled in to the drive way.

    anyhoo, they head off at about 10.30pm and the gardai 'copter came out, and it was out for most of the night.

    I think something happened up in Corduff last night, i was in college at around 8pm and there were loads of sirens and gardai cars around


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    podge018
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    It's on Operation that's been ongoing the last 6 weeks or so, Falcon or Eagle they call it I think. Have been setting up checkpoints all over the place. Find it very reassuring myself.


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    John Mason
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    podge018 wrote: »
    It's on Operation that's been ongoing the last 6 weeks or so, Falcon or Eagle they call it I think. Have been setting up checkpoints all over the place. Find it very reassuring myself.

    thats cos they dont sit outside your house and their helicopter doesnt hover over your roof from 11pm to 4am.

    but there has always been a check point on must tuesday/wednesday night for the last 4 years anyway, last nights was just bigger


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