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What's going on ~1pm City Centre

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  • 20-02-2009 2:10pm
    #1
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    There's a couple of rescue helicopters around the place.

    Anyone got any info?


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    Noopti
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    There are also police divers, fire brigade etc at Eden quay.

    Looks like they are looking for something, or someone. Maybe related to this?

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhsnsngbsnmh/

    Edit: Looking out my window....at a Helicopter now. It is a rescue one.

    Maybe it is just an excersise?


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    Noopti wrote: »
    Edit: Looking out my window....at a Helicopter now. It is a rescue one.

    Maybe it is just an excersise?

    My brother reckons someone fell in the Liffey :eek:


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    Degsy
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    Its still hovering away over the quays..quite low actually.


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    Snapper1
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    Traffic is mental around Amien Street, backed up all the way to Fairview, i couldn't see the source of the problem though, helicopter is still up...


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    BendiBus
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    The Coast Guard is hovering over the IFSC. Maybe they're rescuing the banks? :D


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    John Mason
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    the rescue helicopter is hovering around merrion square - ambulance has just gone flying past now


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    sickle
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    someone jumped off O'Connell bridge
    http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/search-underway-for-man-seen-jumping-from-bridge-1647963.html


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    sickle wrote: »
    someone jumped off O'Connell bridge
    http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/search-underway-for-man-seen-jumping-from-bridge-1647963.html

    Jaysis


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    Noopti
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    Not looking good so.

    That helicopter has been up and down the river at least a dozen times since I came back to office after lunch.


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    Sleipnir
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    Poor fvuker.


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    6th
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    Its loud isn't it.


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    Danbo!
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    Sounds like it just left. The fact it was there for more than an hour probably means bad news

    Edit: Nope, its back


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    John Mason
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    it has to be something more then one person jumping


    the noise is going on for too long and 3 ambulances have just gone flying past here


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    It's back again now.

    I'm going to take a walk down in the next while to have a look


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    stevenmu
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    They're making another run up the river now, there's been a few boats up and down as well.


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    Gavin "shels"
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    http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0220/dublin.html


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    Danbo!
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    Breaking news say someone was seen jumping from oconnell bridge.

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhsnsnqlgbgb/

    But RTÉ now say that a body was spotted in the river just after midday.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0220/dublin.html

    Rte's story is more up to date.


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    CiaranC
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    Why the big furore? People are always jumping in the Liffey. Maybe it was the taoiseach.


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    Noopti
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    The helicopter seems to be concentrating closer to the port now, probably the tide is going out so any person/body has likely moved out that way by now.


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    rc28
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    Helicopter has been really loud over past 2 hours, occasionally hovering right obver the library here in Trinity.


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    Degsy
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    rc28 wrote: »
    Helicopter has been really loud over past 2 hours, occasionally hovering right obver the library here in Trinity.
    What are you doing on boards in the library?


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    rc28
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    Degsy wrote: »
    What are you doing on boards in the library?

    Lol, I actually came on to find out why my concentration was being ruined by a loud drone sound since lunch.


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    stovelid
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    rc28 wrote: »
    Lol, I actually came on to find out why my concentration was being ruined by a loud drone sound since lunch.

    That's just conversation from The Buttery.


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    AnonoBoy
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    Degsy wrote: »
    What are you doing on boards in the library?

    Eh.... are you not in a library too Degsy?


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    Degsy
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    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    Eh.... are you not in a library too Degsy?

    Er yes..but i was er,on my break..yes,thats right.I was on my break!


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    6th
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    <kisses> Look, we're all so close to the liffey ... lets do lunch sometime! </kisses>


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    Degsy
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    6th wrote: »
    <kisses> Look, we're all so close to the liffey ... lets do lunch sometime! </kisses>

    Lets all throw ourselves into the river.
    Throw ourselves willingly to escape all this hideousness.


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    Carpaydiem
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    Work just beside Hibernian way myself, bloody choppers were wrecking my head after lunch.

    Why da hell do they need a chopper to fly up the Liffey?? A boat would be doing the rescue anyway.....


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    #30
    troubled1
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    Could be a banker.


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    #31
    Varkov
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    One of the firemen told me they thought they found the body. Some guy in a suit, so probably a banker or government man. :p


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