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Multiple Fires in Eastside

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  • 28-04-2009 3:22am
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    fergiesfolly
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    Just passing Doughiska/Briarhill on my way home and theres at least 3 separate fires being dealt with by the Fire Brigade. One house(just off the roundabout,on the Carnmore side) and I'm not sure bout the others,but I'd say they're cars.Anyone hear/see anything. Hopefully no-one injured or worse.


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    Das Kitty
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    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    Just passing Doughiska/Briarhill on my way home and theres at least 3 separate fires being dealt with by the Fire Brigade. One house(just off the roundabout,on the Carnmore side) and I'm not sure bout the others,but I'd say they're cars.Anyone hear/see anything. Hopefully no-one injured or worse.

    Just passed there now.

    The house closest to the roundabout is totally gutted, there's a tiny tiny bit of roof left but apart from that it's just bricks.

    The next door neighbour's house (a good 50 60 feet away) is also burnt out but not to the extent of the other house. It's hard to tell if the wind blew the fire across or if it was a separate fire, although there are trees between the two houses which still have their leaves.

    The rozzers are there and the two properties are cordoned off with police tape.

    Few times in my life has my jaw literally dropped, this was one of them.

    I sincerely hope no one was hurt

    Edit - no one was
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0428/galway.html

    Wasn't aware the one beside the roundabout was vacant.


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    kayos
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    Das Kitty wrote: »
    Wasn't aware the one beside the roundabout was vacant.

    I could be wrong in this but I think a big name supermarket has a few of those houses bought.... thats if I'm thinking of the right houses and if my source was correct.


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    Sponge Bob
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    Tesco I think . They want an exit off that roundabout .


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    sgthighway
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    Some of the land they wanted to build on was on an area known as Coolough which is a protected village area on the Galway Development Plan AFAIK so you won't see any shops built there.


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    fifib
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    over the last few weeks 2 of these houses have had all the windows broken etc..thought maybe was just kids doin it seen as they were unoccupied but the house closest to the roundabout didnt look empty..this house has only been recently done up
    looks a bit dodgy


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    snubbleste
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    When did galway get an 'eastside'?


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    Das Kitty
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    When did galway get an 'eastside'?

    Eh, wouldn't it be strange if it didn't have an Eastside?


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    Robbo
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    When did galway get an 'eastside'?
    Do you not remember the great Hip Hop wars?


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    snubbleste
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    Robbo wrote: »
    Do you not remember the great Hip Hop wars?

    Vaguely, I think the Battle of Sliding Rock was a flashpoint?


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    JohnCleary
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    When did galway get an 'eastside'?

    When the compass / navigation was invented, I guess :pac:


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    redsteveireland
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    back to the topic, they have arrested someone for it. i think it was 3pac.:rolleyes:


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    Das Kitty
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    http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/man-held-in-connection-with-galway-arson-attacks-1722105.html
    Gardai in Galway have arrested a 23-year-ol man in connection with a series of arson attacks on homes and vehicles in the city in the early hours of this morning

    I could have sworn that the house closest to the roundabout was occupied. I gave way to someone turning right into it last week as I was coming past.

    Photo on RTE now:
    000240d110dr.jpg


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    Caliden
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    Did someone say insurance?


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    Robbo
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    Caliden wrote: »
    Did someone say insurance?
    Apparently a caravan and some vans were also arsonised in the same area last night.

    I think this was the chap they arrested...


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    redsteveireland
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    Yeah that's him


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    muskyj
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    yeah there were two cars burnt out in an sean bhaile estate across the road in doughiska as well.


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    biko
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    Well done the Gardai for finding this guy so fast!


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    KittyeeTrix
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    When did galway get an 'eastside'?

    Us westies have nothing left to burn in the "Westside" so we are making our way over to the eastside......

    Be afraid, be very afraid:D


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    Caliden
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    eastside.jpg


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    KittyeeTrix
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    westside.jpg


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    biko
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8


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    Icaruswing
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    Hmmm, does that new{ish} Dunnes have nightstaff, other than security people? They must've had a front row view of most, if not all the fires. Funny, that close to multiple fires and a large quantity of marsmallows w/o being allowed to combine them, must'va sucked :p


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