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bomb scare donegal town

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    irish1967
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    Was just comiong on to post this.. you beat me to it.

    Traffic is all snared up. Roundabout at Micky Macs particularly bad. :(


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    feelpablo
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    was thinking the road in front of my house was strangely quiet for a friday morning!!!

    any update on this??

    all trafic coming into town from the mountcharles side seems to be goin out the harveyspoint rd


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    irish1967
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    Just seen FEda O'Donnell bus pass my house.. lol . I hear Bomb disposal unit on its way. Jeez hope they dont have to come from Dublin. Think i will take a wee walk down town just to be nosey.


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    mike65
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    Couldn't they call the army in Derry? Much quicker. ;)


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    feelpablo
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Couldn't they call the army in Derry? Much quicker. ;)


    yep have it that the bomb squad from derry are on there way

    apparently its a pipe bomb....postman after telling me


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    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Wonder if that was the same postman on the bike that told me !


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    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Thats it Im bored and curiousity has got the better of me.. gonna take a wee walk down town and be nosey. Might get a picture for the 'Look what I saw Today' thread. I'll take the iPhone with me so I can report live from the scene...:D


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    feelpablo
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    irish1967 wrote: »
    Wonder if that was the same postman on the bike that told me !


    na this dude was in the van...lazy sod :D


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    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Well feelpablo don't you be lazy come on down and be nosey too !


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    feelpablo
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    irish1967 wrote: »
    Well feelpablo don't you be lazy come on down and be nosey too !

    ah im stuck in the office till lunch time... might take a run down then and have a nose :cool:


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    irish1967
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    Standing here at Paul's. High tension and drama. Not. Least it's a nice day for it. It seems it is the towns newest tourist attraction. We will now never for get our own 9/11.


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    feelpablo
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    irish1967 wrote: »
    Standing here at Paul's. High tension and drama. Not. Least it's a nice day for it. It seems it is the towns newest tourist attraction. We will now never for get our own 9/11.


    feck.....only clicking the date now ya said it!!!


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    irlpic
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    Did you take a pair of pliers with ye?

    Cut the green wire irish1967.

    Or is it the red one?


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    irish1967
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    Aparently bomb squad coming from athlone.


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    irlpic
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    Just like the aul days in Lifford eh irish,standing along the free side of the river watching the robot at work on the bridge!


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    irish1967
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    On my way back up now. I'll post the highly exciting pic of the scene in a fw mins. When they put explosives into a pipe do they take the tobocco out first????


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    Lobster
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    irish1967 wrote: »
    Standing here at Paul's. High tension and drama. Not. Least it's a nice day for it. It seems it is the towns newest tourist attraction. We will now never for get our own 9/11.

    LOL! Everyone flocks to see the bomb!
    Don't think it was mentioned on Highland news, any more info on it?


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    irish1967
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    OK.. heres the on the scene donegal boards newsflash picture


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    feelpablo
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    oh the drama of it all :D

    thanks for the pic though


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    irlpic
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    What wire did you cut?


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    irlpic
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    dayrih8r-breaking_news.jpg


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    ednwireland
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    Lobster wrote: »
    LOL! Everyone flocks to see the bomb!
    Don't think it was mentioned on Highland news, any more info on it?

    ocean fm on the ball though !
    http://oceanfm.ie/news/2009/09/11/suspect-device-in-donegal-town/

    http://oceanfm.ie/news/2009/09/11/army-bomb-disposal-unit-due-in-donegal-town-at-lunchtime/

    hope i didnt link to the uproar over the lollipop man ( wouldnt need one if peopel didnt drive their kids to school most dangerous place to drive at 3pm, digression ends)

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    manta356
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    feelpablo wrote: »
    yep have it that the bomb squad from derry are on there way

    Not much point moving all the soldiers to finner if they have to get men from Derry,or is it a thing that we'll save our own soldiers:confused:
    I'f they cant deal with a pipe bomb maybe we should close Finner as well,save some more money:(


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    North_West_Art
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    I think someone is pi$$ed off because they are in negative equity


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    irlpic
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    dayrih8r-911.jpg


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    Mossir
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    lol at the pictures!!!


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    irish1967
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    loljj.jpg


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    feelpablo
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    manta356 wrote: »
    feelpablo wrote: »
    yep have it that the bomb squad from derry are on there way

    Not much point moving all the soldiers to finner if they have to get men from Derry,or is it a thing that we'll save our own soldiers:confused:
    I'f they cant deal with a pipe bomb maybe we should close Finner as well,save some more money:(


    didnt know we had a bomb squad in finner....would make sense allright to use them if they were available


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    ednwireland
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    bomb squad just arrived

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    irish1967
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    god I can feel the tension in the air.. the silence on here makes it worse


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