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baileborough, shootings and the place locked down

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  • 05-09-2013 10:54pm
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    emo72
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    hope everyone is ok. my dad was told to get out of the town by the police.

    tragic loss of life.


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    KwackerJack
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    As in a big shoot out with Gardai and crims??


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    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭emo72


    KwackerJack wrote: »
    As in a big shoot out with Gardai and crims??

    man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar


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    KwackerJack
    Registered Users Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭KwackerJack


    Jasus....was there not an ex-Garda shot there also?


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    Goat the dote
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    emo72 wrote: »
    man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar


    Is she alive? Sounds dramatic alright


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    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭emo72


    KwackerJack wrote: »
    Jasus....was there not an ex-Garda shot there also?

    was he not shot in his house?


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    tayto lover
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    His wife is dead, He has locked himself in the cellar of the Square Bar. Not known if he has hostages but he is armed.


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    KwackerJack
    Registered Users Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭KwackerJack


    emo72 wrote: »
    was he not shot in his house?

    Im confused.....has baileborough turned into a war zone??


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    muincav
    Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭muincav


    Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....


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    emo72
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    His wife is dead, He has locked himself in the cellar of the Square Bar. Not known if he has hostages but he is armed.


    yeah, thats what i heard from my da. he was there. hope he comes out okay.


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    Slick50
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    emo72 wrote: »
    man shoots his wife and locked in the square bar
    Did he get locked in the bar before or after he shot the missus?


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    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭emo72


    muincav wrote: »
    Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....

    social media. its instant.


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    tayto lover
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    Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
    Sounds mad.


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    muincav
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    Dont worry RTE will send someone after the weekend--is that Giles pub?


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    emo72
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
    Sounds mad.

    jesus christ.


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    Amirani
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    muincav wrote: »
    Its typical though-the only news we can get about this is on here or facebook or twitter, but nothing on News site like RTE --If its not Dublin its not news....

    Unfortunate that RTÉ can't have their HQ in every county.


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    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭emo72


    muincav wrote: »
    Dont worry RTE will send someone after the weekend--is that Giles pub?

    no its the square bar. nixys


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    muincav
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    Houses all around are being evacuated as its thought he has explosives.
    Sounds mad.

    Was there last week and my cousin was joking we would wanna watch ourselves in this mad town...guess he is right....from the rumours I think I know the guy too..


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    KwackerJack
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    So apparently a man has shot his wife and is now held up in a bar with explosives?

    Crazy!!

    Wonder will it go the talking or sniping route!


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    muincav
    Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭muincav


    NiallSparky wrote: »
    Unfortunate that RTÉ can't have their HQ in every county.

    No only Dublin and fcuk the rest...like everything else Dublin gets it...but thats not the issue here-RTE SHOULD be covering it, after all its not that far down the road...;)


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    tayto lover
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    muincav wrote: »
    Was there last week and my cousin was joking we would wanna watch ourselves in this mad town...guess he is right....from the rumours I think I know the guy too..

    I have a friend living there. He is keeping me informed of developments. He knows the man too. All homes and pubs in the area have been evacuated. Might have been shots fired and man could be wounded. He was told but couldn't confirm as he had to leave the area.But the whole thing could be exaggerated too.


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    #22
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭emo72


    ollie


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    Aka Ishur
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    Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.


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    muincav
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    K:eek:-say no more
    emo72 wrote: »
    ollie


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    tayto lover
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    Aka Ishur wrote: »
    Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.

    Been going on since 6.30pm.


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    Aka Ishur
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    Just checked and gardai have asked for media blackout, until its over.


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    muincav
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    Aka Ishur wrote: »
    Well if its only happened in the last twenty minutes im not surprised its not on rte, unless they have someone watching the gardai radio the whole time.

    over 2 hours


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    muincav
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    ok Im away off to watch yesterdays news on RTE...lol...night all-hopefully there will be NO MORE innocent lives lost....


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    John_Rambo
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    muincav wrote: »
    No only Dublin and fcuk the rest..

    Tragic situation, probable loss of life, a small peaceful town in turmoil... All you can do is bitch about the media response? I'm sure lots of newsteams are aware of what's going on, but unlike kneejerkskynewssuperduper reports with a powerful legal team behind them, they may wait and

    See what the story is...
    Contact the Gardai, see what sensitivities need to be dealt with.
    Check out if there are there kids involved.
    Liaise with authorities and ensure their reporting won't compromise a dangerous situation.
    See if the family have been contacted etc etc...

    They do the exact same in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Slane, Kerry etc.... Get over yourself and think about the people involved and their families.


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    muincav
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    end of the road wrote: »
    apparently theirs a media blackout in relation to this incident

    you can have a "media blackout" but you cant have a "social media blackout"...night all


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    Gee Bag
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    Probably not being reported on RTE because of what happened at the siege in Abbeylara in 2000.

    That time a lad locked himself in the house after shooting at the guards. Shannonside Radio and RTE detailed his entire mental health history on air as the siege was in progress and it didn't help matters one bit.

    From wikipedia-
    In addition to the above findings the Barr Tribunal was particularly critical of the Irish media. This is worthy of note, despite the fact that the media organisations concerned did not accentuate this aspect of the report. Judge Barr found the RTÉ's Five Seven Live radio show was particularly irresponsible in naming John Carthy and Barr adjudged that "the facts and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of John Carthy as specified in the Tribunal’s Terms of Reference include matters which add[ed] to or could have potential for aggravating the deceased’s apparently serious mental distress which became progressively more severe as the episode at Abbeylara continued (vide the evidence of Dr. John Sheehan and other psychiatrists given at the Tribunal), and in consequence the potential for undermining the possibility of successful dialogue between the Garda negotiator and John Carthy which might have avoided the circumstances that gave rise to his death.


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