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Anyone Know What That Really Loud Siren Was?

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  • 31-10-2017 4:23pm
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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun
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    Dublin

    A really loud siren just occurred for about 4-5 minutes in Dublin. I heard it from around Dublin 3/5 areas. It sounded like one of those old war sirens. Definitely wasn't an emergency services siren. As it stopped, about a 3mins ago, you would here it "wind-down" and slow to a stop.
    EDIT: Probably Poolbeg Evacuation drill..
    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-siren-2392176-Oct2015/


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    GBX
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    No


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    lawred2
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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »
    Dublin

    A really loud siren just occurred for about 4-5 minutes in Dublin. I heard it from around Dublin 3/5 areas. It sounded like one of those old war sirens. Definitely wasn't an emergency services siren. As it stopped, about a 3mins ago, you would here it "wind-down" and slow to a stop.

    Luftwaffe most likely


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    Lux23
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    Probably an air raid siren they were testing.


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    s4uv3
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    Nuclear attack warning?

    Meh, probably be grand.


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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun
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    Lux23 wrote: »
    Probably an air raid siren they were testing.
    Yes, sounded like an air-raid siren. Did a Google search and it seems like it's common enough? It sounded like it could have been from the Docklands.


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    ohnonotgmail
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    Are you sure it wasnt the sound of trumpets?


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    corner of hells
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    Horsemen of the apocalypse ?


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    Ballstein
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    General alarm in Mountjoy Prison


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    Erik Shin
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    Calling the Muslims to prayer?


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    Fighting Tao
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    A Christian posted in A+A about the day of reckoning (or something like that) for non-beliebers* being today. Maybe the invasion has started.

    *intended


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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun
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    I wish it was something as exciting as trumpets or the horsemen of the apocalypse. :(


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    hairyslug
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    Zombie attack?


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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun
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    hairyslug wrote: »
    Zombie attack?
    Don't get my hopes up!


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    Shurimgreat
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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »
    Yes, sounded like an air-raid siren. Did a Google search and it seems like it's common enough? It sounded like it could have been from the Docklands.

    Did it come from a ship? A cruise ship doing a fire drill maybe?


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    dubdev
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    Maybe a ship in Dublin Port?


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    whiskeyman
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    The Purge.
    It's happening tonight.
    You didn't get the memo?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Ooops, pardon me! Beanburger and lentils for dinner last night


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    Kimbot
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    whiskeyman wrote: »
    The Purge.
    It's happening tonight.
    You didn't get the memo?

    Shhhh don't tell him, it will ruin the suprise :P


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    4068ac1elhodqr
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    Big Kim dropped a spare burger on his control panel.








    Actually the papers say: 'The siren was just part of a routine drill by the Defence Forces (Rathmines)'
    Q. Is this actually normal, or is it related to the worldwide drills relating to NK, after all Kim can reach Western Europe is so chooses...


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    corner of hells
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    lawred2 wrote: »
    Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »
    Dublin

    A really loud siren just occurred for about 4-5 minutes in Dublin. I heard it from around Dublin 3/5 areas. It sounded like one of those old war sirens. Definitely wasn't an emergency services siren. As it stopped, about a 3mins ago, you would here it "wind-down" and slow to a stop.

    Luftwaffe most likely

    I'm just after hearing it , definitely Luftwaffe.


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    topper75
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    I'm just after hearing it , definitely Luftwaffe.

    Doodlebugs are terrifying - to the tube everybody!
    Or maybe just to the tunnel under the Phoenix park until we build a tube.

    Bit odd starting a thread on AH about a locally heard sound.


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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun
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    dubdev wrote: »
    Maybe a ship in Dublin Port?
    Nah, I would recognize that sound. I have experience hearing them for years.

    @Big Kim: You might be right but I reckon it was even closer to my location on the northside. 
    Possibly Poolbeg Evacuation siren
    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-siren-2392176-Oct2015/

    "Bit odd starting a thread on AH about a locally heard sound."
    Not really. I'm posting on a board about a sound that easily sounded it's radius would in the kilometers wide  across a capital city. I'm hardly the only one that heard it.
    dubdev wrote: »
    Maybe a ship in Dublin Port?
    Nah, I would recognize that sound. I have experience hearing them for years.

    @Big Kim: You might be right but I reckon it was even closer to my location on the northside. 
    Possibly Poolbeg Evacuation siren
    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-siren-2392176-Oct2015/

    "Bit odd starting a thread on AH about a locally heard sound."
    Not really. I'm posting on a board about a sound that easily sounded it's radius would in the kilometers wide  across a capital city. I'm hardly the only one that heard it.
    EDIT: Okay.. but I though AH was for less pressing topics/novelty topics. I suppose the Dublin one is more apt.


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    diomed
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    My guess is some child was having difficulty getting the door answered when they were trick or treating so instead of using the doorbell they have brought around a siren.


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    Ken.
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    Mod-moved to the Dublin city forum. Please read the local charter before posting. Thank you.


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    billybonkers
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    Had an Indian for lunch, sorry!


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    Nitrogan
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    The LE James Joyce is parked down at John Rogerson's quay. Might be that.


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    degrassinoel
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    Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »
    Dublin

    A really loud siren just occurred for about 4-5 minutes in Dublin. I heard it from around Dublin 3/5 areas. It sounded like one of those old war sirens. Definitely wasn't an emergency services siren. As it stopped, about a 3mins ago, you would here it "wind-down" and slow to a stop.
    EDIT: Probably Poolbeg Evacuation drill..
    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-siren-2392176-Oct2015/

    heard it earlier too, yeah the poolbeg evac drill would make the most sense


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    VonLuck
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    Cathal Brugha barracks usually test their siren once a week, but that's on a Friday at noon. Might have been a secondary test?


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