Travellers

[the_mixer_walsh]

The silkies probably passed them going up the other side

[mikehunt]

"I'm not some sort of master criminal that deserves to have six gardaí at my...

Resources have always been stretched in fairness.

[tazdedub]

@TreatyStones

They had no evidence to arrest anyone who was intimidating Kevin Lunny and his directors. Yet once he was nearly beaten to death they found the “resources” to arrest a heap of people and take down initimidatory signs which had been up for months.

Always the way in this country, let things go till they get so bad that it requires an army of resources to go in a sort out the problem. Where as if they spent the time nipping the shit in the bud it would take up less resources and money.

[gilgamboa]

@Julio_Geordio

I’ve been saying it for years, the greyhound tracks should be doubling up as sulkie racing tracks. The bookies would do some turnover those nights Obviously a chance the greyhound track would be destroyed but you wouldn’t even notice in most of them if it was. It’s a big thing in Sweden actually, a variant of sulkie racing

When i was a young fella my old man used to bring me to the flapping meetings all the time. This was pony racing basically and wasn’t governed by horse racing authorities, was a great apprenticeship for young jockeys.

There used to be a few suljy races on the card most weeks. Too young to remember if it was travellers racing. Must ask the old fella

[Corksfinedtboy]

@the_mixer_walsh

The guards are doing their best apparently, they’re hands are tied by top brass and under funding and under staffing and and and

Can’t comment as I don’t know,but from what I saw in the past as a bouncer/ doorman I can categorically say that the law crapped themselves each and everytime we had an incident ref pikeys ( clean out of several bars druggies/ travellers) they didn’t want to know,mind u that was 13/ l4 years ago

[Corksfinedtboy]

Easy money afraid to tackle real crime

[tazdedub]

If one of those folks that are hanging out of the windows of the car fell out of the car, would they put in a claim?

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Does a traveler shit in the woods?

[Corksfinedtboy]

Obviously

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

@TreatyStones

This is a few days ago. They’ve no resources to stop sulky racing on national roads.

I may have had the location wrong.

[Batigol]

@TreatyStones

This is a few days ago. They’ve no resources to stop sulky racing on national roads.

All this coverage and we’re still none the wiser as to who actually won the big race

[PhattPike]

We will need a video of a cyclist getting indignantly shoved into the hard shoulder by a sulky race before Ireland Inc. takes notice.

[TheBird]

Jesus. It’d be hard to pick a side in that cuntfest.

[Copper_pipe]

biggins (brian0574)

[Corksfinedtboy]

Imagine living near that? Living nightmare

[Special_Olympiakos]

There’s 5 figures worth of booze there

[Copper_pipe]

@Copper_pipe

RTÉ News spoke to a 28-year-old man, who did not want to be identified, who said he was one of those who took part.

He said the race lasted around four minutes and took place at around 7.40am on Sunday. He also said that particular stretch was a popular spot for sulky racing.

The man said his horse was being well looked after and was minded and was in perfect health afterwards.

Asked about the potential harm that could have been caused, he said maybe it was dangerous but that was the sport.

He said he grew up in the sport and did not race in tracks because he did not have a licence.

The Road Safety Authority has said the the behaviour was irresponsible and said it put people’s lives at risk. Gardaí said they were investigating the incident.

[anon7035031]

Surely the thing to do is make the sport a national sport and build a few sulky racing tracks in the areas of interest. Sport Ireland has a budget of 68.5 million, up 6.3 million from 2019. Maybe JP can chip in to meet the local demand.

[Tank]

They don’t have enough mixer

[flattythehurdler]

@backinatracksuit

… dealings with them, he’s in school every day and they’re supportive towards anything we’d put in place.There’s a fair bit of truth in your post but I still think that the general acceptance of what is racism in my opinion (don’t worry about semantics if the word racism) is a blight on this fine forum

I’ll have to be honest, it was the other way round in galway