Protection racket

[john m]

There was a protection racket years ago .We would stand outside Cecil Fines bookie across from the Black Horse Pub in Inchicore .Trucks going into a lot of factories would not be loaded or unloaded if they didnt have a breaster (helper ) Truck drivers would pay you a £5er to sit in the cab or £8 if you had to help load .Unions insisted no helper no load .

There usta be a bunch of lads outside campions pub next door to Bell Lines ( where the convention centre is now)
 waiting on them fiver brester jobs johnny.
It was the in thing down the docks where unions insisted on helpers on the trucks even though they were rarely needed.

Job creation for the locals .

[Tony]

There was a protection racket years ago .We would stand outside Cecil Fines bookie across from the Black Horse Pub in Inchicore .Trucks going into a lot of factories would not be loaded or unloaded if they didnt have a breaster (helper ) Truck drivers would pay you a £5er to sit in the cab or £8 if you had to help load .Unions insisted no helper no load .

There usta be a bunch of lads outside campions pub next door to Bell Lines ( where the convention centre is now)
 waiting on them fiver brester jobs johnny.
It was the in thing down the docks where unions insisted on helpers on the trucks even though they were rarely needed.

Job creation for the locals .

And all tax free

[john m]

Sure the old Lock Hard men were running a protection racket its just it looked quaint .It was implied if you didnt pay him to mind your car it might get damaged .

[mercenary for hire]

If you put some black or Pakistani lad on security he might get a beating off the local kids.Hire one of the local layabouts and they'll keep the local scum away.Always been like that.Maybe it suited the CAB to portray it as organised crime.

[markmiwurdz]

Remember hearing a story that a fork lift on the Blanch Center was operated by a local westie and you had to pay him to unload your truck or you didnt unload .

He'd want more than a fork lift now to lift the 20 odd ton thats piled on top of him.

  On the ball Mulhall...

[Rat Catcher]

A lot of blacks working security up above in Dublin, MfH... but then there's a lot of blacks in SF too, some of 'em councillors I think.

[silverbullet]

A lot of blacks working security up above in Dublin, MfH... but then there's a lot of blacks in SF too, some of 'em councillors I think.

An Nua Black N' Tans?