Be careful out there (Inchicore ok)

[watty]

You're probably safe enough in Inchicore since they arrested the guy but careful in the rest of the city 

Man (20s) arrested after gardaí find gun concealed in his bulletproof vest in Dublin 8

A man in his 20s was arrested after gardaí found a gun hidden in the bulletproof vest he was wearing in Dublin 8 on Tuesday night.

Uniformed gardaí on routine patrol from Kilmainham (Community Engagement) Garda Station observed two men of interest entering a taxi on Turvey Avenue, Inchicore, Dublin 8 at around 8pm last night, June 24th.

The gardaí were met with a strong smell of cannabis upon stopping the taxi, a garda statement said.

Both men were told they were going to be searched under the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, and one of them was found to be wearing a bulletproof vest and in possession of a "substantial sum" of money.

As he was being searched, a .22 calibre pistol fell from being concealed in the vest.

The man (20s) was arrested in connection with the seizure and is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at a garda station in Dublin.

The seized firearm is now subject to a full technical examination, and the investigation is ongoing, the statement added.

[Rat Catcher]

I doubt the taximan featured on their hit list.

[markmiwurdz]

So imagine the boys were the subject of an attack when in the Taxi..

[Rat Catcher]

Can happen, I guess... Did happen in Finglas a few years back if memory serves.

Still, the drugs trade is a huge part of the economy, particularly the night time economy. There's probably more folk using recreational drugs than using alcohol these days.

[watty]

I doubt the taximan featured on their hit list.

You never know.  I read the newspapers and every taxi driver appearing in court has been charged with a crime, usually drugs  .  If I didn't know better, you'd think taxi drivers were double-jobbing as drug dealers or vice versa.

[markmiwurdz]

Can happen, I guess... Did happen in Finglas a few years back if memory serves.

Mr Flashy and his brother were in a taxi when someone tried to nail them,they legged it and left behind the phone that had the pictures on it of them with the guns that has them locked up right now.

[Rat Catcher]

True enough, Watty. For some reason taximen are exempt from minimum sentencing for drug dealing related offences.

IIRC that driver walked away unscathed, MMW.

[watty]

Tis no wonder drivers won't take fares to Finglas after dark when a comrade is shot every decade or so...

2013 - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/taxi-driver-shot-in-legs-after-dispute-with-two-passengers-1.1600583 (Dunsoghly Drive)

A taxi driver was shot at least twice in the legs last night after a dispute broke out with two passengers he picked up in Dublin city centre.  The 59-year-old man picked up the two passengers who asked to be taken to Finglas in the north of the city.  When the car arrived on the Dunsoghly Drive housing estate at 8.30pm, a dispute broke out and escalated. One of the passengers produced a firearm and shot the taxi driver “at least twice” in the legs.

1999 - https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murdered-taximan-driver-in-133000-bank-raid/26161891.html (Glenties Park)

A MAN shot dead in the porch of his Dublin home early yesterday was the suspected driver of the getaway car in a £133,000 armed bank robbery 14 months ago.  Taxi driver John `Gonty' Dillon (53) opened the front door of his house to his killer around midnight and was blasted with a shotgun.

[markmiwurdz]

True enough, Watty. For some reason taximen are exempt from minimum sentencing for drug dealing related offences.

IIRC that driver walked away unscathed, MMW.

Physically yeah but I'd say mentally scarred in a bad way

[John m]

Inchicore is Ferrell  .Tyrone Place Flats are almost out of Bounds .Young gangs under 18 causing big trouble .A lot of attacks on people from the Luas .I only do UBER jobs from there .

[Taxi driver42]

Notice I got a few uber CASH jobs in d8 lately
Don't do them

[Taxi driver42]

Tis no wonder drivers won't take fares to Finglas after dark when a comrade is shot every decade or so...

2013 - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/taxi-driver-shot-in-legs-after-dispute-with-two-passengers-1.1600583 (Dunsoghly Drive)

A taxi driver was shot at least twice in the legs last night after a dispute broke out with two passengers he picked up in Dublin city centre.  The 59-year-old man picked up the two passengers who asked to be taken to Finglas in the north of the city.  When the car arrived on the Dunsoghly Drive housing estate at 8.30pm, a dispute broke out and escalated. One of the passengers produced a firearm and shot the taxi driver “at least twice” in the legs.

1999 - https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murdered-taximan-driver-in-133000-bank-raid/26161891.html (Glenties Park)

A MAN shot dead in the porch of his Dublin home early yesterday was the suspected driver of the getaway car in a £133,000 armed bank robbery 14 months ago.  Taxi driver John `Gonty' Dillon (53) opened the front door of his house to his killer around midnight and was blasted with a shotgun.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/shot-taxi-driver-died-trying-to-drive-himself-to-hospital/26361897.html
I knew this cunt

[silverbullet]

Can happen, I guess... Did happen in Finglas a few years back if memory serves.

Mr Flashy and his brother were in a taxi when someone tried to nail them,they legged it and left behind the phone that had the pictures on it of them with the guns that has them locked up right now.

He was arrested out of my taxi with a pal about five years ago. Ratoath Drive/Abbotstown Avenue was their HQ I learned.

I avoid it like the plague ever since.

[silverbullet]

Can happen, I guess... Did happen in Finglas a few years back if memory serves.

Still, the drugs trade is a huge part of the economy, particularly the night time economy. There's probably more folk using recreational drugs than using alcohol these days.

In Drogheda too:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/drogheda-taxi-driver-describes-terrifying-shooting-1.4139345
Paul Crosby was the passenger.