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LAST UPDATE | 9 Dec 2018
MOTORISTS IN DUBLIN are being advised to avoid the quays as gardaí and emergency services deal with an incident.
The quays have been closed from O’Connell Street Bridge up until Grattan Bridge, which connects Parliament Street and Capel Street.
One person was injured after an apparent stabbing incident. Gardaí are investigating.
A spokesman said: “Gardaí in Pearse Street are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing incident on Essex Quay.
“At approximately 4:40pm a man in his late 20s sustained apparent stab wounds during an incident on Essex Quay. He was treated at the scene by ambulance personnel and taken to St James’s Hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
“A man and woman both in their 20s were arrested Gardaí at the scene. They are currently detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Pearese Street Garda Station. They can be held for 24 hours.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Pearse Street Garda Station 01-6669000 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.”
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The walking dead section of the quays. On a human level I obviously feel sorry for the addicts, but I’ll never ever have sympathy for their plight as long as they continue to commit crime and be antisocial. For a very small minority of Dublin’s population, the damage they have done over 30 years is astounding. F*** them.
@Darren Bates: whos the minority???
Well…I learnt a lot here. Copy and paste of what other outlets have said. Journalism isn’t dead it’s just having a break…
@Tom Smith: they put more info in than th the indo it’s all about who’s first
Leo spot some lad in a hi-vis vest and hit the panic button?
@Hello DAVE!: Seriously? Some poor unfortunate gets stabbed, and you have to use it a an excuse to make a silly comment about Leo?
@Chin Feeyin: some poor unfortunate???
I’d say more likely some junkie with multiple previous convictions in a row over drugs..
@Hello DAVE!: idiot
@Chin Feeyin: Leo is fair game
In hospital with non life threatening injuries and the whole length of the quoys closed..ridiculas
@Tomas: a section of the quays have been closed from O’Connell bridge to the next bridge up that allows cars to cross. ……you know….it is a crime scene!….it isn’t ridiculous
@Michael Carolan: stopping traffic from O,Connell bridge to Parliment street ,and buses and traffic diverted to Dame street,is ridiculous.. mainstream news for city centre disruption ,high lighting how much we need protection..Political theatre pal. Typical snowflake libtard.
@Tomas: I’ve absolutely idea what the point you’re trying to make in the second half of your comment. Unfortunately this incident happened on a Sunday evening with the city centre full of Christmas shoppers. It inconvenienced a lot of people but the Gardai have a job to do. If that means closing off a section of the quays then so be it…….and you’re calling me the snowflake.
@Michael Carolan: sorry Michael,I meant gob shite,because obviously you are know where near the scene of the crime and cant see the disruption …
@Michael Carolan: not just a snowflake, but a snowflake libtard. People like Tomas need to be slapped hard, on the face, with a bus.
@Tomas: exactly. I’m no where near the scene. While I’m empathetic towards all those who were affected, you need to understand the necessity to close that section of the quays.
Traffic is in a heap all the way down to the 3 arena and not a garda in sight to stop cars blocking the junctions at custom house quay, so traffic heading away from the closure gets blocked up aswell
@Alan Earls: I’m sure plenty of our drivers forgot what a junction/boxbed is for!
@Alan Earls: typical Dublin motorists, no courtesy or basic road manners
@Barra O Brien: yes barra…. because they are all from Dublin ya tool
@Barra O Brien: Most poor driving etiquette I observe in Dublin is by people in non D reg cars. Seems a lot of country folk don’t know how to drive in a large city. Ps taxi drivers are nearly as bad.
@European Bob: so everyone with a non D reg car isnt from dublin? I live in kildare and have a D reg car does that make me a dublin driver or a kildare driver?
@European Bob: do you they’ve started this new scheme where they let you travel to another county to buy a car, new or used. They even have websites where you can advertise your car and people all over the country can see it if they’re looking for one like it.
@Alan Earls: was wondering why my bus took 30 mins to get down o connell st . Whole place was at a standstill
@European Bob: I could not have put it better, the non d reg cars are great for driving up to the top of the least busy lane(does not bother them if it’s the right lane)and then make cut across two lanes to turn.its like f#ck you dubs.
@Barra O Brien: will let you in on a secret most irish people need an attitude adjustment once they’re behind the wheel of a car, oblivious of their surroundings.
Its delaying my pizza been delivered :(
“From O’connell bridge up until Grattan bridge”. To think people send there children here to learn english. Shocking!
@Niall Cassidy: their Children.
@Niall Cassidy: i no, int it shocking
@Niall Cassidy: some ice for that burn ?
@Niall Cassidy: bloody predictive text
@Niall Cassidy: It wouldn’t have changed their to there and for spiteful pedantry it’s English.
Close the quay because someone stabbed. Good grief thought there was massacre or something
@Anthony Whelan: absolutely shocking. Two hours to get from pearse street to Jervis street. A junkie also tried to rip off my wing mirror turning into Abbey street from O’Connell street.
@Anthony Whelan: crazy how the city was. Two hours to get from pearse street to Jervis street. A junkie also tried to rip off my wing mirror turning into Abbey street from O’Connell street.
It was terribly wrong to block traffic because of some row between knakers!
Stab city.
@Chin Feeyin: wrong city. That’s Limerick
@Molehead:
London?
Two men fighting & one was stabbed apparently.
I wonder how many previous convictions between the victim and the perp. Scary but Im going to guess over 300.
Desensitized by stabbing.. More Concerned about traffic, disgusting sort on here tbh
The whole of that area of Dublin was in lock-down, Stuck in Ilac car park for over an hour?
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