#Coolock

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1923 – Birth of Joe 'Spud' Murphy, in The Liberties, Dublin. 

In 1954, Murphy started his own crisp company, Tayto, in O’Rahilly’s Parade off Moore Street with one van and eight employees, some of whom were to work for him for more than 40 years. His great marketing coup was to invent the world’s first cheese and onion flavour and put paid to the dull crisps of his childhood. The product flourished at home and abroad and within two years the business had…

[dougielombax]

A regular reminder that the Irish far right (national party, coolock/wherever says no, etc) are stupid traitorous fascists who support the shooting dead of Irish civilians by British troops.

They are pawns of pawns.

Pathetic, dangerous idiots.

[maryannmccarra-fitzpatrick]

[ltoexcellenceie]

Tips for Choosing and Selecting the Right Driving School near You

The introduction of expert driving schools that can "make a difference" is a welcome addition to local communities, especially in light of the dismal history of driver's education in the United States. The annual death toll among American teenagers is around 20,000, and many times that number are involved in accidents that result in injury, expensive car repairs, higher insurance premiums, and other consequences. The following criteria can assist sort out the driver training program of choice in order to make the crucial informed decision about which driving school to choose:

Teens require an interactive program that keeps their attention and curiosity if they are to retain any of the information presented. Of course, this also applies to learning how to drive. They need to be constantly tested to ensure they are learning. Do they have a way for parents to provide feedback and contact with the Driving School Coolock via their website and/or feedback forms?

It is essential that the people teaching people how to drive are professionals. Inquire if the training was above and above what was expected. As some schools still rely on inexperienced police officers who excel only at strict law enforcement and not driver training, you should make sure the teachers have the appropriate training.

Lessons should be held in a convenient location, such as near your teen's place of study or residence. Behind-the-wheel experiences should be bookable online around the clock. Throughout the duration of the Automatic Driving Lessons Dublin 17 training process, there should be access to a dedicated customer center where questions may be answered and assistance provided. Few educational institutions can provide concrete evidence of the quality of their students' training at https://www.ltoexcellence.ie/. Do you have any reputable data showing how effective their lessons were? Is there a guarantee that I could get my money back if I'm not satisfied? Is their goal to get their students licensed, or to help them become safe, responsible drivers?

[facts-i-just-made-up]

hey can i get some sweet sweet facts about ireland?

The sweetest fact about Ireland is of course, Cadbury.

In the town of Coolock is an unassuming building with the word "Cadbury" on the side. This is where the first Creme Egg was laid. With a chocolate shell and albumen of pure sugar, the Cadbury Creme Egg is not only the sweetest thing in Ireland but the sweetest object known to humankind, ranking over 95,000 Beetuses on the Wilford Brimley Memorial Scale.

The mystery of what laid the egg remains to this day. Once claimed to have been a rabbit, gorilla, or golden goose, genetic analysis of modern eggs suggest that the egg laying being has not only crustacean, but reptilian and annelid DNA. This suggests the existence of a proprietary, genetically engineered egg laying being, developed by Cadbury in the depths of Spike Island's catacombs, where it has been fed on the bodies of martyrs since the pagan days of yore.

Though nothing else is known about the creature, known by cryptozoologists as the "Cadbeest," the Cadbury Creme Egg is unquestionably delicious, and slightly less than 80% likely to result in its offspring bursting out of anyone who eats has eaten one, an event predicted by the prophet Chocoladamus to occur on St. Patrick's Day in 2028.

[luimnigh]

Been saying for a while now that those fuckers in Coolock couldn't do anything less patriotic than calling their "movement" "Coolock says no".

Given that "______ Says No!" is a fucking Ulster Unionist Slogan.

And then they literally showed up to far-right racist riots in Belfast. Marching alongside racist Unionists.

It already makes me fucking angry enough that these fuckers are burning down buildings and saying it's in the name of my fucking country, but to then turn around and join with the people who oppressed our people within living memory, who's usual target of their bigotry is your own identity...

I have no fucking words.

[beardedmrbean]

A fire at a site in Coolock that was being renovated to accommodate asylum seekers has been brought under control.

It is understood gardaí (Irish police) believe it to be arson.

Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene at a former Crown Paints factory on the Malahide Road in the city.

They were called there at about 21:00 local time on Thursday.

Hoses were put over the wall and smoke was seen coming from the building.

The fire brigade said that two fire engines were on scene and that the fire in the lobby has been contained.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported that the property was not badly damaged but gardaí preserved the scene.

What is the Coolock site?

The site at Coolock in North Dublin was being renovated to become accommodation for asylum seekers.

Work had been due to begin on the Malahide Road site later in the week.

It had been the centre of protests and violence earlier in the week over the plans.

On Monday protestors took to the site on after machinery and pallets were set alight causing a large fire.

More than 200 gardaí were deployed.

Three Garda cars were been damaged, one of which was set on fire.

It said pepper spray was used by police as a security guard and a number of gardaí were injured during clashes with protesters.

Petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown, mattresses were set on fire damaging a JCB and fires were lit on the roads during the disturbances.

Gardaí described the disturbances as a public order incident and the road was closed for a period.

Twenty-one people were arrested and charged, 15 of whom appeared in court on Monday and six on Tuesday afternoon.

[nullnvoid911]

Members of the Garda Public Order Unit stand as wheelie bins are set alight by protesters at the former site of the Crown Paints factory in Coolock, north Dublin.

Niall Carson, July 15, 2024

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1981 – The Stardust Ballroom in Artane, Dublin goes up in flames; forty-eight young people are killed and more than 100 are injured.

Forty-eight young people die in a fire at the Stardust club in Artane, Dublin. After sitting for 122 days and hearing evidence from three hundred and sixty-three witnesses, a government report found that the fire was ‘probably started deliberately,’ a finding long deemed contentious. The 2009 Report of Reopened Enquiry found that “on a prima facie basis: (1) that neither the Tribunal nor the…

[dougielombax]

Fucking arsonists at it again!

[maryannmccarra-fitzpatrick]

[thoughtlessarse]

Fifteen people were charged last night in relation to anti-migrant protests in Coolock yesterday, in which a number of fires were lit and vehicles were subject to arson attacks. Speaking this morning, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee told RTÉ that more arrests are expected. The fires at Coolock’s former Crown Paints warehouse is the latest in an escalating pattern of blazes at buildings subjected to protests by anti-migrant groups. Here’s a timeline of fires and arson attacks on properties in use, planned for use, or rumoured-to-be – sometimes wrongly – planned for use to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees.

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[dertaglichedan]