When you see a moose cross the road, you tend to 'tunnel vision' on that animal and don't see the one that's right behind it..

Steve Collins has praised anti gangland laws which he maintains transformed Limerick City! The Criminal Justice Amendment Act allows certain individuals to be brought before a non jury Special Criminal Court and directives on taking part in organised crime. It has been extended for another year.

I don't see a transformation?!?!?  If anything I think matters in general have escalated....

"There's been a huge push of in-your-face policing by the gardai and gangs are starting to break up, and it's all down to the fact they have these powers now," he said.

I still don't see it,??!?

"These are strong laws and they are going to prove to be the turning point in this gangland problem."

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said 69 people have been arrested under the provisions since its introduction.

"Let me be blunt about it - the thugs involved in organised crime are desperate people who will stop at nothing to avoid being brought to account for their crimes," Dermot Ahern

Well that's true, but like, what have they done about it in Limerick? nothing....

"Violence and intimidation are a way of life for these people and we have a duty to make sure that the criminal justice system can hold sway over them"

Like many others, I believe that if they enforced laws already in existence it would be a start!!!

Steve Collins insisted gangland bosses around Limerick have been rounded up as a direct result of the legislation.

I still don't see it!!!!

Manimals

Stephen Reilly from Athlone was charged at Mullingar Court with threatening to kill and rape Leanne Collins, daughter of Steve Collins  and sister of the late Roy Collins.  He threatened to slit her throat and rape her.  Leanne is a student in Athlone.

Via the Irish Times

Judge David Anderson was told Ms Collins and her boyfriend had been walking in Beech Park, Athlone when Mr Reilly, who was the backseat passenger in a car which pulled up beside the couple, jumped out allegedly wielding a hammer and told them they were “fucking dead”.
He then chased Ms Collins’s boyfriend and took a bag which he dropped containing a new pair of Nike runners, a T-shirt and a pair of shorts valued at €180, the detective garda said. He said Mr Reilly then pointed at Ms Collins and warned her not to telephone the gardaí.  The threatening phone call was made to Ms Collins later when Mr Reilly warned her again not to contact gardaí and told her he was going to kill her, he said.

It is also alleged that he threatened to have Wayne Dundon sort her out.

Bail was refused and he is due before Cloverhill District Court on April 22nd.

Wayne's World

He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.

Recent events in Molesworth Street (Passport dispute) have put a kibosh on a two week getaway to Mexico for Wayne Dundon, who was recently released from Wheatfield Prison, after serving a five year prison sentence for threating to kill Ryan Lee (Bar Man) a couple of years back.  It's reported that Steve Collins observed him walking out of Roxboro Garda Station on Monday as brazen as brass like!  after requesting a passport application form.


He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.........

Ink and Incapability

via Limerick Leader

S is for Sausages

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making!