Garda Collusion With Oriel Body Repairs
It stinks like the sewage treament plant on the Point Road in Summer.
Over the years there has been much talk (none of it good)about the apparent cosy arrangement between the Dundalk Gardai and Oriel Body Repairs, and now it's doing the rounds again because of an incident involving disabled driver's car taken from Earl Street.
The talk had begun many years ago with a certain Garda, now retired(early) and currently a bar owner in the Alicante region of Spain. Nobody cried when he left, and no big lavish parties were held in the Clan na Gaels at enormous expense. Everyone just celebrated quietly.
He would target cars belonging to girls when they parked in Park Street and have them towed away(the cars, not the girls)by his mate Finbar of Oriel. Later after a bit of extortion, the said cars would be released.
The arrangement worked famously until the wrong car was chosen on a particular day. It appears the owner, who worked in Dunnes Stores, was the daughter of a local Sergeant, and as the saying goes, the fertiliser hit the fan. Ergo end of that particular version of the scam.
About a week ago a couple, one of whom is disabled found it necessary to park in the pedestrian area in Earl Street, because the local disabled driver spot was taken (whether genuinely or not is not known)and although their car is clearly marked as a disabled persons vehicle, it was 'lifted', by Oriel on the instructions of a on duty Garda.
When they went to the Garda Station they were told that it would cost €80 cash, or if paying by cheque or credit card it would be €96.80(incl. VAT), presumably because recordable paperwork would have to be created. CAB please take note.
It makes you think of the Garda Station in Killinascully.
Over the years there has been much talk (none of it good)about the apparent cosy arrangement between the Dundalk Gardai and Oriel Body Repairs, and now it's doing the rounds again because of an incident involving disabled driver's car taken from Earl Street.
The talk had begun many years ago with a certain Garda, now retired(early) and currently a bar owner in the Alicante region of Spain. Nobody cried when he left, and no big lavish parties were held in the Clan na Gaels at enormous expense. Everyone just celebrated quietly.
He would target cars belonging to girls when they parked in Park Street and have them towed away(the cars, not the girls)by his mate Finbar of Oriel. Later after a bit of extortion, the said cars would be released.
The arrangement worked famously until the wrong car was chosen on a particular day. It appears the owner, who worked in Dunnes Stores, was the daughter of a local Sergeant, and as the saying goes, the fertiliser hit the fan. Ergo end of that particular version of the scam.
About a week ago a couple, one of whom is disabled found it necessary to park in the pedestrian area in Earl Street, because the local disabled driver spot was taken (whether genuinely or not is not known)and although their car is clearly marked as a disabled persons vehicle, it was 'lifted', by Oriel on the instructions of a on duty Garda.
When they went to the Garda Station they were told that it would cost €80 cash, or if paying by cheque or credit card it would be €96.80(incl. VAT), presumably because recordable paperwork would have to be created. CAB please take note.
It makes you think of the Garda Station in Killinascully.
posted by Editor at 12:38 p.m.
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