Liveline

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Kieran Cuddihy takes your calls and gets to the heart of the discussions that matter to the people of Ireland. 

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This episode features harrowing accounts of anti-social behavior and the escalating dangers of fireworks. A caller, Anna, describes a two-year period of intimidation, racial abuse, and violence against her family, expressing deep frustration with the lack of police intervention despite CCTV evidence. Other callers share experiences ranging from confrontations with youths in the Dublin mountains to the devastating physical consequences of firework attacks, including a young girl who lost 90% of her vision. The discussion also addresses the increasing availability and lethality of modern fireworks and the ease with which they are transported across borders.

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Kiemelések

Especially last year, there was a lot of comments saying for us to return back home, that this is Ireland for Irish people.

00:02:31 · The caller describes the racial nature of the harassment her family has endured.

And I have extensive CCTV footage showing them using that. And still the guards just shake their heads and saying, like, there's nothing could be done about that.

00:13:25 · The caller expresses her frustration with the perceived inaction of the authorities despite having evidence.

They wanted to kind of be big men for a little bit. And they just wanted to intimidate us.

00:17:46 · Louise explains the motivation behind the youths on bikes who blocked her path and confronted her in the mountains.

Oh, she lost 90% of her vision in her right eye.

00:25:48 · Patrick shares the permanent and devastating physical consequence his daughter suffered from a firework attack.

But definitely, I would fully believe that there's vans going up to the north buying a consignment of these fireworks. They're easy got. They're cheap. Probably the technology has moved on now, so they're more lethal, they're faster, they're more explosive.

00:29:54 · The speaker expresses concern that modern fireworks are more dangerous and easier to acquire in large quantities than in the past.

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This episode features harrowing accounts of anti-social behavior and the escalating dangers of fireworks. A caller, Anna, describes a two-year period of intimidation, racial abuse, and violence against her family, expressing deep frustration with the lack of police intervention despite CCTV evidence. Other callers share experiences ranging from confrontations with youths in the Dublin mountains to the devastating physical consequences of firework attacks, including a young girl who lost 90% of her vision. The discussion also addresses the increasing availability and lethality of modern fireworks and the ease with which they are transported across borders.

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Rexit - "I have a dinosaur stuck in London"

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"You're sitting there and next there's rocks through the window"

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"My fear is he's going to end up on a mortuary slab"

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