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Updated 10:30am.
A 45-YEAR-OLD man died after being struck by a car in Mayo last night.
A garda spokesperson confirmed to TheJournal.ie that the man was moving a dead animal off the road when he was struck.
It’s understood he was moving a horse, which had been knocked down earlier, with another person.
It happened at Grallagh, Ballyhaunis at around 11.50pm. Gardaí believe that the man who was knocked down and killed was the owner of the horse.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Mayo General Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Nobody else was injured in the incident.
The scene of the incident is preserved for examination by garda forensic collision investigators and traffic diversions are in place. The local coroner has been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballyhaunis Garda Station 094 – 9630008 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
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Give me money grasshopper.
Is there a religion that doesn’t ask for money?
Or simply ask: “Story, Buddha?”
@Brian Ahern: take a bow!
A Buddhist walks up to a hot dog stand and says, “Make me one with everything”.
@El Diablo Pollo: So the buddhist gets his hot dog and pays the hot dog vendor with a 20$ bill. The vendor takes the money, and then nothing. The buddhist is confused for a moment and asks, “Where’s my change?”
@El Diablo Pollo: The vendor replies, “change must come from within.”
@El Diablo Pollo: are you talking to yourself in the third person? First sign of madness
@Kieran Stafford:
That was really funny – good Karma!
No idea we had an Irish Buddhist union!
@Carl:
We’ll probably see the ‘split’ shortly and have two!
After reading this I’m now Bud wiser
I got stopped by this chancer on Capel st.
He put a bracelet on my wrist and produced a notepad with three columns, his finger over the last.
He asked me to write my name in the first, my ‘wish’ in the second, then moved his finger to show how much in ‘donations’ had been given by previous people. Allegedly.
It was all €25 and €30. Chancer.
I took the bracelet off and told him no way.
@Keniby: He must have been in Edinburgh beforehand! Had exactly the same experience,I laughed when I saw how much precious people were apparently donating! Alas I did not get to keep the bracelet!
If it was guaranteed that he’d say “buddha binnnng” when you give him a euro, I’d be ok with that
There is only one monk in Dublin!
Could be same guy from the lotto ads. Ask him is it gonna rain!
Authorities say the phony Monk can be recognised by his high-top sneakers and incredibly foul mouth.
@Ruairi Gagarin:
Please no not sneakers…
Alright Bud, sorry Ti be talkin to ye, do ye have a euro
If hassled, probably best to adopt a zen approach.
“Am only looking for any change for a hostil..thanks very much..”
A great idea in fairness. Folks are terrified of Karma these days.. you’d be throwing him a few bob alright just in case…
Ah for feck sake, I’ll held a pub table quiz last night for him….jokes on me. I better give the money to one of the charities who owns a private jet. I bet the they need it.
He might be sharing a cell with Drum if they can catch him pooor lad !
@Johnny Mason:If that happens he only has to search Drum’s arse to get incredible wealth!
How is this different to people from the church asking, helping Irish people to pay for Paedo’s mistakes or these foreign aid agencies to prob up their CEO’s bank balance.
You should do a story on the guy that goes around smithfield crying and pestering people for money, saying his child has been in an accident and he needs money to get to the hospital. He’s a horrible creature. He is always wearing a maroon monkey hat and grey tracksuit bottoms for anyone that reads this.
@..: Does the monkey nap on his noggin?
@Quentin Moriarty: Jesus that’s hilarious…. you should consider a future in comedy……
Buddhist monks are expected not to handle money at all and must receive it through a third party. Hand him a small denomination coin while you ‘look for something more’. If he takes it in his hand without hesitation, it is likely that he is fake.
@Shea Fitzgerald: Or just say no and walk away. It’s that easy.
I thought monks were self sufficient.
Buddha can you spare a dime?
Those are fake monks
It would be worse if it was a fake Pope!
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