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Gardai issue Halloween warning after woman lost control of car in egg throwing incident

Gardaí also warned about the dangers associated with operating fireworks.

GARDAÍ HAVE HIGHLIGHTED the dangers of egg throwing this Halloween after a female motorist was left shocked when she lost control of her car last night after the vehicle was pelted with eggs.

The “terribly distressing” incident happened last night in the Annancotty area of Co Limerick, gardaí said.

“She lost control of the car. It could have been a lot worse,” said crime prevention officer, at Henry Street Garda Station, Sergeant Ber Leetch.

The woman was not injured but was severely shocked.

Investigating officers are following a definite line of enquiry into the matter, sources said.

“This is terribly distressing and frightening for the residents of homes and the drivers of cars. Last night a lady was driving home in the Annacotty area of Limerick when she lost control of her car because of eggs being thrown and the shock she got,” explained Sergeant Leetch.

Thankfully she is okay and there is very little damage done to her car but the throwing of eggs is so completely irresponsible and shop owners have been urged to report youths purchasing large quantities of eggs and retain CCTV in an effort to stop this irresponsible and potentially dangerous behaviour.

“In the past week gardaí have already dealt with three incidents involving young persons and the possession of fireworks. There are a number of reasons why fireworks should be avoided; they are extremely dangerous,” said Sergeant Leetch.

Each year many children suffer terrible injuries from fireworks including burns, loss of limbs and serious eye injuries. Fireworks also cause great distress and annoyance to residents but especially to elderly residents.

“They set off intruder alarms causing unnecessary extra demands on garda resources. The noise causes terrible distress to family pets and animals generally and of course there is the possibility of outbreaks of fire in property if the fireworks continue to burn after landing.

“Along with all of those reasons it is also illegal to possess any fireworks even if they have been legally purchased outside of our jurisdiction. Gardaí will confiscate any fireworks which are found and that person could be prosecuted.

“The only exception to this is where a professional type fireworks display is held and this is authorised under a permit.”

Sergeant Leetch appealed to parents “to be responsible in ensuring that their children do not cause injury either to themselves or others”, and “if fireworks or bangers are discovered that they are taken from them”.

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    Mute Keelan O'neill
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:32 PM

    This was intentional. Any of the egg throwers caught should be charged with attempted murder. Zero tolerance this could cause multi vehicle accidents.

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    Mute munsterman
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:39 PM

    @Keelan O’neill: attempted murder!

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    Mute The Viking
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:40 PM

    @Keelan O’neill: Buses are always getting pelted with eggs. Just a little tip if it happens to you. Dont put your wipers on. It only spreads the egg across your windscreen and causes worse visability. If you have an old rag clean with that..

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    Mute Joey Navinski
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:51 PM

    @The Viking: The problem isn’t the aftermath, it’s that split second when it hits the windscreen and you don’t know it’s an egg yet.

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    Mute Noel James Doherty
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:53 PM

    @The Viking: what would the Viking response to this type of unsociable behaviour be?..

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    Mute Gillian Weir Scully
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:53 PM

    @The Viking: And use cold water and not hot to clean.

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:11 PM

    @Keelan O’neill eggit

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    Mute Seamus McErlain
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:50 PM

    @Keelan O’neill: Please save your eggs for the fundamentalists attacking Eight Amendment Committee members.

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    Mute Rob P Toonster
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    Oct 24th 2017, 10:25 PM

    @Seamus McErlain: Dont do that. You can’t fight eggstremism with eggstremism.

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    Mute JayK
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    Oct 24th 2017, 11:10 PM

    I think anyone who overreacts to things should be charged with attempted murder.

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    Mute Seamus McErlain
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    Oct 25th 2017, 1:48 PM

    @Rob P Toonster: Like it, thats a good one.

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    Mute kenny mcgrath
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:48 PM

    Having a daughter who suffers with anaphylaxis caused by eggs I do worry about this growing egg trend at Halloween as raw eggs would bring it on a lot quicker and what seems harmless fun would be a disaster for us.

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    Mute Eddie Binbags
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:06 PM

    @kenny mcgrath: growing egg trend?
    Egging has been around a long long time.
    I had a fine throw of an egg back in the day.

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    Mute Rob Poonmeister
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:17 PM

    @Eddie Binbags: What came first, the chicken or the egging?

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    Mute Micheal S. O' Ceilleachair
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    Oct 25th 2017, 12:19 AM

    @Rob Poonmeister: …or eight eager engineers eating excellent eggs!!!!!?

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    Mute Rob Poonmeister
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:35 PM

    Eggstremely dangerous. Mad yolks. Was her window cracked too etc etc etc

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    Mute Conor Sheehan
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:52 PM

    @Rob Poonmeister: They eggsploded on the windscreen.

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    Mute Rob Poonmeister
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:55 PM

    Thanks lads keep em coming. If we reach our target of 24 egg puns, I will personally donate two dozen eggs to a charity of your choice.

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    Mute Conor Sheehan
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:19 PM

    @Rob Poonmeister: They were caught in County Mayo-nnaise.

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:25 PM

    @Conor Sheehan: Will they be eggstradited to limerick for the trial?

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:29 PM

    @Rob Poonmeister: They’re going to get free leggal aid

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:38 PM

    @endohan: My mum has deployed soldiers to the scene. They’re getting stuck in as we speak.

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    Mute Joe Conlon
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:48 PM

    The driver got a fierce fry-ght!

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    Mute Conor Sheehan
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:50 PM

    @Joe Conlon: Those youths made an eggregious mistake.

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    Mute Conor Sheehan
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:37 PM

    @Rob Poonmeister: Bhí na déagóirí egg déanamh pleidhcíocht.

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    Mute Rob P Toonster
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    Oct 24th 2017, 10:21 PM

    @the druid: You broke the chain. You’re a bad egg.

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    Mute Conor Sheehan
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    Oct 24th 2017, 10:52 PM

    @Rob P Toonster: That was an eggcellent response!

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    Oct 24th 2017, 11:11 PM

    @Conor Sheehan: The Druid seems eggstremely grumpy. Probably needs to get laid.

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    Oct 24th 2017, 11:22 PM

    @Rob Poonmeister: You’ll probably lay them yourself too

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    Mute ⚡ Seánie ⚡
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:43 PM

    The problem now is, I’ve just realised, is many cars now have Automatic Wipers…

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    Mute TheJournalAsGaeilge
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:58 PM

    @⚡ Seánie ⚡: Cheap tú go mbeadh siad seilidí a chaitheamh.
    I thought they’d be throwing snails…

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    Mute Tom Tom
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    Oct 24th 2017, 11:14 PM

    @⚡ Seánie ⚡: only if you have auto-wipe switched on

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:02 PM

    Hate this time of year. When the good parenting funds the fireworks that drive the rest of us crazy.

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:10 PM

    @purple rain: ahh will you go way its an eggciting time of the year for the ducklings

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    Mute Noel James Doherty
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:58 PM

    Unconfirmed reports coming in from co Limerick now that the eggs were poached from a local spar before the incident

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    Mute Mark Gerard Lochlain
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:00 PM

    @Noel James Doherty: dickhe@d

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:14 PM

    @Mark Gerard Lochlain: cheers Mark thanks I’m glad you liked it

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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:03 PM

    @Mark Gerard Lochlain: no need to call him a dickegg

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    Mute Padraig McElligott
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:20 PM

    This is six of one, half a dozen of the other.

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    Mute Kieran Conroy
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:23 PM

    @Padraig McElligott: Best one yet! You must be eggstatic!

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:01 PM

    @Kieran Conroy: i,d say they all scrambled

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    Mute Mark Gerard Lochlain
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:00 PM

    The little b@$tard$

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    Mute ConPhoto
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    Oct 24th 2017, 7:31 PM

    Surely thats an Easter related incident

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    Mute Christy Pop
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:15 PM

    @ConPhoto: eggactly what i was thinking

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    Mute Seamus McElligott
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:07 PM

    Basket case if you ask me.

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    Mute Tony Hickey
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:34 PM

    @Seamus McElligott: shell shocked reading this – they poached the idea from the older yolks down the road. The guards need to lay down the law and hatch a plan to scramble the idea before it becomes eggstreme

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    Mute Kieran Conroy
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:05 PM

    ‘Highlighted the dangers of egg throwing’ What does that even mean? WTF is that for advice? Don’t drive? Stay at home? Don’t buy eggs? Jesus wept.

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    Mute Rob Poonmeister
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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:11 PM

    @Kieran Conroy: Ommm… lette me think about that one

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    Oct 24th 2017, 8:30 PM

    @endohan: Eggcellent pun there

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    Mute EvieXVI
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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:32 PM

    @Kieran Conroy: Maybe ‘don’t throw eggs’ …just a thought…

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    Oct 24th 2017, 9:06 PM

    i hope they charged her

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    Mute Brian O Reilly
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    Oct 24th 2017, 11:23 PM

    The egg throwers all scrambled over a wall ,to escape,the dirty yokes.

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    Mute Stiofán Ó Cearnaigh
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    Oct 25th 2017, 7:40 AM

    This is around since I was young tbf nothing new but I only targeted pedestrians back in the day

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