Human arm found on beach in south Dublin

Gardaí say the arm, as well as a human leg found on a beach last week, is being investigated.

26/10/12 16,190 Views 87 Comments

Image: Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING the discovery of a human arm on a beach in Shankill, south Dublin yesterday.

The arm was found by a member of the public at around noon and Gardaí were notified.

Gardaí said the coroner has been notified and the arm has been taken to the morgue.

Last week a human leg was found by a walker on Dollymount beach and a spokesperson at the Garda press office told TheJournal.ie that while it is too early to say if they are connected, both body parts are being investigated and will be tested for a match.

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Alan Harrison 26/10/12 #

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say they’re both connected

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- Dave O'Shea 26/10/12 #
  
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  Claaaaaaaaaaaaaasssss
  
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- coincéar 26/10/12 #
  
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  I reckon they ain’t connected… Since one was found in shankill and the other in dollymount … Then again the long arm of the law might connect them
  
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- Conor Hickey 26/10/12 #
  
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  It’s a no brainier.
  
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- Aaron Burns 26/10/12 #
  
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  I dunno, you mite not have a leg to stand on…..
  
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- The kop 26/10/12 #
  
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  just saw a garda in the shop buy some head and shoulders….that should put it all together…
  
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- The kop 26/10/12 #
  
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  I got my arms, got my hands Got my fingers, got my legs Got my feet, got my toes…..
  nina simone has what the garda are looking for!!
  
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- Cy hendrix 26/10/12 #
  
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  Considering One possibly two people have died,it seems inappropriate to make fun of these finds.The least ye could do is go down to your local bookies and see if anyone has lost an arm and a leg lately and if so report it to the Gardai. Hypocrites!
  
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- Joe McDermott 26/10/12 #
  
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  Not funny at all, some family out there is missing a member and dismembered limbs are washing up on a beach and ye are cracking stupid jokes about it.
  
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- Arch Archibaldovich 26/10/12 #
  
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  A couple of years ago a close friend of mine’s mother killed herself by jumping into a river. She was registered as missing with the Gardai. The body was found a year later along the coast with limbs missing from it.
  
  Reading these comments I think you lot are the most disgusting, vile pieces of filth to have graced the earth. These limbs belong to somebody, more than likely a dead person, and all you can do is crack jokes about it. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Would you make such comments to a relative of a missing person? Or a relative of a person known to be murdered in the area? Let’s hope it never happens to you or anyone you care about.
  
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- Cy hendrix 26/10/12 #
  
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  @ Archibaldi. You may well have a point there.This particular vile piece of filth recognises that you feel this way and admires the fact that you choose to voice your opinion ,albeit under an assumed name.I am undecided how to take your point on board at the moment.I find myself somewhat in limbo on that one, one could say.
  
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Dave O'Shea 26/10/12 #

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I did see a guy just recently swimming in circles.

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- Pj Davis 26/10/12 #
  
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  if its the guy in the water with no arms, i think his name is Bob
  
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- Pj Davis 26/10/12 #
  
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  or it may be duncan… he hasn’t been feeling himself lately
  
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Paul Martin 26/10/12 #

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There’s no body to this story

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Creamy Hamstrings 26/10/12 #

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This is terrible. I wonder if the gardai need a hand?

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- Joe McDermott 26/10/12 #
  
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  Arent you lucky its not one of your family members!
  
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Stephen Donnelly 26/10/12 #

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The poor owner must be in bits..

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RossMcEntegart 26/10/12 #

3 36

Somebody’s doing the mother of all Hokey Kokeys!

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snooch 26/10/12 #

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IRA finally decommissioning their arms

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adrian egan 26/10/12 #

5 42

Collect all four win a prize

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Neil Carroll 26/10/12 #

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the guy thought he couldn’t put a foot wrong, ya got to hand it to him.

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Brighid Sheridan 26/10/12 #

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Ah people I had such a laugh at the comments- I know I shouldn’t have but couldn’t help it… Keep them coming- the jokes not body parts that is.

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Ronan Kealy 26/10/12 #

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Shouldn’t someone tell Heather Mills and Abu Hamza?

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Damien Sheridan 26/10/12 #

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I heard there was a leprosy convention and that they finished the evening with the hokey cokey….apparently it didn’t go well

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n365 26/10/12 #

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Ok Marcella ,really sorry,my fault, hands up…

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lisa o riordan 26/10/12 #

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Missing arms and legs? Out swimming? I think I can identify this guy.
Willie Power.

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- John O'Neill 26/10/12 #
  
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  Somebody’s always trying to throw the leg over on Dollymount Strand…
  
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Mackie Sanz 26/10/12 #

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Though the news was sad but when I start reading comments I couldnt stop laughing lol

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- Brighid Sheridan 26/10/12 #
  
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  @ mackie I was the same lol
  
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Lisa Storey 26/10/12 #

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Lads those comments are just brilliant!! Mainly the reason I read the articles is to read the comments!!! Have a great long weekend everyone and if you cant be good…don’t get caught!!!

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- Michelle Hennessy 26/10/12 #
  
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  I’m glad everyone is in such a good mood this morning, even if the topic is somewhat morbid.
  
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- Mackie Sanz 26/10/12 #
  
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  It’s friday!!!! And long weekend ahead :)
  
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Pat Walsh 26/10/12 #

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I think it’s unlikely that the arm & leg are connected. Because the thigh bone connected to the hip bone, the hip bone connected to the back bone, the back bone connected to the shoulder bone ..

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Gary Guilfoyle 26/10/12 #

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I’d give an arm and a leg to find out who did this.

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- karla carroll 26/10/12 #
  
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  by the looks someone already has…
  
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A1-88 26/10/12 #

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Must of had no body to swim with

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Brian Cahill 26/10/12 #

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I hear that the guards know that the victim had dandruff……….. because thy found his head and shoulders on Portmarnock beach…….

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Steve McGrath 26/10/12 #

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These jokes are pretty h-armless…

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JakkiB 26/10/12 #

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OMG! Fair play everyone y’all made me smile this morning :D

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Conor Hickey 26/10/12 #

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Jawsus.

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- Debbie Ennis 26/10/12 #
  
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  Ha ha kop !!!!! That’s class
  
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sinto sinnott 26/10/12 #

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Even the beach is expensive these days. It will cost you an arm & a leg.

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Paul Sharpe 28/10/12 #

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Thumbs up! to the Garda in this case. They were certainly on their toes. Lets give them a big hand.

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Philip de Courcy 26/10/12 #

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Police have advised the member of the public who has misplaced these limbs to ‘pull themselves together’

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Eilish Hurley 26/10/12 #

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I know the story is sad!but these comments are fantastic . high five to you all.

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Scott Flynn 26/10/12 #

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Hopefully they’ll find the body of evidence linking these two incidences together!

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Waffler Hillis 26/10/12 #

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Where’s Sheriff Brody when you need him?

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Conor McLaughlin 26/10/12 #

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Hey guys, it’s not right!! It’s left!!!

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Larry Byrne 28/10/12 #

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Guess what they found down at the forty foot.

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Andrew Telford 26/10/12 #

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Proof buying a house in Sandymount still costs you an arm and a leg these days

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n365 26/10/12 #

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Its a left arm belonging to a black person,because I overheard a guard say that “it’s not right and it’s not fair.”!

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- Francis Foran 26/10/12 #
  
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  No more handouts so !
  
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n365 26/10/12 #

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*I ain’t got no body,ain’t got no body** c’mon everyone sing along now.,!

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- Gary Mason 26/10/12 #
  
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  no
  
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- n365 26/10/12 #
  
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  Come on Gary,live a little,it would help a lot..
  
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Caroline Locke 26/10/12 #

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Again!!!!!:((((( Same thing happened last week remember.

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Pj Davis 26/10/12 #

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i hate to point the finger…but

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Ryan oneill 26/10/12 #

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This brutal attack undermines the strong arm of the law

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Declan 26/10/12 #

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Lisa o riordan take a bow. Absolute classic

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Louise Ni Riain 26/10/12 #

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gardai standing there with 1 arm as long as the other!!

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Trevor Nolan 26/10/12 #

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**insert ‘big wave’ joke here**

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louise dunne 26/10/12 #

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:D

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Redcaff 26/10/12 #

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People used to be happy with just dipping a toe in!

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Mike Clinton 26/10/12 #

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poor chap went to a pub in Shankill and got legless.
The Garda said it’s ok to approach him as he’s “armless”…
just getting my coat.

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Marcella Treacy 26/10/12 #

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Can’t believe all the jokes being made!! Show some respect! FFS!!! This is the remains of someone’s loved one or ones as the case may be, it could be someone you know!

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- Scott Flynn 26/10/12 #
  
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  I agree, these comments are all a bit heavy handed. But society really needs to shoulder some of the blame, we’ve grown up hand-in-hand with inappropriate puns as part of our culture.
  
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Mike Clinton 26/10/12 #

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Gosh !!. The property is very expencive along that coastline.

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John 26/10/12 #

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Thats mad, cant get my head around that

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Mark Sparky O Shea 26/10/12 #

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i think we sould. call in the ARMY

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Phil Donohue 26/10/12 #

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The sound of one hand clapping….

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Eimear Cawley 29/10/12 #

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I can’t believe how disrespectful all of these comments are….that poor unfortunate person has a family and friends who are hurting alot right now at her loss, you should be ashamed.

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Conor Hickey 26/10/12 #

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Take all limbs found to a Garda clinic.

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- rodrigo detriano 26/10/12 #
  
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  Probably someone got legless, then decided to engage in some armless fun!!
  
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Francis Foran 26/10/12 #

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I’m going out on a limb here !

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Damocles 26/10/12 #

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Is this the result of chainsaw wielding Brazilian drug suppliers wanting their money back?

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- Niceman 26/10/12 #
  
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  Yes
  
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- Shanners 26/10/12 #
  
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  It’s the Mexican cartels from a few Weeks back.
  
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Jo Kennedy 26/10/12 #

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Laughing my a55 off here, the Hokey Cokey.. Genius

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Michael O' Riordan 26/10/12 #

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Grow up!

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Gary Mason 26/10/12 #

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some of these comments are unBEARable

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Stephen Moore 26/10/12 #

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The Shankill butchers are at it again!

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Brian Donovan 26/10/12 #

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They should have called the arm-y limb disposal unit

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Dave O'connor 27/10/12 #

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To all that think this is funny.
There are a lot of missing persons out there whose families are
extremely worried about their loved ones, Lets hope the Garda
never have to knock on your door to inform you that they found
parts your love one washed up on a beach. This is the third body part
found (MURDER IS ON JOKE).

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- Dominic Kenneally 27/10/12 #
  
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  Neither is dyslexia
  
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Declan Mannix 26/10/12 #

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I heard The Gardai are looking for any missing truck drivers and calling all trucking firms and accounting for all drivers.

The arm’s had was clutching a Yorkie

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- Máire Egan 26/10/12 #
  
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  Its raining man hallelujah!!
  
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