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Guest of honor at Irish criminal’s wake? A horse!

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PATRICK COOPER,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:38 AM
Updated Monday, February 8, 2010, 2:04 PM

 

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A horse was the guest of honor in a Dublin pub at the wake of a well-known drug offender who had been shot dead.

Dealer Noel Deans (27) was gunned down on January 16 in Coolock in Dublin, a high crime area.

He was leaving his local pub when he was shot. Though he had a criminal record, he was not believed to be a major dealer, and the reason for the shooting was said to be that he owed $800 dollars to a major crime figure

The dead man owned several horses and one of them was brought to the wake in a local pub as the guest of honor.

However, a number of his relatives and criminal associates began to drink heavily and the horse had to be removed as police were called.

When police arrived a violent confrontation took place between the family mourners and cops.

One young policewoman was struck on the head by a bottle, but she was not seriously injured.

Deans had a police record since he was 14, including cocaine dealing, assault and attempting to run over a policeman.

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Posted by jacersisityourself on Feb 10, 2010, 04:05 PM EST
EXCUSE ME Mr. Cooper! Coolock is not a high crime area. Like any part of Dublin, crime does occur within it - Dun Laoghaire, Blackrock, Inner City, Drimnagh, Swords, Crumlin, Ballyfermot, Foxrock, Blanchardstown... oh yeah, they all have residents up in court from time to time but none would be classified as a high crime area. Ask the residents. The bluddy cheek of ye!
 


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