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The guards took a break at a checkpoint in Loughrea to blare Christmas songs last night

As you do.

Dec 15th 2016, 2:15 PM 7,011 Views 1 Comment

NOBODY IS IMMUNE to the joys and silliness of Christmas.

Not even the guards, as it turns out.

Last night, An Garda Síochána posted footage from a checkpoint in Loughrea, Co. Galway, which showed two squad cars flashing their lights and absolutely blaring Jingle Bells.
https://www.facebook.com/angardasiochana/videos/10154469253303001/

The @GardaTraffic account wrote:

I’ll let ye decide if it’s appropriate…

The consensus? Of course it’s appropriate. IT’S CHRISTMAS!

sfa Source: Garda Traffic/Twitter

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The guards took a break at a checkpoint in Loughrea to blare Christmas songs last night

As you do.