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LIVELINE CALLBACK

Liveline Callback Ep 2 Image Name: Liveline Callback Ep 2 Copyright: RTÉ
Liveline Callback Image Name: Liveline Callback Copyright: RTE
Liveline Callback Image Name: Liveline Callback Copyright: RTE

EPISODE 2

“The Krays”

In June 1995 Vincent got a call to say his brother was lying in a coma in a hospital in Kent, England.

His brother had been viciously beaten by two brothers outside a pub in Dover. Vincent went to England and held his brother Gregs hand and kept vigil at his bedside. While at the hospital an envelope was delivered with a cassette tape inside. The envelope was sent from Maidstone prison by the notorious London gangster Reggie Kray. Reggie had recorded a message for Greg which repeatedly said “ open your eyes Greg, open your eyes”.

Greg died some weeks later however for Vincent this event in some way piqued an interest in 1960s London gangsters and in 1997 Vincent found himself having a drink with London gangster Mad Frankie Frazer and in 1999 Vincent travelled to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to attend the 70th birthday party of Ronnie Biggs The Great Train Robber.

“Crash Angels”

Larry Malone rings Liveline hoping to find the women who tended to him after a horrific crash on the Dunboyne to Maynooth road. As the story unfolds, we discover that these women and their neighbours have been providing a sort of makeshift emergency response unit because of the dangerous bends on the road outside their front doors. Joe also reveals that on the week this story was covered, it was the 25th anniversary of the death of his own brother – who died along with another person, in a road crash not far from where Larry’s crash happened.

Story – “Revenue Scam”

Liveline hears about a revenue scam in which people are being left a frightening message on their landlines. The message says that they owe money to revenue, and directs them to call a number or else they will be landed with a lawsuit. When people phone the number, the scammers then scare them into giving out bank details. We hear from Sharon O’Brien, one of the people who received this call – but Sharon wasn’t easily fooled – it soon becomes clear that the scammers met their match!