Confusion Over Barry Cowen’s Sacking Highlights Coalition Weaknesses
Last week Sinn Féin decided to celebrate its long-awaited assumption of the leadership of the post-election Opposition in Dáil ÉireannContinue Reading
Tag: Garda Síochána na hÉireann – The Peace Guard of Ireland
The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris And The PSNI Armed Escort And Jeep
The appointment of Drew Harris as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána in September 2018 was presented by some sympatheticContinue Reading
A Ban On Photographing Gardaí Runs Contrary To Our Democratic Norms
The suggestion by Charlie Flanagan, the hardline Minister for Justice and Equality, that he would favour legislation banning the photographing orContinue Reading
Masked Men In Paramilitary-Style Gear Escorted By Gardaí During Dublin Eviction
The incident late yesterday, when masked gardaí provided heavy protection to similarly masked, black-clad private security contractors attempting to gainContinue Reading
British Government In The North Of Ireland “Riddled” With IRA Agents
The news that Drew Harris, the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), has been selectedContinue Reading
1.8 Million Fake Breathalyser Tests Recorded By An Garda
Am I the only one who believes that the “breathalyser tests” scandal in An Garda Síochána is failing to receiveContinue Reading
Official Review Concludes, Ireland Engaged In Mass Surveillance Of Virtually Entire Population
Back in January 2016 the former Chief Justice of Ireland, John L Murray, began his review of the country’s rarely discussedContinue Reading
Catherine Kelly, Regina Doherty And Online Free Speech In Ireland
Some participants in the liberal or progressive Twittersphere in Ireland might be familiar with @sanepolitico, the username of Catherine Kelly,Continue Reading
Enda Kenny, A Taoiseach On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
So Enda Kenny’s premiership has survived for another day following last night’s unsuccessful vote in Dáil Éireann on the proposed motion of no confidence inContinue Reading
The Maurice McCabe Whistleblower Scandal
The latest scandal blowing through the ranks of an Garda Síochána, and through the “state” more generally, will be familiar enough to regular readersContinue Reading
The Séamus Ludlow Murder, How Ireland And Britain Conspired In A Cover-Up
Forty-seven year old Séamus Ludlow, a quiet, unassuming life-long bachelor, was something of a man of habit. On the afternoonContinue Reading
An Garda Síochána, A Police Force Mired In Controversy And Corruption
Repeated allegations of systemic corruption have been made by independent politicians and journalists against sections of An Garda Síochána, Ireland’sContinue Reading
PSNI Chief Criticises Exaggerated Press Reports On IRA Criminality
The Assistant Chief Constable of the PSNI, the UK paramilitary police force in the north-east of Ireland, has rebuked the Irish and BritishContinue Reading
A Patten Report For A Reformed Garda Síochána
In relation to the latest evidence of malpractice within the ranks of An Garda Síochána, one cannot but help feelContinue Reading
Renua – The Independent News And Media Party
Here we go again! Ireland’s right-wing media cartel, Independent News and Media, is beating the drums for its pet cause with renewed vigour:Continue Reading
The Torturers And Murderers Of The Royal Irish Constabulary
On Friday the 26th of November 1920, Patrick Loughnane, aged twenty-nine, and his younger brother, Harry, aged twenty-two, were labouring in the fieldsContinue Reading
The Labour Party Suggests Free Hugs For Narco-Terrorists
If one needed an example of leadership in Ireland, an illustration of the competency and acumen of our political classes,Continue Reading
Ireland Has Become The “Gun Land” Of Western Europe
Fearann claímh or “sword land” is a Medieval Irish term to describe a territory taken or held through violence. Perhaps unsurprisingly it wasContinue Reading
The Scale Of Surveillance Operations By The Irish State Is Staggering
While many people, certainly informed journalists and anti-austerity activists, would have been aware of the soaring levels of surveillance being carried outContinue Reading
Dissident Republicans With Their Rockets And Their Guns
Did someone mention, “general election“? With April the 8th serving as the legal cut-off point for the holding of theContinue Reading
All Criminals Are Equal, But Some Criminals…
Julien Mercille, geopolitics’ lecturer at UCD, writing for the broadsheet.ie in August: “Last week confirmed once again that in Ireland, theContinue Reading
The Green Scare Or The Indo’s Greens Under The Bed Paranoia
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” For many people this infamous question immediatelyContinue Reading
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