AN inquest has found SAS soldiers were ‘unjustified’ in shooting four IRA men in Tyrone in 1992. Provisional IRA members Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20, were shot dead by the soldiers minutes after they had carried out a gun attack on Coalisland RUC station on February 16, 1992. Today Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner, … [Read more...] about Families ‘vindicated’ as coroner finds SAS were ‘unjustified’ in shooting four IRA men in 1992
Ireland’s electricity system to be bolstered as storms become ‘more regular and more destructive’
NEW measures will be put in place to make Ireland’s electricity system more resilient as the number of storms to hit the nation and their severity continues to increase. Ireland’s Environment Minister Darragh O'Brien has announced plans to “enhance the electricity grid and to increase its resilience” once the cleanup after Storm Éowyn is complete. Nearly 800,000 homes, farms … [Read more...] about Ireland’s electricity system to be bolstered as storms become ‘more regular and more destructive’
Women urged to sign up as three-week Garda recruitment campaign gets underway
A GARDA recruitment campaign which opened today will be live for applications for just three weeks. Anyone planning on applying for a place will need to do so by 3pm on Thursday, February 27. The police force has urged women and people from underrepresented groups to sign up in order to ensure it is “fully representative of the people we serve”. Garda trainees are paid €354 per … [Read more...] about Women urged to sign up as three-week Garda recruitment campaign gets underway
Ireland ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza says Israeli defence minister
IRELAND is ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has said. Mr Katz made the statement as he ordered the Israeli army to prepare for large numbers of residents to leave the warn-torn territory which has been devastated by the 15-month conflict between Hamas and Israeli forces. It follows a proposal made by US President Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Ireland ‘obligated’ to take in people from Gaza says Israeli defence minister
Call for fast-track powers for Police Ombudsman after officer’s dismissal took years
THE Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has called for fast-track powers after a police officer’s dismissal took four years to complete. The Ombudsman’s office confirmed this week that a PSNI officer was finally dismissed more than four years after an investigation into his conduct was completed. The case centred on two police officers involved in the arrest and search of a … [Read more...] about Call for fast-track powers for Police Ombudsman after officer’s dismissal took years