The European Gay Police Association are in Dublin this week holding their 6th conference. It is hosted by G Force, the Garda Gay Lesbian and Bisexual employee resource group. There are over 130 delegates from throughout Europe attending. They’ve visited Áras and Uachtaráin and been given a reception by President Higgins. The Minister for Justice […]
If you are a regular reader you know the drill by now – The Donegal News arrives in the house and I get bits read out to me and eventually I go ‘WHAT?!’ This weeks ‘gem’ in the court reports is on page 30 of last Friday’s edition. Footage of street row ‘disappeared ‘ from […]
Tags:Donegal News·Garda Síochána·Gardai·Letterkenny·Mobile phone·Public order crime
The weekly ritual that is the reading out of ‘interesting’ bits of the paper from home took place in the henhouse yesterday. Given that my partner is from Donegal it is the Donegal News that she tries to entertain me with. After a few pages of court reports involving scraps, using false driving licences bought […]
Tags:Closed-circuit television·Crime and Justice·Cross-examination·Donegal News·Garda Síochána·Public order crime
The apology is now in text form on the RTE website (screen cap here) – still no sign of the film package going back up. RTE think it’s all over. But there is art, countless photoshops, poems, t-shirts to purchase (Proceeds to Rape Crisis Network), international reactions, analysis of online coverage, complaint letters, and so […]
Tags:Brian Cowen·Garda Síochána·Government Press Office·Radio Telefís Éireann·Today FM
Many thanks to Ian for the tip on this letter in yesterday’s Sunday Independent from the General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors. Last weeks article you will remember was a load of rubbish from Jim Cusack. The letter is excellent in both it’s rebuttal and also in naming the impact of […]