Garda HR chief told of bid to ‘go after’ McCabe, says file given to tribunal

Garda HR chief told of bid to ‘go after’ McCabe, says file given to tribunal: A member of Garda management told the force’s head of human resources, John Barrett, that there would be an attempt to target Sgt Maurice McCabe at the O’Higgins Commission, according to documents submitted to the Charleton Tribunal.

Publication of the Sixth Report of the Implementation Oversight Group | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

Publication of the Sixth Report of the Implementation Oversight Group | Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)

State must be held to account on disabilities, Equality Commission urges

State must be held to account on disabilities, Equality Commission urges: The State must be held to account on its approach to the rights of people with disabilities, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has urged.ABOUT TIME.

Defendant attacked house over drugs debt

Defendant attacked house over drugs debt: A householder reacted quickly when a man tried to set fire to the front door because of a drugs debt.

Inmate deaths lead to call for culture change

Inmate deaths lead to call for culture change: The concerns highlighted by two prison inspectors on proper records being kept by officers appears to be falling on deaf ears within the service, writes Joe Leogue

50 years ago today The Northern Irish Troubles began

50 years ago today The Northern Irish Troubles began: On October 5, 1968, everything changed. I was fifteen years old living 25 miles from the Irish border and Northern Ireland might as well have been in Africa for all most people knew or cared about it.