Cormac O'Keeffe

On a day of rapid (and late) changes to EU and Irish foreign policy, my take yesterday on the hard questions the Russian war on #Ukraine poses to our policy of neutrality/military neutrality irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

Phone tapping oversight judge: -“imperative” Gov urgently clarify in law roles & powers of military intelligence -repeats calls for laws to cover online & encrypted comms -@defenceforces intel in state-of-art facility; -Phone tapping by Garda and DF down; irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

Group working with rough sleepers blames anti-immigrant hate motivation behind slashing of tents irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

HSE to run harm reduction and drug checking service at two major festivals this year - half that of last year - but are hopeful the new national drugs strategy will expand the programme irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

Gardaí examine mobile phone imagery and CCTV footage to identify two gangs of teenagers involved in separate attacks on Indian nationals in Tallaght last Saturday irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

🌈 Happy Belfast Pride! The LGBTQIA+ community has led so much positive change in our society. Alliance will always stand with you in the fight for a more equal, fair and inclusive future for everyone. Be proud, be visible, and most of all – be you. Have a brilliant day!

Customs and Gardai seize large haul of ecstasy pills in Monaghan

A new multi-storey, high-tech facility for Ireland's internal security service is to be built at Garda HQ irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

During a three-hour ordeal over false accusation of missing drugs, the woman was burned with a makeshift blow torch and a heated hammer head, cut with a knife, kicked and punched, had her hair cut off and was threatened with rape irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

I warmly welcome President @EmmanuelMacron’s intervention as France is to become the first G7 nation to recognise the state of Palestine. This is very significant.

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Please note our latest statement below regarding an alleged assault that occurred in the Kilnamanagh area of Dublin on Saturday evening, and content related to which has been widely shared online.

🚗 The gang had travelled from Romania to several Western European countries, mainly the UK, and withdrew large sums of money from ATM machines. They later laundered the proceeds by investing in real estate, companies, vacations and luxury products. More: europol.europa.eu/media-press/ne…

Detailed look at damning @CoE_CPT report on Irish prisons: -Overcrowding plaguing prisons (has worsened since inspection) -Safety for prisoners and staff deteriorated -Issue of remanding homeless in prison not addressed -New CMH has not cut waiting lists irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167…

“I am absolutely convinced that what’s going on in Gaza is a genocide, because the thing speaks for itself. My grandchildren will be learning in school about who did what in the worst crime of the 21st century." – Martin Griffiths, former Under-SG UN middleeasteye.net/news/former-un…

⚡️Russian attacks kill 2, injure 30 across Ukraine over past day, cause blackouts. Russia launched 71 drones from multiple directions overnight. Air defenses shot down 27 drones, and 18 were lost or intercepted by electronic warfare, the Air Force said. kyivindependent.com/russian-attack…