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This is a statement from Katherine Hardester, the mother of Una, who was central to the Hannon miscarriage of justice.  It paints the usual picture of incompetence that we have [...]

Hugh Orde is due to step down as Chief Constable of the PSNI, and now I hear speculation that he might be replaced by a member of the Gardaí, but [...]

As you probably know, our gobshite police force questioned an artist in recent days for putting a painting in a gallery without permission. Imagine that.  These policemen, not renowned for [...]

Let's just go through the mechanics of this ludicrous episode. _____________________ An artist paints a picture. No law broken. He takes it to an art gallery where he leaves it, [...]

The government has just announced the creation of a crack new unit within the Gardai. The Offensive Pictures-And-Other-Stuff-On-The-Wall Squad. Intrigued, I phoned the Garda Press Office. Hello. Is that the [...]

I wrote to the Garda Press Office about this insane business, but that was two days ago and I originally intended to write something about the nature of the works [...]

Andrew Hanlon, a young Dubliner, was murdered in June last year in Silverton, Oregon, by policeman Tony Gonzalez.  The cop, acting together with one or more civilians, hunted the terrified, [...]

Did anyone hear the Garda Commissioner on the radio yesterday morning? Well?  What did you think of Fachtna Murphy's performance? I found it dispiriting, in a time when we were [...]

Update 23rd March 2011.   Jury fails to agree on murder charge. _________________________ Dear God. On the night we host a rugby international in our town, and welcome thousands of [...]