Posts Tagged ‘ garda ’

McBrearty Settles Action Against Irish State for €3 Million

Oct 31st, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Crime, Favourites, Policing, gardai

Over a year ago, I wrote about the disgraceful actions of the police in framing, intimidating and harassing a Donegal businessman, Frank McBrearty. Read about it here should you feel inclined.
Well, today, Frank McBrearty and his wife, Rosalind, settled their personal action against the State for €3 Million. This is on top of [...]



The Cannibal Murders Revisited

Oct 9th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Crime, Favourites, Policing, Scandal, gardai

Anyone remember Dean Lyons?
He was a vulnerable young Dublin man, a drug addict, who was framed by the police for a double murder he didn’t commit. A brutal, ritualistic murder with satanic overtones.
He was jailed for it, and remained in jail for seven more months even after another man committed an identical murder [...]



Sikhs, Turbans and the Irish Police

Aug 21st, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Policing, Politics, Religion

You know what a reasonable, tolerant man I am except when I have to oppress idiots who disagree with me. Everyone knows that I’ll put up with anything except idiocy and intolerance.
So why has this turban thing got me so confused?
A Sikh is refused membership of the Garda reserve because he won’t take [...]