Cormac O'Keeffe
Security Correspondent at Irish Examiner
Security Corr @irishexaminer & Author @COKeeffeWriter l Security. Crime. Drugs. Policing. Justice. Foreign Policy I Crime novel #BlackWater @bwpublishing
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2 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Tadgh McNally |Cormac O'Keeffe
Taoiseach Miche√°l Martin has condemned the slow trickle of aid into Gaza as a ‚Äúsick joke‚ÄĚ, as the UN warned that as many as 14,000 babies could die in the days ahead without urgent humanitarian assistance. EU ministers agreed to review the EU-Israel Association Agreement, amid backlash against the Israeli Government‚Äôs continued bombardment of Gaza and slow release of aid into the enclave.
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1 month ago |
irishexaminer.com | Cormac O'Keeffe |Eoin Reynolds
Gardaí have welcomed the sentencing of two men for firearms offences today saying the criminals “act and believe that they are above the law”. A senior officer said the pair - brothers Glen Ward, known as the criminal figure ‘Mr Flashy’, and Eric O’Driscoll - brought “significant harm and tragedy” to families in the north Dublin community they live in and operate from.
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Feb 22, 2025 |
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael |Cormac O'Keeffe
The Garda Commissioner has issued a statement to the Garda Representative Association (GRA) saying what he would have wanted to say if he had been invited to attend their annual conference this year. As well as listing all the things he has initiated to improve the conditions of rank-and-file Gardaí — even down to a new baseball cap — Drew Harris also hints that he would still very much like to go to the GRA’s conference in Co Kerry in April.
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Jan 26, 2025 |
irishexaminer.com | Brendan Furlong |Cormac O'Keeffe
A 34-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in Waterford City. Marcus O'Neill, with an address at 15 O'Brien St in Waterford City, appeared before a special sitting of Gorey District Court on Sunday night charged under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Detective Sergeant Mick Bourke gave evidence of arrest charge and caution.
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Jan 26, 2025 |
irishexaminer.com | Imasha Costa |Cormac O'Keeffe
A man has been charged in connection with the discovery of a woman's body in Waterford City on Saturday. The woman, aged in her 40s, was discovered by emergency services in an “unresponsive state” after they entered a house on O’Brien Street. She was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested, understood to be on suspicion of assault. It is understood the man was arrested at the scene. In an update on Sunday evening, gardaí say the man has since been charged.
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From WhatsApp 'drug menu' groups - with prices ranging from €20 to €850 - to QR codes on lamp posts bringing customers to a drug delivery website, Limerick's drug trade is booming. Really informative read from @ManonGilbart in today's @irishexaminer https://t.co/uc9uOM1SYE
In an intelligence-led operation, Revenue Customs seized around 90kgs of cannabis herb (est value €1.8m) in Co Louth. The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB) and Louth Divisional Drugs Unit assisted. Man (in his 50s) arrested. https://t.co/b6QgobociI
Trump and his lieutenants undermine the media, judges, professors - and now the military - and, in the process, undermine learning and knowledge... Pentagon orders military to pull all library books on diversity https://t.co/b7VxyZx7nZ