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Strategic Failure - Tactical Win - Dublin and Monaghan Car Bombings Court Decision
The Court win is a temporary Tactical gain but lacks Strategic sustainability because the Dublin and Monaghan outrages have been subsumed in
JOHN OBRIEN
Jan 3111 min read
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Alan Kelly TD Where are all the Guards Gone
23/10/2024 An Garda Síochána Deputy Alan Kelly: There was a recent meeting of councillors from the Nenagh municipal district with...
JOHN OBRIEN
Nov 14, 20247 min read
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GENERAL ELECTION 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY
A SIMPLE QUESTION - BUT NO GOOD ANSWERS
JOHN OBRIEN
Nov 9, 20241 min read
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Politics and Policing – The Dopamine Effect
HARD EVIDENCE There is irrefutable hard fact evidence that there are many serious issues facing Ireland relating to Policing and...
JOHN OBRIEN
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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Minister McEntee Claims Landmark Reform John O'Brien Disagrees
Press Release Minister McEntee In her recent press release (15 October) the Minister claims landmark reform of An Garda Síochána and...
JOHN OBRIEN
Oct 24, 202423 min read
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Assassination Attempts - on Trump
THE MOST RECENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA (SEPTEMBER 15) HAS GIVEN SERIOUS...
JOHN OBRIEN
Sep 18, 202410 min read
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ASSASSINATION PATRICK FINUCANE SOLICITOR 1989 - THE BRITISH WILL HOLD A PUBLIC INQUIRY
There is an inextricable link between Politics (Government) and Policing/Security. The murder of Pat Finucane underscores this link from...
JOHN OBRIEN
Sep 11, 20247 min read
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ASSASSINATION OF DETECTIVE SERGEANT DENIS O'BRIEN 9 SEPTEMBER 1942
D/Sergeant Denis O’Brien was ambushed and murdered on 9 September 1942 as he drove away from his home in Ballyboden, County Dublin. He...
JOHN OBRIEN
Sep 8, 20249 min read
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MURDER SUPERINTENDENT JOHN CURTIN, TIPPERARY, 20 MARCH 1931 Posthumous Award of Gold Scott Medal 9 September 2024 " Belated Recognition - Why so long"
The sacrifice made by Superintendent Curtin and the grief visited on his family was neglected by official Ireland for many years. I had...
JOHN OBRIEN
Sep 1, 202411 min read
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