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Security Corr @irishexaminer & Author @COKeeffeWriter l Security. Crime. Drugs. Policing. Justice. Laws l UCD/DCU I Crime novel #BlackWater @bwpublishing

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Cormac O'Keeffe
3 years
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
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Breaking: Gardaí investigating an alleged sexual assault in Finglas last Friday believe a white Irish male was involved and not migrants or refugees
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Breaking: Ireland's first drug testing project due to operate at Electric Picnic. HSE are piloting a limited checking service as part of their harm reduction strategy at festivals. Due to be announced later today. More to follow soon on @irishexaminer
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Gardaí say white Irish male, not a migrant, involved in alleged sexual assault. The claims that male refugees or black men carried out the attack have fuelled and heightened anti-refugee protests in Finglas in recent days
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Decriminalisation of personal drug possession in Portugal did not result in any increase in drug use or in drug trafficking, senior Portuguese police officer tells Oireachtas Committee on Drugs
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Man arrested under the Offences Against the State Act early on Wednesday morning has been charged by officers in the Special Detective Unit and is due before court this morning
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Irish security services identified fake online accounts linked to the Russian state that were generating “anti-government” messages in the run up to the election, the Irish Examiner understands
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Barry, a highly experienced journalist, shows admirable composure while being harangued and encircled, as he calmly tried to do his job covering anti-immigrant protests
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Cathal Mac Coille
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Respect for @barryokellyrte for calmness, courage and dignity in responding to people who harassed a very good journalist at work. #RTEInvestigates #TruthMatters
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16 years ago today our first child was born sleeping. His name is Adam. 🌻 @alittlelifetime
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4 years
Extensive coverage in @irishexaminer today of #golfgate - following up on the scoop by @aoifegracemoore and @PTHosford #iestaff Support newspapers and #buyapaper #supportjournalism
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@defenceforces update on trooper Shane Kearney (injured in Lebanon gun attack last Dec): "Tpr Shane Kearney continues his recovery in Beaumont hospital. He is responding very well to treatment and is no longer critical with his condition now described as stable...
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The State funeral of Garda Tony Golden was held six years ago today
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Delighted to pick up an award at @LawSocIreland #JMA2020 along with fellow @irishexaminer hacks @Mickcliff and @ciananbrennan as well as constant winner @CraftyReporter #iestaff Could really do with the post-award pints in Walsh's!
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@irishexaminer marketing campaign has kicked off which some really striking ads. Have to say I like this one #supportnewspapers #journalismmatters
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End of an era: The last of the 'Old Dublin Office' of the @irishexaminer departs today. @EvelynRing has done more than 40 years in the trenches, much of it covering the health brief...
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Ireland to contribute over €120m in non-lethal military aid to Ukraine this year with @defenceforces due to provide further training to Ukrainian forces
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Dáil backs @simoncoveney proposals for Ireland to join 4 new Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects - part of EU security and defence policy. Areas are cyber threats, disaster relief, Special Operations Forces medical training & systems for mine countermeasures
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Army Ranger Wing lead @defenceforces counter-terrorism exercise along with @naval_service & @IrishAirCorps re-taking a hijacked ferry heading for Dublin Port, with comment from @Edward__Burke and @donlav #iestaff
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The absence of ego or anger or agenda shown in #CatherineCorless on @RTELateLateShow just underlines her stature and justice in her cause
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris reveals he is setting up a review of investigations where gardaí are accused of domestic or sexual violence to make sure they are conducted appropriately. He said this was in light of the Sarah Everard case in London
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Long Read on @IRLCoDF report -Focusing on costs, instead of threats, is the wrong way to look at defence & security -Major questions over how the extra 2,000-3,000 personnel are going to be recruited -Implementation, and who is driving it, will be key
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-Ireland a 'point of least resistance' for South American cartels 'bombarding' Europe with cocaine; -One navy vessel patrolling Irish waters; -No Maritime Security Strategy; -No National Security Strategy
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Graham Carey charged with incitement to hatred and banned from social media, protests and refugee centres
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The Irish Examiner understands that Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is meeting police in Dubai to discuss the possibility of bringing the Kinahan cartel leaders back from the UAE to Ireland to face justice More soon on @irishexaminer
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In a rare interview, Garda's intelligence chief gives an insight in their work in today's @irishexaminer Topics include: -New IS threat -60 cases of terror funding per year -US groups fund far right in Ireland -Disinformation -Russia -Security oversight
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Russian embassy in Ireland says recent Russian TV reports showing the impact a possible nuclear attack against Britain, which also devastates Ireland, were a matter for the programme editors
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Mounting international security threats and a major domestic plan to rescue the @defenceforces but no dedicated defence minister for more than 13 years
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A "hard debate" is needed on the drugs crisis as communities and young people continue to bear brunt @irishexaminer special report on drugs, gangs, policing and drug laws #supportjournalism and consider buying a paper/subscribe #iestaff @HRBdrugslibrary
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Gardai in Crumlin, joined by members of Dublin Fire Brigade, join the minute's silence in memory of Det Gda Colm Horkan #ColmRIP #iestaff
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Independent candidate Tania Doyle - who, along with her husband, were subject to an assault while campaigning by men espousing anti-immigrant views - has been elected #LE24
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Tania Doyle (NP) has been deemed elected in the Ongar LEA on the first count. #Fingal #LE24
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Garda update: Sam Windrum has been located safe and well. An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. No further media action is required.
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Revenue signs contract for a new Customs Cutter, replacing RCC Suirbhéir, in service since 2004. It will be built by AuxNaval in Spain and is expected to come into service in 2025. The Cutter will be used by Revenue’s Maritime Unit, responsible for patrolling 3,000 km of coast
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A Garda negotiator has managed to resolve an incident at a house in Carlow this morning after a 999 call said there was a man in a distressed state claiming to have access to a firearm. Gardaí said no firearm was located at the property and no injuries were reported #iestaff
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First time in office since March. First time access to a printer - that sweet sound!
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Cormac O'Keeffe
2 years
Two stories we ran over the weekend, from opposite ends of the drugs trade: 1. South American drug cartels given opportunity to target weakened North Atlantic trafficking route after further @naval_service cuts, with @RACO_DF comments @HRBdrugslibrary
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French navy make two 1.2 tonne-seizures of cocaine bound for Europe. Of relevance to Ireland's capacity to patrol Irish-controlled waters, @maoc_n said both seizures were made possible by the "permanent availability" of French assets in that part of the Atlantic
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Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre- Narcotics
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🚨 In the past week, the @MarineNationale conducted two maritime operations off the Caribbean, resulting in the seizure of over 2400 Kg of cocaine destined for Europe. 🔗 📸 @FAA_Officiel @NCA_UK @DEAHQ
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What the statistics tell us about the scale of violence against women and the extent to which males were behind them
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The 16-year-old arrested yesterday in relation to public order incidents in Carrigiline last Saturday has been charged. He is due before Cork District Court this morning
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Numbers swelling to over 300 or so as anti-immigrant protest gathers at Garden of Remembrance. Fair number of masked men swinging flags. Plenty of shouting.
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Gardaí investigating: -second anti-refugee assault - recorded and circulated online - in Dublin; -calls at one protest to "burn down" refugee accommodation; -violent incident at Ashtown migrant camp and are hopeful of identifying assailants
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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From NATO to neutrality - has the time come for a serious debate in Ireland?
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My God, this is so horrendous
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Kaitlan Collins
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Amerie Jo Garza's father, a med aide, says he found out she was one of the victims when he arrived on the scene and was helping another little girl covered in blood. She told him her best friend had been shot. When he asked her name, she said his daughter's. There aren't words.
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Gardaí have identified a suspect, aged in his late teens, for the criminal damage of a defibrillator at a business premises in Blarney, Co Cork on 18 Dec last. Gardaí were able to identify the suspect as a result of the support of the community. Compensation has been paid.
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Cormac O'Keeffe
2 years
Flying for flag #Ukraine at #dublinmarathon
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Ireland will soon have access to an EU rapid response team to deal with hybrid attacks, including on its critical infrastructure as well as election interference and disinformation
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Fair to say this weekend's @CitizAssembly is a big one and will be a lot for members to digest. They will be listening to gardai, academics, experts, the courts, prisons, more gardai and experts, probation, youth workers, psychiatrists, advocates & a battery of legal academics.
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I see @ciananbrennan sported a shirt and jacket for the occasion and even @Mickcliff scrubbed up, contrasting sharply with my good self. Thanks lads @LawSocIreland #JMA2020 #iestaff
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Slain garda Colm Horkan was a “big Christmas man” and recent weeks have been “tough” on the family, his brother Dermot has told a garda conference #iestaff
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Front page story in this morning's @irishexaminer at an examination underway in Garda HQ to provide an 'antidote' to opiate overdoses, with input from @HSELive and reaction from @tonyduffin and @gardarep executive member @HRBdrugslibrary @drugsdotie
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On a busy day, talks between @gardarep and the Commissioner have broken down. GRA General Secretary Ronan Slevin said today's meeting was "a complete waste of time" and that their relationship with Drew Harris was now "in many ways irreparable" More on @irishexaminer
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Gardaí in Pearse Street seize €130k in cash & €600k in cannabis herb in 3 linked searches in Wicklow and Dublin: -stop car in Rathnew, seize herb & arrest driver -stop car in Walkinstown, seize €85k & arrest driver -search house in Dublin and seize €45k & arrest 4 people
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Walking into town I see a garda having a chat with the morning group gathered outside a methadone clinic. The garda leaves and, as I pass the crowd, I hear "He's ah rite". #communitypolicing
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Huge seizure of drugs in Cork Port. Initial indications suggest hundreds of kilos confiscated. Tests being conducted, but suspected to be crystal meth. Not for domestic market and may be for export. Linked searches in Kerry and number of arrests made. More on @irishexaminer soon
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The Anti-Corruption Unit of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau make an eight arrest in an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt practices at a state education and training board #IEstaff
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'Channel 9' material @TheFastShow1
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The post I feared I might never write
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Should the grey boundaries of Irish neutrality be stretched to protect the lives of civilians in Ukraine from Russian missiles? A broad range of voices give their view
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The grandpas are back
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Two unarmed uniform gardaí disarm a man brandishing a loaded sawn-off shotgun after he robbed a taxi driver. Garda sources express serious concern that a loaded firearm, along with spare ammunition, was used in the robbery of a taxi driver
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Man who died during search in Derbyshire is considered the main suspect behind the kidnapping. He was a senior Provisional IRA figure and head of major organised crime outfit, heavily involved in ATM robberies
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Breaking: 14-year-old Svetlana Murphy has been found safe and well by PSNI in Belfast. She is due to be reunited with her family #iestaff
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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'As far as we are concerned Adrian Donohoe is a hero and always will be' #IEstaff
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Cormac O'Keeffe
3 years
While eyes are on the Special Criminal Court, a separate story in breaking regarding the arrest, in a completely separate matter, of a retired senior garda. More to follow on @irishexaminer
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I confess, I fell for it big time too. So much so, it was one of our top stories online last night and was on our front page this morning.
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Keith Mills
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In case you're wondering why the Gardaí facilitated the saturation media coverage of the Hutch return and hearing yesterday, it was a distraction from this much bigger story and the media fell for it, hook, line and sinker.
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A giant of a man - Today's coverage in the @irishexaminer of the funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan #IEstaff
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"In the case of Ireland, you cannot have neutrality if there is no rules-based international order that respects and guarantees this neutrality" @NATO military chief tells @iiea after formal visit to @defenceforces McKee Barracks #Ukraine
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Special report in today's @irishexaminer on innovative projects aimed at steering juveniles, including the most chaotic, away from crime #iestaff #buyapaper
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High Court refuses pre-trial motion by State seeking to stop the courts from examining a constitutional challenge taken by @GCraughwell over a "secret unlawful agreement" allowing British RAF to intercept aircraft over Irish airspace Previous State claim:
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In a detailed and wide-ranging speech at @UCC top @naval_service officer Cpt Brian Fitzgerald talks about security of sub-sea cables, the threat from (very lucrative) illegal fishing, policing the Brexit sea border, and much else... #iestaff
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Four-fold rise in young people presenting with eating disorders to community specialist services amid staffing crisis at inpatients units And @CraftyReporter talks to @Cormacryan01 about his 6k cycle across the US for @bodywhys
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@simoncoveney sanctions dispatch of 10 tonnes or 5,000 units of ready-to-eat meals and 200 units of body armour to Ukraine. They come from existing Defence Forces’ stocks & have been shipped. They are expected to arrive at a Polish logistics hub in the next few days.
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Ireland has its work cut out to implement demanding EU directives on securing critical infrastructure and on cyber security by October, with comment from @BrianHonan and Prof Andrew Cottey @GovUCC
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A drugs task force which has highlighted a crack cocaine “emergency” in its area has said that none of the additional funding it requested from the Government has been provided @TallaghtT @HRBdrugslibrary
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Garda statement regarding discovery of three bodies in Kanturk, Cork #iestaff
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Department of Health holds off on new national drugs strategy despite calls by the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use for it to be published “as a matter of urgency”
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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You did trojan work in the @irishexaminer on this and related areas for many years, Conall. That will always be a fact
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Conall Ó Fátharta
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How about this? 1974, in Bessborough, documented and Jackie spoke to the Commission
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Extensive coverage of failed drug importation bid along a vulnerable Cork coastline. Consider buying a copy of @irishexaminer and #supportnewspapers @eoinbearla @LizDunphy1 @randomirishnews @CraftyReporter
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How off-duty detective caught man 'upskirting' on the Luas and how his colleague unravelled the "industrial" scale of his offending For help see @DublinRCC @SVCCork @ISPCCChildline @cari_ie
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Today's first (and this weekend's fourth) @irishexaminer report on the #CADrugsUse A coalition of 200 youth workers has called on @CitizAssembly to be “bold” in its deliberations and recommend the legalisation of drugs @HRBdrugslibrary
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Five people have been arrested in Ireland as part of a major operation by authorities here, Lithuania and Britain targeting a Lithuanian organised crime gang. The gang is involved in trafficking drugs, human beings and money laundering. #iestaff more to follow on @irishexaminer
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Security of the State "under attack" from growing "militancy" of far-right #Newtownmountkennedy #garda
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Small EU countries such as Ireland are not safe from the threat posed by information manipulation from hostile countries @eu_eeas expert tells @iiea and urges every country to have a national counter #disinformation strategy and a "clear leader"
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Cormac O'Keeffe
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Government announces expansion of @ncsc_gov_ie -staff to increase from 25 to 45 over the next 18 months, and to 70 within five years; -estimated budgetary increase for 2022 of €2.5m; -role of Director of NCSC to be re-advertised at salary of €184K #iestaff #cybersecurity
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