Bob Buchanan
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Taoiseach says he will meet Arlene Foster over IRA collusions claims
- Irish News
- December 6, 2020, 13:44
The North’s First Minister has written to the Taoiseach requesting a “fresh examination” into allegations of collusion between the Irish state and the(...)

Exploring the Border: Sale of police station halted until after Brexit – just in case
- Irish News
- September 4, 2018, 00:02
I’m on my way to Warrenpoint, a small port town on the Co Down side of Carlingford Lough. This is the starting point for my walk along the Irish Borde(...)

Garda scandals: Force dogged by controversy over number of decades
- Crime & Law
- April 6, 2017, 16:50
The Garda has been dogged by controversy and scandal over the last number of years in particular. However, controversy has not ever been far from the (...)

Twelve suspected dissident republicans remain in PSNI custody
- Irish News
- November 12, 2014, 01:00
Twelve suspected dissident republicans, including a senior republican who has been named in connection with the Omagh bombing, remained in custody la(...)

Shatter orders urgent inquiry into taping of prisoner-to-solicitor calls
- Politics
- April 2, 2014, 22:14
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has asked the Inspector of Prisons to carry out an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding th(...)

Garda tapes could re-open Smithwick investigation, says solicitor
- Crime & Law
- March 28, 2014, 09:18
The Commission of Investigation into the Garda bugging affair must investigate if there were any “smoking gun” evidence that would confirm that(...)

Kenny concerned at impact of recordings on tribunals and court cases
- Politics
- March 27, 2014, 12:47
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the issue of calls to and from Garda stations being recorded may have implications for tribunals as well as court(...)

Solicitor defends Smithwick report as ‘nuanced and fair’
- Crime & Law
- February 1, 2014, 01:00
A solicitor for the family of an RUC officer whose murder was found by the Smithwick Tribunal to be linked to Garda collusion with the IRA has launche(...)
Contesting Smithwick key finding
- Crime & Law
- January 29, 2014, 01:00
When Judge Peter Smithwick in December published his tribunal finding that he was “satisfied there was collusion in the murders” of RUC Chief Supt Har(...)

Smithwick Tribunal failed to establish collusion based on balance of probabilities
- Irish News
- January 28, 2014, 06:00
As retired Garda Chief Superintendents we acknowledge that the murders of RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan on the (...)