George Nkencho
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Calls for ‘robust action’ over offensive social media posts by prison staff
- Crime & Law
- February 26, 2021, 01:00
“Robust action” must be taken against prison officers who make racist comments online, a penal reform group has said. The Irish Penal Reform Trust (I(...)

Prison Service attempts to get staff Facebook group removed over racist posts
- Crime & Law
- February 24, 2021, 01:00
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is trying to get Facebook to remove an online group for prison officers on the basis that it contains racist and anti-T(...)

‘Black kids were on one side of the yard, white kids were on the other’
- People
- February 3, 2021, 06:00
The first time Isreal Ibeanu refereed a soccer match, he felt respected in a way he had never experienced before. It was a local team, and the players(...)

Dáil approves nomination of two new GSoc appointees
- Politics
- January 27, 2021, 20:59
The Dáil has approved the nomination to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSoc) of former chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equa(...)

Gsoc tells ICCL it is ‘well aware’ of obligations in George Nkencho inquiry
- Crime & Law
- January 24, 2021, 13:45
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has told the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) it was “well aware” of its legal and human rights(...)

Woman arrested after Dublin Lord Mayor harassed and racially abused
- Crime & Law
- January 22, 2021, 14:01
Gardaí have arrested and fined a woman after Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu was harassed and racially abused outside her home on Thursday. About 30(...)

Independent George Nkencho postmortem reaches some different findings, family says
- Irish News
- January 14, 2021, 15:01
An independent postmortem carried out on the remains of George Nkencho, shot by gardaí in West Dublin this month, has reached some different findings (...)

The Irish Times view on the death of George Nkencho: assessing the fallout
- Editorial
- January 11, 2021, 18:45
The tragic death of George Nkencho has left his family and friends in west Dublin reeling, while its fallout has raised important questions about comm(...)

Independent postmortem on George Nkencho (27) to take place on Tuesday
- Crime & Law
- January 10, 2021, 20:09
The clothing worn by George Nkencho (27) when he was fatally shot by gardaí, along with other pieces of physical evidence, will be examined by a patho(...)

George Nkencho shooting: Racial tensions in Dublin’s suburbs
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2021, 06:00
The once-strong relationship between gardaí and the west Dublin community has worsened In 2010, Insaka Football Club was all but unbeatable in t(...)