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THE REPORT INTO alleged bugging at the offices of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been delivered to the Taoiseach’s office.
Retired High Court Judge John Cooke was appointed in February by then Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to conduct the inquiry in to the controversy.
GSOC had employed a security firm to undertake a security sweep of its headquarters in Dublin and certain issues like a signal being picked up on a phone in the offices and wifi anomalies emerged. However the ombudsman has always stressed that there is no evidence of bugging at the offices.
This evening a spokesperson for the Taoiseach confirmed that his office has received the Cooke report. However they added that “the Taoiseach hasn’t seen it yet because he’s over in California for a trade mission with the IDA”.
The Taoiseach returns from his trip on Sunday and is likely to get his first look at the report on Monday.
Well done Taylor……after the nightmare of the last fortnight the sun will shine through.
Thoughts & condolences to those three girls who so needlessly & tragically lost their lives to that animal in Suffolk.
@Buster Lawless: I presume you mean Southport, but yes well said.
@The Firestarter: apologies, yes, this ‘voice’ recognition thingy in this phone isn’t great
Thank God for that, I’ll sleep better tonight….Phew!
@Mike Courtney: Always keep a Bible by your bedside Mike. You’ll sleep even better.
@Paul Gorry: Xanax
@Sean O’Callaghan: 8 cans of Dutch gold sean. Sorted..
Gangland killer recovering well after drugs overdose in prison.
Does anyone and I mean anyone care?
Someone attending 5 concerts when many couldn’t get a ticket sums up the greed of some.
First I was afraid,I was terrified…..different era
@John Sleator: Once?
@John Sleator:
petrified
Swiftly moving on from tragedy should not be mentioned in this thread.
She shook it off then?
That’s why the religion of “peace” should not be tolerated in our democracy. No such thing as moderate Islam or extremism Islam, it’s Islam, period. And it needs to be dealt with before it’s too late. Take example on Poland, 0 religion of peace refugees, 0 terrorist strikes.
Relieved for her, remind me again of any of her tracks because I haven’t a Scooby Doo, then again I’m not 11 years of age.
@Marcus Maher – Triskellion Films: don’t worry, only 5 more years to go….
She is not too bad but Ed Sheeran is woeful.
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