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# Security

This month
September 2023
# Safety
Local councillors to be given €2,500 allowance for personal security
Eligible expenses will include intruder alarms, CCTV and panic buttons.
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Sep 13th 2023, 7:47 PM
# Espionage
Westminster’s alleged Chinese spy says he is ‘completely innocent’
The man said he had spent his career highlighting the “challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist Party”.
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Sep 11th 2023, 12:25 PM
Last month
August 2023
# Paris
Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation
Bomb disposal experts and police were called in to scour the area.
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Aug 12th 2023, 1:29 PM
# Strategic gap
Missing in action: Ireland's national security strategy has been in the works since 2019
“There are multiple geopolitical risks at the moment… but yet all Ireland does is pay lip service to national security,” said TD Cathal Berry.
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Aug 12th 2023, 6:30 AM
This year
2023
# National Security
Consultative forum to hold first meeting today in Cork
Topics for today’s meeting includes the international security situation, cyber defence and threats against critical infrastructure.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 6:00 AM
# Shooting
3 Israeli soldiers and 1 Egyptian killed shooting near shared border
An Israeli army statement identified the assailant as an Egyptian policeman.
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Jun 3rd 2023, 2:51 PM
# dublin airport security
Refusal of DAA boss to appear before Dáil committee on airport security 'unacceptable'
Members of the committee have said the airport operators cannot put meeting off until the autumn.
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Apr 18th 2023, 1:02 PM
# Security
Man arrested at Dublin Airport for boarding plane without passport or boarding pass
Gardaí confirmed that they arrested and charged a man in his 40s for trespassing offences at Dublin airport.
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Mar 29th 2023, 3:11 PM
# Security
China’s alleged spy balloon over US ‘must never happen again’
Top diplomats have met in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the US shot down the balloon.
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Feb 19th 2023, 9:18 AM
# For the birds
Twitter to put text messages for sign-in security behind paywall
From next month, only users paying for Twitter will be able to use texts for two-factor authentication.
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Feb 18th 2023, 9:52 AM
# drug trafficking
EU warned that organised crime is 'as big a threat' as terrorism
The EU’s home affairs commissioner gave the warning today at a major drug smuggling hub.
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Feb 7th 2023, 8:17 PM
# Northern Ireland
'Viable' pipe bomb discovered in Newtownabbey
The device has been removed from the area, which is located north of Belfast, for investigation.
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Jan 25th 2023, 6:05 PM
# White House
Biden faces scrutiny after two sets of classified documents found
The revelation that Biden potentially mishandled classified or presidential records could prove to be a political headache.
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Jan 12th 2023, 7:28 AM
# Security
SF's Kenny says his family was traumatised after arson and vehicle attacks at their home
The TD told Morning Ireland that his family are moving house due to the trauma of attacks on their home.
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Jan 6th 2023, 9:57 AM
Last year
2022
# no phones allowed
Government ministers to be banned from using phones at Cabinet meetings from today
The Minister for Finance confirmed the ban this morning,
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Dec 21st 2022, 10:54 AM
# Security
Ireland to join European centre for countering hybrid threats such as cyber and disinformation
The centre allows member states to develop responses to the activities of adversaries below the threshold of war.
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Oct 6th 2022, 6:00 AM
# Defence
Ireland to step up security around offshore pipelines after Nord Stream blasts
Simon Coveney said there will be an increase in patrols by the Naval Service and Air Corps.
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Oct 4th 2022, 7:05 PM
# Security
Taoiseach says there is a 'risk to senior ministers' if Garda drivers not reintroduced
‘A lot of ministers don’t want to return to Garda drivers,’ he said.
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Sep 21st 2022, 2:00 PM
# twitter bots
Elon Musk's lawyers cite whistleblower in attempt to terminate $44 billion buyout of Twitter
Zatko’s testimony props up Musk’s argument, referencing ‘extreme, egregious’ gaps in the platform’s online protections.
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Aug 30th 2022, 5:02 PM
# Security
UK's Prince Harry wins high court challenge over police security for his family
The duke is bringing legal action over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for his family when in the UK.
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Jul 22nd 2022, 12:58 PM
# Safety
EBU defends decision not to hold Eurovision in Ukraine, citing high risk of mass casualty event
The decision has been criticised by the Ukrainian government, which said it had provided guarantees on safety standards.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 3:56 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: What's the future of EU defence - and how does Ireland play a role?
On this week’s episode, former army officer Tom Clonan talks to Michelle Hennessy about how the European Union’s defence strategy is evolving.
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Jun 21st 2022, 5:00 PM
# queue chaos
‘Really bad planning’: Security expert says airport managers don’t grasp impact of decisions
‘There’s decisions being made where the managers don’t understand what’s going on on the ground’.
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Jun 2nd 2022, 6:15 PM
# Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport says queues are 'moving well' as 50,000 passengers expected daily this weekend
The airport has seen lengthy queues in recent weeks due to a shortage of screening staff.
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Apr 16th 2022, 2:01 PM
# Security
Lebedev says his father was KGB officer but he is 'not some agent of Russia'
A security assessment reportedly saying the media mogul posed a national security risk was allegedly withdrawn after Boris Johnson intervened.
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Mar 11th 2022, 4:14 PM
# On the defence
Ireland needs to have ‘fundamental rethink’ over security, says Coveney
The Minister said that there was ‘no target’ on how many Ukrainian refugees would be supported to come to Ireland.
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Mar 9th 2022, 6:53 PM
# security guards
Tesco security staff given extra week to decide between severance and moving to new company
Earlier this month almost 100 Tesco security workers were told their jobs could be lost by the end of February.
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Feb 23rd 2022, 11:34 AM
# Job Losses
'Good job in the pandemic lads, now you're gone': Tesco security guards shocked at job losses
Almost 100 Tesco security workers face losing their jobs by the end of the month.
Almost 100 Tesco security workers face losing their jobs by the end of the month, Órla Ryan reports
Security guards said they were verbally abused and spat on during the pandemic and have now been made to feel "disposable"
"I've worked for this company since I was 16 years of age, I literally do not know anything else," one man told us
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Feb 16th 2022, 12:05 AM
All time
# Security
Nationwide order for extra Garda patrols at homes of politicians and State officials
The move follows a number of protests outside the homes of high profile politicians and State figures.
The move follows a number of protests outside the homes of high profile politicians and State figures.
Sources said the direction was drawn up having received detailed intelligence on the activities of anti-vaccine activists.
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Oct 23rd 2021, 12:05 AM
# Garda Intelligence
Taoiseach calls for garda review of security for Irish politicians after David Amess killing
Micheál Martin said he has been “roared and screamed at” while walking down the street.
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Oct 22nd 2021, 12:08 PM
# update now
Apple issues emergency security update for all of its users following 'zero-click' hack
The flaw affected all Apple’s operating systems, researchers said.
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Sep 14th 2021, 1:16 PM
# Security
Ticketless England fans gain access to Wembley for Euro 2020 final
Wembley officials insisted there had been no breach of stadium security.
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Jul 11th 2021, 9:36 PM
# Security
'Prison security measures should respect human dignity': Review after solicitor says she was told to remove bra
The Taoiseach has asked the Justice Minister for a report on the matter.
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Jul 7th 2021, 3:23 PM
# US Capitol
Security restrictions around US Capitol to be largely scaled back
Fencing and National Guard members have been used to protect the building since the 6 January riots.
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Mar 16th 2021, 7:50 AM
# Financial Aid
Premier League agrees €277m rescue package to help Football League clubs in danger of going bust
The news follows months of negotiations between the two governing bodies.
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Dec 3rd 2020, 2:57 PM
# Beijing
China passes new law restricting sensitive exports
Companies and individuals who breach the new export control law could face criminal charges.
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Oct 18th 2020, 3:49 PM
# China
US bans TikTok and WeChat, citing national security reasons
Downloads of the apps will be banned from Sunday onwards.
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Sep 18th 2020, 2:37 PM
# China
China begins reviewing controversial Hong Kong national security Bill
China has said it is determined to enact the law and its passage is expected by Tuesday.
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Jun 28th 2020, 1:45 PM
# regulation
Simon Harris: We need more measures to 'toughen up' on self-isolation for people entering country
The minister said he would like this requirement backed up by the law.
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May 12th 2020, 11:18 AM
# warning
Bank of Ireland warns customers over fraudulent text scam
It comes after a number of customers received a text telling them to reactivate their online banking.
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Feb 24th 2020, 8:31 PM
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