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SINN FÉIN PRESIDENT Gerry Adams said today that he was contacted by a man claiming to be convicted drug dealer Kieran Boylan after comments he made in a radio interview about GSOC’s investigation of garda collusion with the man.
The Garda Ombudsman’s office investigated claims that Boylan was involved with individual gardaí, that he acted as an informer and that it was known that he was importing drugs while he was working with them. This came after a number of drug charges against Boylan were dropped without any explanation.
That investigation was concluded in December 2012 and a file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration but no member of the force has been prosecuted.
Garda Ombudsman, Kieran Fitzgerald, has said his office felt it necessary to conduct security sweeps following a number of sensitive investigations in 2012, including Boylan inquiry.
“Today, following a radio interview in which I was asked about the Boylan angle, I was contacted at my Dáil office by a man who said he was the Kieran Boylan in question,” Adams commented in the Dáil this evening. “He objected strongly to Sinn Fein highlighting this aspect of the bugging scandal.”
Adams said the man who contacted him complained about journalists having personal details about him.
I told Mr Boylan that Sinn Fein had a responsibility to raise these issues, and that if GSOC the body set up to have oversight on the garda is being bugged, it is a very serious issue and we have a responsibility to find out if it is true and who is responsible.
Adams said he also put it to the man that his case was being linked to this and that “if he had concerns regarding public comment about him, that he should come out publicly to outline his position”.
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The way the government are approaching this scandal make it look like an obvious cover up. It’s like they don’t care if the public know.
Dean, they are so consumed by arrogance that they really don’t care what we think.
Read the lucifer effect
Sorry “the lucifer effect” or watch a documentary called “the experiment”
yep never a truer word said .
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If they are so willing to shred the reputation of their Government and their own reputation then it must really stink.
Stink even worse than the gigantic turd of lies and corruption that we have learnt about.
Boylen shoule be doing 20
Should
Cover up – as in how Adams’ SF & Provo buddies covered up child abuse purely to protect ‘the cause’
Hi stephen you w@nker
Alan shatter by all accoumts was given an easy ride in the dail today,creighton and boyd barrett gave him a tough time but some seemed to be more concerned about who leaked the story to the times,further proof if needed that we are a bent little country,the north korea of europe.
Ronnie drew i think the years of porter have dimmed your brain.
Obvious you weren’t watching Ronnie.
This just keeps getting stranger and stranger.
It does, it is beginning to represent a film script or dramatic political novel.
FG rotten-to-the-core
The whole system is rotten
This scandal is gather pace by the day. The government will fall over this, we will have a general election in May.
I think it will.
I also think that it will lead to a massive reform of the Guards and Justice system in Ireland.
If it just ends with Shatter and Callinan resigning then it is a failure for Ireland.
Nothing will ever be reformed in Ireland while FF-FG are in government. Two parties that govern for the interests of the elites.
Oh behave you two,stop with this talk of governments falling and early general elections,you’re just a pair of teases.
FG dictatorship doesnt care what people think.
Obsession, the new fragrance by youknowimright.
Clearly you don’t understand the word dictatorship.
Hi guys, I’m kind of worried, this article has been up 57 minutes now and there’s no sign of Ink Toner, who is now running 57 minutes late, so, while we’re waiting for him, I’ll fill the void.
Ok, here goes,
Something something disappeared, something something Gerry would know, something something typical Shinners
No worries Danger Mouse the hardened brethren will always be about to reduce your limp arguments to dust.
What is it this time, your post was somewhat imprecise.
Hi Garry, when I’m not sure what someone’s post or comment means I always take the good book down off the shelf and read my favourite verse from Isaiah 13 over a cup of Bovril;
‘ Anyone who is captured will be run through with a sword. Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. For I will stir up the Medes against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy them off. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children.’ (Isaiah 13:15-18)
Wow, some intense sh*t there DM, didn’t put you down as a bible thumper. Nothing like a good old Paisley sermon to stir the blood.
You think this is not possible Garry? It probably one of the most insightful posts I’ve seen here
New Love Hate series has plenty of new material anyway!!
This is going to bring down our government. Can’t wait :)
Why, do you think they’re going to be replaced by a better one?
Mike, it wouldn’t be hard. A class of pre-schoolers could manage this country better.
It will give I time for a plan. I’m out if here..this country is fcuked and I feel physically I’ll at the thoughts at what is being covered up.
Connolly: “The system is wrong.”
McCabe: “Yes the whole lot of it is, isn’t it?”
It’s really frightening
Jeeze red thumb…fast reader much
Do you think that Oliver looks like an older version of Piggy from Lord of the Flies
Some think the government will fall over this! What exactly is “this”? All the outrage over what exactly? As it rolls on, it becomes more apparent that it’s a non story, that GSOC never intended taking it further for being so inconclusive but some individual wanted it out there for some reason. The only thing we know for sure is that there’s a leak within the office charged with the responsibility for Garda oversight and no one seems at all concerned about that. Party politics, show boating and head calling at its worst…
O’Really?
We all know O’Reilly that you do not even believe that yourself.
Could it be possible this was the same guy that contacted the prime time presidential debate for you Gerry , did you recognise the voice , a lot of crooked yokes out there making mischief, I’d hate to see you the victim of a hoax. ..
Probably the same person that rang the frontline…
I find it amazing that this same man never told the right people or did anything to stop his monster of a brother abusing his niece, but squealed like a pig over a phone call come on
Put your political agenda in your pocket please the people want justice here
Well said Kevin
You know you’re wrong. Obsession.
And that little girl didn’t , or is justice just for the chosen few.
So confused. It’s now been referred to as an “inquiry”?
Adams of course will remain silent on his party colleagues who bugged this State with the sole aim of undermining democracy and the legitimate political parties
Off topic once again. Pathetic.
Hi stephen.hows the web hosting??
People are just so conditioned they now go off topic all by themselves…
Adams has also being contacted by numerous people who were raped by SF/IRA members- more in your line to follow up on that, or are you still facilitating sex crimes against children.
This is completely lies and you know it. Stop trolling you sad moron.
It’s very sad that anytime Sinn Fein are fulfilling there role as a voice of the people who voted them, they are lied about constantly…the truth will set you free!
Taking way to many notes from the american government by the looks of it
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