Border policing: Law and disorder in the land of omerta

  • 📰 IrishTimes
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 98%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

Falling police numbers and a culture of mistrust makes the job difficult and perilous

A joint North-South policing initiative is nothing new. The so-called Fresh Start Agreement of November 2015, signed by then Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan and PSNI chief constable

During “hot pursuits” – where police chase suspects – neither the PSNI or the Garda is permitted to continue a pursuit across the Border. The records show 14 arrests in seven of the pursuits, meaning that in 56 of the incidents the suspects escaped, and that the PSNI informed the Garda in almost all of the North-to-South pursuits when the chases were terminated.

Cyril McGuinness, the criminal known locally in the Cavan-Fermanagh Border area as “Dublin Jimmy”, is said to have goaded gardaí who pursued him to the Border in a bid to arrest him before he reached his home in Northern Ireland, near Derrylin.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Cyprus says Turkey flouts international law with drillCyprus has accused Turkey of violating international law by launching operations off the island in search of oil and gas.
Source: rtenews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

South Dublin schools may be forced to open more special needs placesMinister for Education activates new law which direct schools to open special classes
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »