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Index Kieran Boylan affair

The Kieran Boylan affair refers to a long-running saga involving the convicted drug dealer Kieran Boylan and his links as a protected informant of the Garda Síochána (Ireland's national police force).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Alan Shatter, Ardee, Cocaine, County Louth, Dáil Éireann, Director of Public Prosecutions, Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Dublin Port, Garda phone recordings scandal, Garda Síochána, Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, Gerry Adams, Heroin, Martin Callinan, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Sinn Féin, Whistleblowing, 2014 GSOC bugging scandal.

  2. 2003 in Ireland
  3. 2005 in Ireland
  4. 2008 in Ireland
  5. 2012 in Ireland

Alan Shatter

Alan Joseph Shatter (born 14 February 1951) is an Irish lawyer, author and former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice and Equality and Minister for Defence from 2011 to 2014.

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Ardee

Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland.

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Cocaine

Cocaine (from, from, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.

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County Louth

County Louth (Contae Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster.

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Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.

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Director of Public Prosecutions

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world.

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Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau

The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB) is a specialist national unit within the Garda Síochána, Ireland's national police service, responsible for proactively targeting and investigating drug trafficking and serious organised crime both within Ireland and outside the jurisdiction.

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Dublin Port

Dublin Port (Calafort Átha Cliath) is the seaport of Dublin, Ireland, of both historical and contemporary economic importance.

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Garda phone recordings scandal

The Garda phone recordings scandal was a political scandal in Ireland resulting from the widespread practice of recording phone calls to and from Garda Síochána police stations from the 1980s to November 2013.

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Garda Síochána

The italic (meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Ireland.

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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) (Coimisiún Ombudsman an Gharda Síochána) is an independent statutory body in Ireland charged with overseeing the Garda Síochána, the national police force.

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Gerry Adams

Gerard Adams (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Martin Callinan

Martin Callinan (born 25 August 1953), is an Irish former Garda, who served as Garda Commissioner from 2010 to 2014.

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National Bureau of Criminal Investigation

The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) (An Biúró Náisiúnta um Imscrúdú Coiriúil) - formerly known as the Central Detective Unit (CDU) (An Príomhaonad Bleachtaireachta.) - is the main national criminal investigative branch of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.

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Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent.

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2014 GSOC bugging scandal

The GSOC bugging scandal in February 2014 involved revelations that the offices of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, Ireland's independent police watchdog, were under covert electronic surveillance by an unknown party.

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See also

2003 in Ireland

2005 in Ireland

2008 in Ireland

2012 in Ireland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieran_Boylan_affair

Also known as Kieran Boylan.