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Garda Crime And Security Branch
, headquarters = Phoenix Park, Dublin (D8) , formed = , picture = File:Badge of An Garda SÃochána.svg , picture_width = , picture_caption = , preceding1 = C3 , preceding2 = , jurisdiction = Ireland , employees = Undisclosed , budget = Undisclosed (part of ''Garda SÃochána'' budget, €1.34 billion in 2014) , minister1_name = Helen McEntee, TD , minister1_pfo = Minister for Justice , chief1_name = Drew Harris , chief1_position = Garda Commissioner , chief2_name = John O'Mahoney , chief2_position = Assistant Commissioner of Crime and Security , parent_agency = ''Garda SÃochána'' , website Official website The Crime and Security Branch (CSB) ( ga, Brainse Coireachta agus Slándála) – previously known as C3 – is responsible for the administration of national security, counter terrorism and serious crime investigations within the ''Garda SÃochána'', the national police force of Ireland. The section oversees intelligence relating to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park ( ga, Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the 17th century has been home to a herd of wild fallow deer. The Irish Government is lobbying UNESCO to have the park designated as a world heritage site. History The park's name is derived from the Irish ''fhionnuisce'', meaning clear or still water. After the Normans conquered Dublin and its hinterland in the 12th century, Hugh Tyrrel, 1st Baron of Castleknock, granted a large area of land, including what now comprises the Phoenix Park, to the Knights Hospitaller. They established an abbey at Kilmainham on the site now occupied by Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The knights lost their lands in 1537 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII of England. Eighty years later the lands reverted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Ireland
The Government of Ireland ( ga, Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the , the head of government. The government is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the , which consists of and . The Taoiseach must be nominated by the Dáil, the house of representatives. Following the nomination of the , the President of Ireland appoints the to their role. The President also appoints members of the government, including the , the deputy head of government, on the nomination of the and their approval by the . The government is dependent upon the Oireachtas to pass primary legislation and as such, the government needs to command a majority in the in order to ensure support and confidence for budgets and government bills to pass. The Government is also known as the cabinet. The current government took office on 17 December 2022 with Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Diplomatic Missions Of Ireland
Ireland has diplomatic relations with 161 other governments. Ireland has numerous embassies and consulates abroad. Honorary consulates and the overseas offices of Irish state agencies, namely Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, and Tourism Ireland, are omitted from this listing. Current missions Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Multilateral organisations Gallery File:Embassies, Athens.jpg, Building hosting the embassy in Athens File:Irish Embassy in Beijing.JPG, Embassy in Beijing File:Jaegerstrasse.51.jpg, Embassy in Berlin File:Irische Botschaft in Bern.jpg, Embassy in Bern File: Bank Center, Budapest, Lipótváros, Hungary - panoramio (2).jpg, Embassy in Budapest File:Embasy of Ireland to Australia July 2014.jpg, Embassy in Canberra File:Gefion og Gylfe.JPG, Embassy in Copenhagen File:Erottajankatu 7 Helsinki.JPG, Building hosting the embassy in Helsinki File: Delegation of the EU to Ukraine.jpg, Building hosting the embassy in Kiev File:EdifÃcio Victà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schengen Information System
The Schengen Information System (SIS) is a governmental database maintained by the European Commission. The SIS is used by 31 European countries to find information about individuals and entities for the purposes of national security, border control and law enforcement since 2001. A second technical version of this system, SIS II, went live on 9 April 2013. Participating nations Information in SIS is shared among the institutions of countries participating in the Schengen Agreement Application Convention (SAAC). The five original participating countries were France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Twenty-one additional countries have joined the system since its creation: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Liechtenstein. Among the current participants, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland are m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world's largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states. Interpol was conceived during the first International Criminal Police Congress in 1914, which brought officials from 24 countries to discuss cooperation in law enforcement. It was founded on September 7, 1923 at the close of the five-day 1923 Congress session in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC); it adopted many of its current duties throughout the 1930s. After coming under Nazism, Nazi control in 1938, the agency had its headquarters in the same building as the Gestapo. It was effectively moribund until the end of Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organized Crime
Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally thought of as a form of illegal business, some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, rebel forces, and separatists, are politically motivated. Many criminal organizations rely on fear or terror to achieve their goals or aims as well as to maintain control within the organization and may adopt tactics commonly used by authoritarian regimes to maintain power. Some forms of organized crime simply exist to cater towards demand of illegal goods in a state or to facilitate trade of goods and services that may have been banned by a state (such as illegal drugs or firearms). Sometimes, criminal organizations force people to do business with them, such as when a gang extorts money from shopkeepers for "protection". Street gangs may ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witness Security Programme (Ireland)
The Witness Security Programme in Ireland is administered by the Attorney General of Ireland, and is operated by the ''Garda SÃochána'', the national police force. Witness protection in Ireland is used in cases of serious, organised crime and terrorism. The programme is under the operational control of the elite Garda Special Detective Unit (SDU), attached to the Garda Crime & Security Branch (CSB). Structure and operation The Garda Witness Protection Unit is the small, dedicated and highly secretive group that runs the Witness Security Programme. The Witness Protection Unit is a subsection of the Special Detective Unit, which falls under the remit of the Crime and Security Branch at Garda Headquarters. The unit is headed by a Detective Inspector, who is answerable to the Detective Chief Superintendent in charge of the SDU, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Crime and Security and ultimately the Garda Commissioner. All detectives attached to witness protection duties ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garda Counter-Terrorism International
The Garda Counter-Terrorism International (CTI) unit is attached to the Special Detective Unit (SDU) of the Garda SÃochána, the national police service of Ireland. The Special Detective Unit and its subsections operate under the command of the Crime and Security Branch (CSB). The unit comes under the brief of the Assistant Commissioner for Crime & Security, and reports directly to the Garda Commissioner. The purpose of the Garda Counter-Terrorism International section is to identify and monitor international terrorism suspects and groups within the jurisdiction of Ireland, specifically those with links to or motivated by Islamic jihadism, who pose a threat to Ireland and to other countries. Manpower The Garda CTI is reported to have around 20-30 specialist GardaÃ, operating over five rotating shifts. Detectives and officers in the CTI work in plainclothes and carry concealed firearms. The CTI operates its own specialist surveillance unit and officers work closely with western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garda Emergency Response Unit
The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) ( ga, Aonad Práinnfhreagartha) is the police tactical unit of the ''Garda SÃochána'', Ireland's national police and security service. The unit was a section of the forces' Special Detective Unit (SDU), under the Crime and Security Branch (CSB) until 2017, when the Special Tactics and Operational Command was created to take over its operational duties alongside Armed Support Units. The Garda ERU provides the highest tier of firearms response to Irish law enforcement, specialising in weapons tactics, counter-terrorism, execution of high-risk missions, crisis negotiation, hostage rescue and close protection, among other roles. The unit was formed in 1977 as the "Special Task Force" to assist ordinary members of the force in extraordinary situations. The ERU regularly trains with the Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW), the country's military special operations forces, sharing facilities and equipment. Roles The Emergency Response Unit is responsible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Detective Unit
, headquarters = Harcourt Street, Dublin (D2) , formed = as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) , preceding1 = Garda Special Branch , preceding2 = , jurisdiction = Ireland , employees = Undisclosed~ 300 , budget = Undisclosed (part of ''Garda SÃochána'' budget, €1.34 billion in 2014) , minister1_name = Helen McEntee, TD , minister1_pfo = Minister for Justice , chief1_name = Drew Harris , chief1_position = Garda Commissioner , chief2_name = John O'Mahoney , chief2_position = Assistant Commissioner of Crime and Security , parent_agency = Crime & Security Branch ''Garda SÃochána'' , website Official website The Special Detective Unit (SDU) ( ga, Aonad Speisialta Bleachtaireachta) is the main domestic security agency of the ''Garda SÃochána'', the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch (CSB). It is the primary counter-terrorism and counter-espionage investigative unit within the state. The Special Detecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garda National Surveillance Unit
, headquarters = Phoenix Park, Dublin (D8)Harcourt Street, Dublin (D2) , formed = , preceding1 = Garda Special Surveillance Unit (SSU)''"Tango Squad"'' , preceding2 = , jurisdiction = Ireland , employees = Undisclosed (estimated 100) , budget = Undisclosed (part of ''Garda SÃochána'' budget, €1.34 billion in 2014) , minister1_name = Helen McEntee, TD , minister1_pfo = Minister for Justice , chief1_name = Drew Harris , chief1_position = Garda Commissioner , chief2_name = John O'Mahoney , chief2_position = Assistant Commissioner of Crime and Security, parent_agency = Crime & Security Branch ''Garda SÃochána'' The National Surveillance Unit (NSU) ( ga, Aonad Faireacháin Náisiúinta) is the principal clandestine intelligence gathering and surveillance operations unit of the ''Garda SÃochána'', the national police force of Ireland. The unit operates under the Crime & Security Branch (CSB), based at Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, Dub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
