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From top: Today’s Irish Daily Mail, Det Supt Jim McGowan and Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan
Via today’s Irish Daily Mail:
A Garda team led by the Commissioner’s husband has been secretly ‘spying’ on water protesters, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal.
The special investigation unit – that operates under the codename Operation Mizen – has spent six months monitoring the protesters, compiling profiles and gathering intelligence on their whereabouts, according to sources.
By coincidence, the officer leading Operation Mizen is the same man pursuing criminal investigations against various members of the gardaí for allegedly leaking information to journalists.
Detective Superintendent Jim McGowan, the husband of Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, heads the team of half a dozen officers tasked with closely monitoring the water protesters and gathering intelligence on their whereabouts.
The Mail understands that the investigating officers also closely monitor social media and track the organising of the water protests and its leaders.
Dossiers on many of the ‘ringleaders’ of the protests have been compiled….Operation Mizen is currently just Dublin-focused but it is expected to be upgraded to a national operation.
Good times.
Revealed: Garda Spy On Water Activists (The Irish Daily Mail, unavailable online)
Donald Dump
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Last night.
SuperValu, Lusk, Co. Dublin
Barry writes:
‘Mother and baby spaces’ – a bit sexist to both ladies and gentlemen….
Fight!
A giant mushroom found this week on the Great Western Greenway in Mulranny, Co. Mayo
Ciara Galvin, of Mayo News, writes:
The mushroom measuring 20cm by 23cm in diameter and weighing 189 grams was found by local doctor Jerry Cowley behind St Brendan’s Unit in Mulranny. Speaking to The Mayo News after his find on Monday, Dr Cowley said on first inspection he thought the funghi was a ‘large flat rock’…
Dr [Matthew] Jebb [of the Botanical Gardens in Dublin] said he could not find any evidence of a ‘record’ mushroom size for Ireland and told Dr Cowley that he could ‘unofficially claim that mantle’. The mushroom is currently in a large fridge at the doctor’s practice.
Dr Cowley is currently the chairman of the Great Western Greenway Landowner’s Committee, which has called on the Government to include the popular Greenway route where the mammoth mushroom was found, on the National Walks Scheme.
The inclusion would mean that landowners on the route would receive an annual renumeration for maintaining the walks for the public to use. The chairman sees the latest find on the popular route as ‘a sign that the Lord God Himself wants Michael Ring to meet with the committee and progress the case’.
SHROOMS SHROOMS SHROOMS
Last night.
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Adam Baker writes:
Who needs sun for Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Another great evening with the Happenings crew…
Last night.
Blackrock, Co Dublin.
Thanks Gary Byrne
Sinn Féin Finance Spokesman Pearse Doherty promoting Saturday’s Right 2 Water demonstration yesterday
Further to controversy regarding the IRA’s alleged involvement in the killing of Kevin McGuigan
“Micheál Martin was minister for foreign affairs at a time when we were negotiating the policing and justice powers; none of these issues were raised by him. Yet he goes on to make outlandish claims that the IRA . . . not only does their structure still exist, but that they are involved in racketeering, criminality; which the PSNI say themselves is simply untrue.
“Former volunteers still exist, they didn’t all pass away, they didn’t all leave the island, they are still there involved in Sinn Féin, some of them are involved in the GAA, some of them are involved in community groups, some are getting on with their lives.
I am sure on occasion they sit down and have a drink or meet at an event but is that a meeting of the IRA? No it is not. The IRA have gone, they have left the stage, they have disbanded, they have put the weapons out of use and that happened 10 years ago.”
Pearse Doherty TD
McGuigan crisis is ‘fake’, says Pearse Doherty (Sarah Bardon, Irish Times)
(Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie)
This morning.
Royal Canal, Dublin 2
Alan writes:
“I may have been watching ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ too many times, but maybe the army should be called about this?”
What you may need to know:
1. A young boy finds a ghost in his cellar in need of his help.
2. This is an Irish/German co-production and the VFX were provided by Irish post-production company EGG. Represent, yo.
3. Might explain the presence of Amy Huberman.
4. Ghost or Jelly Baby? You decide.
5. Obligatory reference to Ghostbusters 3 (2016): Bill Murray is (somewhat) in.
6. Broadsheet prognosis: Midterm distraction for the young ‘uns.
Release Date: October 2.
(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)