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Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

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  • 29-01-2009 12:10am
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    Riddle101
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    Simple Question plain and clear. Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency? not so much to say on the same ground as let say the CIA or the KGB, but an intelliegence agency so that Ireland knows whats going on around the world and isn't kept in the dark


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    Biggins
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    Yes.


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    javaboy
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Branch

    That's the Garda unit that deals with national security. Biggins handles any "other" operations that need doing.


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    projectmayhem
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    Riddle101 wrote: »
    Simple Question plain and clear. Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency? not so much to say on the same ground as let say the CIA or the KGB, but an intelliegence agency so that Ireland knows whats going on around the world and isn't kept in the dark

    Would you want our government knowing what's going on in the world? We recalled every last bit of pork because of a tiny, tiny chance of someone getting sick... Imagine how we'd react to something actually dangerous.


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    Mr. Incognito
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    I'm not sure if they DOSE or DOSENT

    If you're their leader trying to leak their existence to the masses you're not making a good first impression.


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    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    Riddle101 wrote: »
    Simple Question plain and clear. Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency? not so much to say on the same ground as let say the CIA or the KGB, but an intelliegence agency so that Ireland knows whats going on around the world and isn't kept in the dark

    RTE... they be hardcore....


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    Riddle101
    Registered Users Posts: 8,385 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    projectmayhem wrote: »
    Would you want our government knowing what's going on in the world? We recalled every last bit of pork because of a tiny, tiny chance of someone getting sick... Imagine how we'd react to something actually dangerous.

    You mean like Terrorism? aren't the known terrorists who have links to Al Queda living in Ireland?


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    minidazzler
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    Yes, Special Branch and Military Intelligence(Oxymoron). (AFAIK our MI is called G2, but don't quote me on that!!!)


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    –noun
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    And probably not.
    minidazzler wrote: »
    Yes, Special Branch and Military Intelligence(Oxymoron). (AFAIK our MI is called G2, but don't quote me on that!!!)

    Oh .. sh1t, sorry.


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    tallaght01
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    yer man run_to_da_hills is in charge of it, isn't he?

    The_citizen is his enforcer :pac:


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    implausible
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    Riddle101 wrote: »
    Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

    It'd be down on you like a tonne of bricks if there was:rolleyes:


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    Biggins
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    Its not so much as an agency but as an office that keeps the Irish military advised as to on going situations or ones that might arise.
    We are talking here of G2 - see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G2_(Republic_of_Ireland)

    The office keeps minsters and the head current twat apprised of various situations, etc.
    He once in a while imposes scenarios to mull over, to them and they come back with answers he usually don't want to hear and goes off and does his own feckin thing.
    There is some other things they do but that is beyond the normal scope that can be publicised.


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    dsmythy
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    There are not any secret agencies in Ireland. So don't ask questions about this again.

    Or else...


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    ejmaztec
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    F.U.B.I.


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    maxwell smart
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    I think the last budget estimate was around 1million for this department. So thats 1 Aston with hidden machine guns, a mobile phone (sponsored by Nokia), a small office in Glasnevin and a hotline to Cowen (the most unbelievable part of this thread) in case of national emergency.....if only Cowen had a few of those phones on his desk for national emergencies, like the one we're in now!


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    AnonoBoy
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    projectmayhem wrote: »
    Would you want our government knowing what's going on in the world? We recalled every last bit of pork because of a tiny, tiny chance of someone getting sick... Imagine how we'd react to something actually dangerous.

    They'd just recall all the terrorists.

    *Boom*

    Problem sorted.


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    RATM
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    Dont the G2 lads carry Uzis as standard ?
    Ive also heard that the G2 have had run ins and power struggles with top brass in the Special Branch on occasion.
    AFAIK they are heavily dependent on MI5/6 intelligence to find out what exactly is going on in the world of spooks and subversion.


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    Poccington
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    G2 look after the Int. side of things and they're very capable at their jobs.


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    Poccington
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    RATM wrote: »
    Dont the G2 lads carry Uzis as standard ?

    No.


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    RATM
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    Poccington wrote: »
    No.

    If not Uzis then what?


    :pac:


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    phenomenon
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    Ireland is wide open to attack by terrorists. Garda special branch is a joke - bunch of culchie knobs from Carlow fiddling around with a PC, trying to figure out how to set up their dial-up internet connection.

    I reckon I could assasinate the Taoiseach tomorrow if I wanted. And theres nothing our "intelligence agencies" can do about it. Even if I express my intentions openly on an internet forum.


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    anonymous_joe
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    phenomenon wrote: »
    Ireland is wide open to attack by terrorists. Garda special branch is a joke - bunch of culchie knobs from Carlow fiddling around with a PC, trying to figure out how to set up their dial-up internet connection.

    I reckon I could assasinate the Taoiseach tomorrow if I wanted. And theres nothing our "intelligence agencies" can do about it. Even if I express my intentions openly on an internet forum.

    Then why havent you?

    The special branch and so on so forth are probably good at what they do. Years of monitoring terrorists have probably left them pretty professional.


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    Biggins
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    Thank god we are not as paranoid: http://www.dailytech.com/Whistleblower+Says+NSA+Monitors+Everybody+Targets+Reporters+and+Dissidents/article14038.htm


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    ejmaztec
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    anonymous_joe wrote: »
    Then why havent you?

    He hasn't quite finished building the grassy knoll yet.


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    phenomenon
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    anonymous_joe wrote: »
    Then why havent you?

    Please read my post. I said I could if I wanted to. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that he'll be attending the Dáil. A sniper shot to the dome would take him out. Or even wait at the gates for him with a hatchet. I reckon I could also post the exact time I was going to assasinate him and the pig brigade still couldn't stop me.

    No worries though, I won't be wacking Biffo anytime soon. I'd only be doing that príck Enda Kenny a favour.


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    jiltloop
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    If everyone already knows about our secret service surely it's already failed?


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    anonymous_joe
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    phenomenon wrote: »
    Please read my post. I said I could if I wanted to. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that he'll be attending the Dáil. A sniper shot to the dome would take him out. Or even wait at the gates for him with a hatchet. I reckon I could also post the exact time I was going to assasinate him and the pig brigade still couldn't stop me.

    No worries though, I won't be wacking Biffo anytime soon. I'd only be doing that príck Enda Kenny a favour.

    Where from? ^^

    I doubt it'd be too hard in this country, but I doubt you'd get away with it.


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    The guy
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Thank god we are not as paranoid: http://www.dailytech.com/Whistleblower+Says+NSA+Monitors+Everybody+Targets+Reporters+and+Dissidents/article14038.htm

    That's because we're not really a threat to anybody and so have never been attacked.


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    Fizman
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    Riddle101 wrote: »
    Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

    Yes. Isn't it called the I.I.I.I.I?

    The Irish Intelligence Institute of the Island of Ireland.


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    minidazzler
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    jiltloop wrote: »
    If everyone already knows about our secret service surely it's already failed?

    Secret service is not the same as Clandestine Service.

    I will say no more about this.....


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    esskay
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Thank god we are not as paranoid: http://www.dailytech.com/Whistleblower+Says+NSA+Monitors+Everybody+Targets+Reporters+and+Dissidents/article14038.htm

    It would not bother me if it was only the U.S. that they help monitor.....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON


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