Secret service?

darkman2 · 31-12-2005 5:34pm #1

Hi, im just wondering why an extra 1 million euro was allocated in the last budget for the 'irish secret service'. A bit strange. Does it even exist. What is it they do?:rolleyes:

billy the squid · 31-12-2005 5:39pm

if they said, then it wouldnt be a secret any more now would it.

I actually didnt think we had a secret service,

Atrocity · 31-12-2005 5:40pm

That's it Darkman, YOU'RE OFF THE CASE

sorry.

Are you serious? That's hilarious, it would take the Irish to pump a million into a Secret Service when we don't even have a proper police force or health service. What do they do? Who are they protecting, Mick Lally? Or maybe Ryan Tubridy?

billy the squid · 31-12-2005 5:42pm

Atrocity wrote:

That's it Darkman, YOU'RE OFF THE CASE

sorry.

Are you serious? That's hilarious, it would take the Irish to pump a million into a Secret Service when we don't even have a proper police force or health service. What do they do? Who are they protecting, Mick Lally? Or maybe Ryan Tubridy?

I suppose if my job was to protect ryan tuberdy, I would want to keep at secret too

Vorsprung · 31-12-2005 5:43pm

Yea I heard about this a few years ago, apparently they keep tabs on al-Queda and other terrorists guys in Ireland :eek:

homah_7ft · 31-12-2005 5:43pm

I discovered Ireland had a secret service about 4 years ago. Two men in a car apparently.

billy the squid · 31-12-2005 5:45pm

bigjimthefirst wrote:

Yea I heard about this a few years ago, apparently they keep tabs on al-Queda and other terrorists guys in Ireland :eek:

isnt that the remit of the Garda Middle-east division.

darkman2 · 31-12-2005 5:45pm

bigjimthefirst wrote:

Yea I heard about this a few years ago, apparently they keep tabs on al-Queda and other terrorists guys in Ireland :eek:

hmmmmm i remember after the budget the Finance minister was being pressed by the greens to 'admit the secret service exists'.

Dont we already have a Garda special branch and intelligence unit?

Also it is known that up to 15 AQ symphitisers reside here.

Vorsprung · 31-12-2005 5:52pm

billy the squid wrote:

isnt that the remit of the Garda Middle-east division.

Maybe they're hot on the case too, but I'm pretty sure Secret Service are involved too. IIRC it's made up of ex-Garda officers. Army Intelligence (think they're called G2) work with them too. All very hush hush

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Secret_Service - not much here

darkman2 · 31-12-2005 5:54pm

'The Irish Secret Service is a clandestine government organisation in the Republic of Ireland. As such, all information relating to it is highly classified. It is well organised and considered expert in anti-terrorism intelligence.':eek: Better keep our mouths shut then:D

danniemcq · 31-12-2005 5:56pm

hmm anti terrorism... mighta needed that a few years back.

Vorsprung · 31-12-2005 5:56pm

But the IRA are freedom fighters

gandalf · 31-12-2005 5:56pm

I guess these are the lads

http://www.fas.org/irp/world/ireland/

darkman2 · 31-12-2005 5:59pm

gandalf wrote:

I guess these are the lads

http://www.fas.org/irp/world/ireland/

OOOOOOH all sound James Bondish! Im sure they get all the hot chicks too;)

pcwares · 31-12-2005 5:59pm

Location: Pheonix Park?

homah_7ft · 31-12-2005 6:00pm

Was Martin Manseragh involved in this or was he army intelligence?

Vorsprung · 31-12-2005 6:01pm

pcwares wrote:

Location: Pheonix Park?

Or in your wheeley- bin! Maybe they ARE your wheeley-bin :eek:

billy the squid · 31-12-2005 6:06pm

bigjimthefirst wrote:

Or in your wheeley- bin! Maybe they ARE your wheeley-bin :eek:

you would never suspect your wheelie bin was watching you
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1131149.htm

danniemcq · 31-12-2005 6:09pm

bigjimthefirst wrote:

But the IRA are freedom fighters

oh i know i meant the other lads!

Vorsprung · 31-12-2005 6:09pm

billy the squid wrote:

you would never suspect your wheelie bin was watching you
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1131149.htm

Jaysus that's sly! Still, if it works then good idea.

homah_7ft · 31-12-2005 6:10pm

At least we are safe on the internet.

junkyard · 31-12-2005 6:11pm

I didn't know that we had a U.F.O. problem in Ireland.:eek: Or else its probably the mop-up unit for Fianna Fail when they f**k things up, although they would need more than a million.:)

Setun · 31-12-2005 6:17pm

It's so secret even the agents don't know they're in it. They think they're bin-men but are actually spying on Dublin's criminal underworld through garbage monitering.

"He had chips last night again"
"Fook, he's up ta somethin"

homah_7ft · 31-12-2005 6:17pm

Don't say anything. Daddio is a spy.

Setun · 31-12-2005 6:28pm

I hear it is snowy in Paraguay this time of year, white wolf?

seansean · 31-12-2005 6:30pm

Irish Secret Service is a cover name used by government etc for funding clandestine sections of the Gardai which include sections of the Special Detective Unit, Emergenct Res Unit and the National Surveillance Unit amongst others. Members of the above have been trained in several countries including the US with the FBI and SWAT etc and have also been trained by members of the British Security Services including mi5, mi6, and the SAS. Most of this trainning was offered in the 90s in an attempt to close down dissident republican groups which were seen as a threat to the peace process which the above countries had invested so much in to have it fail. Call intercepts or bugging and personal tracking through the use of individuals mobile phones have been the most successful part of this trainning and details of the use of peoples mobiles as personal bugs and tracking devices have been kept from the Irish media for obvious reasons.

carpothepunk · 31-12-2005 6:38pm

"Thanks to Aleksey Shcherbakov"-Taken from the fas.org page

Sorry,i just found that funny...quite a name there

StupidLikeAFox · 31-12-2005 7:38pm

Th irish secret service are onto this thread. Their wives are getting their tractors started as we speak

homah_7ft · 31-12-2005 7:44pm

So how long have we to scatter? About 2, 3 days?

boneless · 01-01-2006 3:41pm

*Knock Knock* 'Ah, Mr. boneless... we have reason to believe that you have reason to believe that you live in a democratic republic which guarantees the citizens of that democratic republic the right to privacy and rule of law... tough luck buddy!! The Mad Mullah (a penny to all who know who this is!!) just wants to set the record straight....' *sound of boneless getting the slaps...*

BTW... I'm not joking...

danniemcq · 01-01-2006 4:24pm

homah_7ft wrote:

So how long have we to scatter? About 2, 3 days?

depends they might not have planted any evidence yet

stevenmu · 01-01-2006 4:34pm

darkman2 wrote:

Hi, im just wondering why an extra 1 million euro was allocated in the last budget for the 'irish secret service'. A bit strange. Does it even exist. What is it they do?:rolleyes:

That's only their 'white' budget, you don't really believe they spent €270 million on PPARS do you ?

HST · 01-01-2006 4:47pm

The only thing close to a secret service that Ireland has is the Army Ranger Wing. They are special forces trained in everything from deep sea diving to killing a man with a sponge.

boneless · 01-01-2006 4:48pm

stevenmu wrote:

That's only their 'white' budget, you don't really believe they spent €270 million on PPARS do you ?

You'll be gettin' the knock on the door soon!!! I know about this sort of thing!!

[Jackass] · 01-01-2006 5:11pm

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