Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

Riddle101

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

Biggins

Yes.

javaboy

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.

projectmayhem

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.

Mr. Incognito

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.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

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....

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?

minidazzler

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

minidazzler

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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.

tallaght01

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

The_citizen is his enforcer :pac:

implausible

Riddle101 wrote: »

Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

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

Biggins

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.

dsmythy

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

Or else...

ejmaztec

F.U.B.I.

maxwell smart

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!

AnonoBoy

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.

RATM

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.

Poccington

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

Poccington

RATM wrote: »

Dont the G2 lads carry Uzis as standard ?

No.

RATM

Poccington wrote: »

No.

If not Uzis then what?


:pac:

phenomenon

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.

anonymous_joe

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.

Biggins

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

ejmaztec

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Then why havent you?

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

phenomenon

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.

jiltloop

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

anonymous_joe

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.

The guy

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.

Fizman

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.

minidazzler

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.....

esskay

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

IRISH RAIL

G2 is a military intelligence not a secret service
the closest in Ireland is the c3 crime and security division which operates from the Phoenix park
one of the only departments to give money back from there budget and are quite sucsessful

banshee_bones

First rule of G2 is you do not talk about G2
Second rule of G2 is you do not talk about G2
and the third rule of G2 is..... and so on :pac:

dtwhaler

Does Ireland have an intellegence agency ........................?

Does Ireland have any feckin intelligence !?

S.I.R

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

yes... boards.ie/Afterhours*

* - not the actual link... see we are Smrt... so smrt

Black Swan

But does Ireland have one of these...?
http://www.digitaljournal.com/images/photo/George_HW_Bush_CIA_HQ_Road_Sign.jpg

S.I.R

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

But does Ireland have one of these...?
http://www.digitaljournal.com/images/photo/George_HW_Bush_CIA_HQ_Road_Sign.jpg

nah, thats a P0xey-moron

r3nu4l

Riddle101 wrote: »

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

We talk about Irish intelligence relying on MI5/MI6, that's worrying. These are the same people who were monitoring 3 of the 4 suicide bombers responsible for the attacks in London on July 7 2005! They didn't think they were a serious threat so reduced surveillance :rolleyes:
The French Intelligence services used to refer to Britain as 'Britainistan' because of the amount of Muslim terrorists living in Britain and launching attacks in France. At that time the British government were so concerned with the IRA that they figured it wasn't their job to go after terrorists that weren't any threat to them. Karma!

RichTea

Poccington wrote: »

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

A man in the know? Cheers Séamus Ceangal!

madmik

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

Irelands Government doesnt have any intelligence whatsoever

not the agency kind or any other kind.

They get their inteligence from watching bbc news

colly10

RATM wrote: »

If not Uzis then what?


:pac:

Hurleys

madmik

colly10 wrote: »

Hurleys

+ford mondeos+newspapers

Nolanger

Anyone remember a post office robbery on the Lower Rathmines Road back in the late '90s? Supposed to have been set up by Garda intelligence so they could interview some guy queueing up for his dole. Bet the CIA don't do that.

Biggins

Nolanger wrote: »

...Bet the CIA don't do that.

No? Its just that they do it better and don't get possibly linked to such actions.

The CIA don't bring down Post Offices - they bring down countries!

minidazzler

Biggins wrote: »

No? Its just that they do it better and don't get possibly linked to such actions.

The CIA don't bring down Post Offices - they bring down countries!

Nicely Put.

getz

minidazzler wrote: »

Nicely Put.

i once worked for a large american company in manchester in security,as all the managers were american [this was about the same time the terrorists hit new york] my top bosses were from the FBI, they would turn up twice a year to check on me,this to me was great fun as soon as i spotted them i would say --daffodils are yellow this year- and they allways pretended to be pissed off -the daft thing is the pair of them dressed in black suits and ties-just like on films

DublinWriter

Riddle101 wrote: »

Dose Ireland have an intelligence agency?

No, but we have plenty of Unintelligence Agencies...boom boom!

Not surprising considering we don't have an Air Force capable of rapid interception...but there ya go, shure who'd be bothered bombing little old us when the money is better spent on storage facilities for unused voting machines and making sure our leader is paid more than Barack Omaba.

View Profile

Maybe we should ask O'Bama to be our Taoiseach....

Biggins

View Profile wrote: »

Maybe we should ask O'Bama to be our Taoiseach....

That's a great idea. In one swift move of upper management, we get to triple the I.Q. of our leader.

I'm up for it.

pwd

The guy wrote: »

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

Going to get flamed for this...

Ireland is a huge threat, in a certain way. One reason we were occupied by Britain in the past: To prevent us being used as a base by another country to attack Britain. One main reason we never had to worry about invasions since becoming independent: We are "an unsinkable aircraft carrier" right off the coast of Britain and Western Europe - Both would defend us to counter the threat to themselves.

Our geographical location still makes us an ideal location for a military base. The mere possibility of being used as one led to us being occupied before. Now we are letting ourselves be used as a military base. This is not a good idea.

Hey! Just to make *absolutely* certain we get attacked, lets take a few hundred suspected terrorists that the USA have been abusing for the last few years! They'll like us because - well hey we're irish - and barack obama is such a cool dude that all of a sudden everyone's going to love each other and forget that whole blind hatred thing they've had going on.

The Irish policy of neutrality made a whole lot of sense.

getz

The guy wrote: »

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

if you want to believe that dont read this----www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982170/posts