Tag: Garda Siochana
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Phoenix, Part IV.
The last edition of The Phoenix appeared on 5 June 2026. In this, the last of this series, we look at the spooky stories that appeared in The Phoenix in 2026. There were two articles about Sean O’Callaghan and the murder of John Cocoran. This is the second of the pair. There was a story…
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Exposed: The Kerry Babies Scandal, Larry Wren and the Shadow of the Heavy Gang.
1. Larry Wren and the Kerry Babies scandal. Garda Commissioner Ned Garvey established the ‘Heavy Gang’ in the 1970s. It drew officers from across the force, including some from Special Branch. It targeted criminal gangs and paramilitaries. When the unit’s existence first emerged, the nation was largely appalled—though some were prepared to turn a blind…
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Blackrock College.
Part 1: The Catholic Church and its Friends in High Places in Ireland. 1. Godless charlatans. There were at least three types of priests in the Holy Ghost Order: the good, the bad and the grotesquely ugly. The ‘good’ were those who had a true vocation. They were – and are – men of unfathomable decency.…
