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Chinese Triad gangs trafficking women into Ireland for sex industry – cables
TWO Chinese Triad crime gangs based in Ireland are illegally trafficking women into the country to work in the sex industry, leaked diplomatic cables reveal.
Ireland's ailing health system criticised by US Ambassador
US diplomats delivered a damning assessment of Ireland's ailing health system in leaked embassy cables.
US closely monitors Ireland's 40,000 Muslim community
THE United States government closely monitors the country's main mosques amid American concern over alleged Islamic 'extremists' operating in Ireland, leaked embassy cables reveal.
'No change' in policy on US military flight checks
THE Government last night confirmed it will be making no change to the inspection of US military flights through Shannon Airport, despite ongoing accusations about the transport of so-called terror suspects.
IRA retained active global support
THE IRA retained active support around the world right up until it finally put its arms beyond use, according to leaked embassy cables.
US tried to force action on Colombia Three
THE United States warned the Government that Ireland would be seen as a "haven for terrorists" unless it extradited the Colombia Three, leaked embassy documents reveal.
Northern Bank raid was breaking point
THE confidential US cables from 2004-2006 confirm what we suspected: the Government had run out of patience with Sinn Fein; that not only would SF not put the IRA out of business, but that the republican movement was ambivalent about the existence of an empire of criminality.
Ahern hardened his stance toward SF after £26.5m robbery
FORMER Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was "generally considered softer" on the Provisional republican movement than either of his two key cabinet ministers during the northern peace talks.
Idea of coalition with Sinn Fein provoked fury among FF TDs
FIANNA Fail officials privately admitted they would be the last party to form a government with Sinn Fein -- at the same time as they were negotiating to push the DUP into a power-sharing deal at Stormont.
Provo 'businessmen' fronted property drive
FORMER 'active' IRA members who amassed multi-million-euro fortunes went on to front a huge property empire for the paramilitary group spanning at least four countries, the Irish Independent has learned.
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