IT is time for the Government to move from its position of ‘see no evil, hear no evil’ regarding renditions. The simple fact is that the Irish authorities demand little information regarding, and exercise little control over, what or who is transiting its territory, especially in foreign ‘civilian’ aircraft.

Ireland is one of 24 Council of Europe members to sign a new Convention on the Protection of Children.

Politicians will debate the lack of inspections of CIA flights landing at Shannon Airport when the Dáil meets today.

Europe correspondent

The gardaí should give up responsibility for immigration checks and controls, according to a report by the 43-nation Council of Europe.