50 years ago, gardaí protested against an unfair pay deal in an action that resonates to this day, writes Austin Kenny

SECURITY concerns over a private visit by Princess Grace and Prince Rainier to Ireland were raised with senior gardaí, ahead of a private ball in Co Wicklow.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today expressed his “full confidence” in his Home Secretary David Blunkett, as he faced demands for a judicial inquiry into claims that he abused his position to help his lover.

THE Department of Justice was given responsibility for the Garda Síochána to leave the gardaí free to do the policing while the civil servants assumed the administrative responsibility for matters such as accounting for the force.