Al-Qaida in Ireland ‘no small problem’

Cormac O’Keeffe

Speaking in Dublin, Gijs De Vries said al-Qaida activists and supporters moved between all EU countries and engaged in fundraising in all member states, including Ireland.

“The threat is directed at those that al-Qaida, and al-Qaida-inspired groups target for reasons of their own and I don’t think size so far is an element in their considerations nor, incidentally, is there a direct relationship with participating in the war in Iraq.”