Ireland needs to be alert with regard to radicalisation

Ireland and the rest of Europe is facing a rising threat from the return of radicalised fighters from Syria and North Africa, according to a former top Irish garda heading the EU police agency in the US.

Patrick Byrne, formerly one of the Garda’s most senior detectives, said that Europol’s priority was to prevent a repeat of terrorist atrocities such as the Boston bombing and attacks in London.

Mr Byrne revealed that Europol is assisting the US authorities in their investigations into the Boston bombing last April, particularly in relation to the movements of the suspects beforehand.