Expert says Garda unit to tackle online terrorist radicalisation and recruitment would be useful

A top security expert has said that it “makes sense” for the gardaí to set up a specialist unit to combat online terrorist radicalisation and recruitment.

It comes after the Irish Examiner reported last Saturday that Irish intelligence services do not have gardaí tasked with monitoring online security threats.

Maura Conway, senior lecturer in international security at Dublin City University, said that Islamic State (IS) was devoting “significant financial and especially human resources” to its online campaign.