Ireland has ‘permanent emergency’, says counter-terrorism expert

The legal system in Ireland, north and south, is operating a “permanent emergency” and people don’t even notice anymore that exceptional powers have become the norm, according to the UN’s counter-terrorism expert.

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin said both jurisdictions, along with many democracies, are “circumventing” the normal legal system by using emergency powers and non-jury courts.