Garda secrecy over national security 'has got to stop', says expert

Alyson Kilpatrick also highlighted a lack of laws governing national security in Ireland or legal regulation of informants and said that the oversight bodies are “excluded” from the area

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. File Picture

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022 - 12:40

Cormac O’Keeffe, Security Correspondent

The Garda’s position that no one has the right to know about national security “has got to stop”, a former inspector of security services in the North has said.

Alyson Kilpatrick also highlighted a lack of laws governing national security in Ireland or legal regulation of informants and said that the oversight bodies are “excluded” from the area.