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

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.