FRU Group Photo

The Force Research Unit (FRU) was a covert military intelligence unit set up by the British Military of Defence sometime between 1979 and 1981. Its motto was ‘Fishers of Men’. Its remit was to recruit and run double agents in the paramilitary groups in the 6 counties. At its peak the FRU had up to 80 officers and about 100 support staff dealing with hundreds of informers. The FRU were in collusion with loyalist paramilitaries during the 1980’s and 90’s that led to the murder of dozens of catholics including high profile solicitor Pat Finucane. Despite having been exposed in British Tribunals and in the press of collusion with loyalist paramilitary gangs, a rebranded FRU has been involved in illegal operations in Iraq and Libya showing that the British establishment not only knew about the collusion but also actively encouraged it and rewarded those of its officers who were engaged in these activities.

Related Links:
South African arms | The story of Brian Nelson | The Stevens report (pdf) | Gordon Kerr (times online) | illegal surveillance operations in the Irish Republic | Brigadier Kerr ‘led rogue spying on Russia’ | the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes |

Brian Nelson 0.01 Mb Margaret Walshaw - Brian Nelsons handler 0.04 Mb Gordon Kerr 0 Mb Stevens Inquiry 0.02 Mb SRR agents captured in Basra 0.05 Mb

Is the Irish social welfare system for the birds??

Below is the first in a series of articles relating to social welfare within the twenty six counties. Amongst the specific issues dealt with will be cutbacks, 'fraud' and the broken promises and hypocrisy of the Fine Gael/Labour coalition less than 100 days after taking office

Related Links:
Jobs not dole! - Donaghmede Public Meeting | Jobs not dole! - Phibsboro Public Meeting | Respect the Human rights of all people living in Sub Standard Local Authority housing | Show me the money | Why going Dutch is going for broke | Kenny and Gilmore merely Puppets On A String | New Cabinet faces, same tired politics |
Eirigi Links:
Main Eirigi website
EirigiSligeach website

Minister Joan Burton 0.01 Mb Donegal News June 2 0.34 Mb socialwelfarecartoon1.jpg 0.07 Mb

Jim Cusack does it again

Sunday Independent journalist Jim Cusack has a consistent track record of writing highly dubious stories, based solely on anonymous Garda sources. In the June 19th edition of the newspaper, he makes a lame but insidious attempt to mitigate the behaviour of the Gardaí in Co Mayo who recorded themselves talking about raping women in their custody last March. He claims to have been shown new video footage, supposedly of the incident on March 31st, and this forms the basis of his article. Unfortunately for him, this footage, if it exists at all, is clearly not a recording of the incident in question.

Related Links: ‘Give me your name and address or I’ll rape you’: the reality of Corrib policing | Report on Dail protest against rape comments by gardai | Business as usual for Gardaí – trying to smear women in ‘rape tape’ controversy | NewsTalk 106 Transcript: Sunday Indo v. Indymedia.ie on Dublin Riots