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IF YOU’RE HEADING to the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France this summer, you may well spot some gardaí.
In yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said she has requested the Garda Commissioner Noírín O’Sullivan to approve travel for eight members of An Garda Síochana to go to Lille and Bordeaux.
These are the two regions where Ireland’s fixtures are to be held.
A senior government source said the uniformed gardaí will be accompanied by French police force at all times on the ground.
The garda members are being sent to the tournament to work with consulates, who will be sent to areas where Irish fans will be attending the matches.
It’s believed the the gardaí will be supporting the French police in their work, as well as engaging with Irish fans.
The gardaí will not have the power to arrest anyone.
This is not the first time members of the gardaí have been sent abroad for international football tournaments. Members also travelled to Poland for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.
The PSNI said it will also be sending officers to the games.
The officers will remain in France for the duration of Northern Ireland’s involvement in the competition to support the French Policing Operation and help ensure “a safe and trouble-free tournament”.
The PSNI officers will be based in Nice, Lyon and Paris – where the Northern Ireland team’s fixtures are to be held.
Whilst in France we will liaise with the French Police Commanders to monitor fan behaviour in the cities, fan zones, on transport and at the stadiums and assist them when required in dealing with any potential problems.
Superintendent Nigel Goddard said:
My colleagues and I will be there to provide a reassuring presence at each of the venue cities and will be identifiable as PSNI officers to Northern Irish fans.
Purchased a new house last year and had the ‘Smart storage’ system installed. (The 3-Drawer version). Met Paul Jacobs at the ‘Ideal homes exhibition’ last spring and arranged installation. Excellent system, no more clutter in the hallway which was prevalent in my previous home.
Expensive for what is essentially mdf but it makes a huge difference to the tidiness of my home. The guy who installed it was perhaps one of the best tradesman I’ve seen at work in that he was so precise and exact in how he constructed the drawers. (Eastern European guy, who is also a qualified cabinet maker). 10 out of 10 from me.
The good news is only 11% of our exports in 2016 went to the UK. Even in areas like beef exports we are diversifying, and now we have trade deals with the US and Japan.
We need to get to the point where the UK could disappear off the face of the planet and it wouldn’t affect us much. We’re almost there.
@Fred Jensen: The figure is 16-17% of exports, and 30% of all employment in Ireland is in sectors exporting to the UK.
Oh, and that 16-17% is still worth over €13,000,000,000 to our economy.
@The Risen:
No you’re a little out of date, it was 16% now it’s 11%.
The other 89% is worth over €100,000,000,000 to our economy, so there you go.
Meryl Lynch has just said EU hasn’t a hope on staying together meanwhile the Irish swap “mass on Sundays” for total belief in Brussels. We’re still in denial “soft landing mode”
@Sean Hyland: what a load of boll ox!
@Sean Hyland: Merly lynch are what I would describe a vested interest group.
Ignore them
Zzzzzzzzzzz.
@Conor Byrne: you may not care but this topic is literally going to have at least a minor impact on the everyday life of most of the country. Ignore all u want.
@Conor Byrne: I know. People that work hard and try to grow a business without being a burden on society are so zzzzzzz
@Kevin O’ Brien: the topic of under stairs storage?
@Conor Byrne: theres a lot more bigger business that are saying it wont happen.
@Conor Byrne: you may have a jet set lifestyle Conor, but under stairs storage is an honest business, you being bored by a story you opened tells us much more about how boring you are than this business.
@Joseph Bloggs: BURDEN on a society . get rid of full time state jobs..
Is this an advertisement dressed up as a story?
Who’s = who is.
Whose. Seriously! Basic grammar. #proofread
@Felicity Hensen: what weed are you on?
@Michael Heery: ? She’s right.
Dam he stole my idea!
I utilized my under stairs with a large drawer like this over a decade ago and said to the missus that this would be a great business idea… alas I missed my chance and struggle on with my fellow working class comrades daily.
Dutch love organised storage
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