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Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has resigned after weeks of battling allegations of wrongdoing in his ranks.
The Irish police chief said he was stepping down in the best interests of his family following intense pressure to withdraw controversial remarks about two whistleblowers.
"I felt that recent developments were proving to be a distraction from the important work that is carried out by An Garda Síochána on a daily basis for the citizens of the state in an independent and impartial manner," Mr Callinan said in a statement.
As the government quietly upgrades the role of Britain’s special forces, their growing global footprint and near-total exemption from democratic oversight should alarm us all, says ROGER McKENZIE
A new group within the NEU is preparing the labour movement for a conversation on Irish unity by arguing that true liberation must be rooted in working-class solidarity and anti-sectarianism, writes ROBERT POOLE
