Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Eight
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Pages 22-23
“Triad gangs trafficking women into country to work in sex trade” – Tom Brady
“Irish criminals don’t mix with foreign groups on home turf” – Tom Brady
“Diplomats wanted traning to toughen up our ‘soft’ judges” – Adrian Rutherford
“British businessman is crime lord Kinahan’s West African frontman” – Tom Brady
“Irish funded Ugandan project hit by fraud claims” – Shane Phelan
“US concerns over rebel group raised eyebrows” – Shane Phelan
Page 26
“From the Celtic Tiger’s collapse to terror threats” – Shane Phelan
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Seven
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Front Page
“US envoys poured scorn on our health system” – Shane Doran
Page 9
“Journalist ‘abducted and tortured’ by Ugandan police” – Shane Phelan
“Tullow executive denies making corruption claims” – Shane Phelan
“Diplomat retained key role after Afghan expulsion” – Shane Phelan
“UN lashes Ireland over ‘terror flights’ – Shane Phelan
“Troop worry for aid workers”
“Official moved after gun attack”
“Russian PM ‘under pressure’ to claim he was poisoned”
Page 8
“Irishman shot dead in Bolivia ‘not part of plot to kill president'” – Shane Doran
“Cowen put pressure on envoy over status of ‘illegals’ in US” – Shane Doran
“Irish citizen held for four years as terror suspect” – Shane Phelan
“US envoys poured scorn on our health system” – Shane Doran (cont’d)
Page 12
“Fine line to walk between diplomacy and espionage” – James Downey
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Six
Monday, 6 June 2011
Front Page
“How the US keeps tabs on our ‘extremists’ – Shane Phelan and Tom Brady
Page 15
“How the US keeps tabs on our ‘extremists’ – Shane Phelan and Tom Brady (cont’d)
Pages 16-17
“Pressure for gardai and troop help in Afghanistan” – Tom Brady
“Ireland was complacent on extremist thread, said US diplomat” – Tom Brady
“State wanted ‘heads up’ on citizen’s terror listing” – Tom Brady
“Tight controls mean Ireland poses low risk” – Tom Brady
“Family of murdered aid worker asked Ahern to help find remains” – Shane Phelan
“Labour chiefs told Gilmore second Lisbon poll inevitable” – Fiach Kelly
Pages 18-19
“Lenihan ‘ineffective’ in integration position” – Shane Phelan
“Shia Muslims told officials of terrorist sleeper-cell fears” – Tom Brady
“Islamic parents worry culture here hurting children’s values” – Tom Brady
Page 21
“We’re no exception to reality of post-9/11 security” – Shane Phelan
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Five
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Front Page”
“Provo ‘businessmen’ fronted property drive” – Tom Brady
Pages 20-21
“Provo ‘businessmen’ fronted property drive” – Tom Brady (cont’d)
“Idea of coalition with Sinn Fein provoked fury among FF TDs” – Adrian Rutherford
“Britain exposed IRA mole Donaldson to taunt Provos” – Tom Brady
Page 23
“Ahern hardened his stance toward SF after £26.5, robbery” – Tom Brady
“Northern Bank raid was breaking point” – Eamon Delaney
Pages 24-25
“US tried to force action on Colombia Three” – Tom Brady
“McDowell backed US pursuit of Garland” – Tom Brady
“‘No change’ in policy on US military flight checks” – Fionnan Sheehan and Lise Hand
“US kept close eye on ‘Slab’ Murphy investigation” – Tom Brady
“Diplomat in Taliban link claim kept role as adviser” – Shane Phelan
Pages 26-27
“IRA retained active global support” – Adrian Rutherford
“Afghan stand-off ended in ‘victory'” – Tom Brady
“Internment was ‘an option’ in the North as late as 1988” – Adrian Rutherford
“Thatcher offered to train gardai in anti-terror flight” – Adrian Rutherford
“UK feared second Brighton attack”
Page 31
“Cables shine light on how extradition tested ties with US” – Tom Brady
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Four
Friday, 3 June 2011
Front Page
“FF turned blind eye to US ‘torture flights'” – shane Phelan
Pages 24-25
“FF turned blind eye to US ‘torture flights'” – shane Phelan (cont’d)
“Spook speak for kidnap, smuggling and torture” – Don Lavery
“Government refused to grant US soldiers any special status” – Tom Brady
“Airport talks kept quiet ‘for fear of anti-war protests” – Shane Phelan
PAges 26-27
“Cabinet divided on resettling of former Guantanamo inmates” – Shane Phelan and Tom Brady
“Fears for ‘psychologically damaged’ detainees sent here” – Shane Phelan
“Irish firm blocked from exporting lasers to Iran over missile fears” – Shane Phelan
“cullen: Ryanair’s takeover bid not tolerated” – Shane Phelan
“Gilmore under fire over Lisbon views” – Fionnan Sheehan
Pages 28-29
“HSE children ended up in brothels” – Tom Brady and Shane Phelan
“How the scourge of people trafficking grew in Ireland” – Shane Phelan
“US official intervened to secure release of kidnapped priest” – Shane Doran
“Diplomats horrified plane deal awarded to Boeing rival” – Shane Phelan
Pages 30-31
“‘Only the IRA had discpline to keep £26.5m off streets'” – Tom Brady and Adrian Rutherford
“Businessman suspected of heist role” – Tom Brady
“Robbery came close to killing off peace process” – Tom Brady and Adrian Rutherford
“US believed party was a spent political force” – Adrian Rutherford
“Adams’ denial of IRA links to crime ‘absurd'” – Adrian Rutherford
“Top Republican favoured by US Embassy” – Tom Brady
“Official hailed Assembly as a ‘daily miracle'” – Adrian Rutherford
Pages 32-33
“Shannon goes to heart of our relationship with US” – Eamon Delaney
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Three
Thursday, 2 June 2011
“Revealed: total chaos in coalition as economy collapsed” – Shane Doran and Brendan Keenan
“Aid worker Sharon ‘left to endure two extra months of kidnap hell'” – Shane Phelan
Pages 24-25
“Revealed: total chaos in coalition as economy collapsed” – Shane Doran and Brendan Keenan (cont’d)
“OECD criticised last coalition over delay in tackling bribery” – Shane Phelan
“Embassy feared FF, Greens ‘not up to task'” – Shane Phelan
“US companies uneasy over awarding of state contracts” – Shane Doran and Brendan Keenan
“Top aide tried to calm tax break concerns” – Shane Phelan
“US told NAMA discounts to hit 50pc but official line was 30pc” – Brendan Keenan and Shane Phelan
“Officials continued to insist banks were safe” – Shane Phelan
“Top diplomat bemusd by ‘turned the corner’ speech'” Shane Phelan
“Breakdown in social partnership ‘a risk to investors'” – Shane Phelan
“Fianna Fail hits out at ‘cynical’ Gilmore” – Fionnan Sheehan
Pages 28-29
“Trade deal moving jobs to North sealed with ‘wink and nod'” – Adrian Rutherford
“Eircom was ‘Luddite’ in attitude to technology” – Shane Phelan
“Chinese wouldn’t discuss reforms” – Brendan Keenan and Shane Phelan
“Blueprint for recovery that was adopted by Haughey had been spurned by FitzGerald” – Brendan Keenan
“French and German firms ‘notorious tax avoiders'” – Shane Phelan
“Sarkozy tax threat ‘hit a nerve’ with McCreevy” – Brendan Keenan
Pages 30-31
“North’s civil service unfit for purpose, say advisers” – Adrian Rutherford and Shane Phelan
“Robinson’s struggles with ‘bigots’ in unionism” – Adrian Rutherford
“British claimed DUP leader was ‘hanged by a thread'” – Adrian Rutherford
“Sudan blocked ransom that could have ended Sharon’s kidnap terror weeks earlier” – Shane Phelan
Page 32
“Leaked cables reveal foolish optimism prior to almighty crash” – Brendan Keenan
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day Two
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Front Page
“The singing pub-goer and the sociable loner”
Pages 26-27
“BIFFO nickname suited Cowen ‘especially well’, said US envoy” – Shane Phelan
“‘Ahern’s frugal lifestyle apparent to all'” – Shane Phelan
“Putin ‘all show and a slippery character'”
“‘He is a genuine “old boy” from north Dublin, with a distinct accent, in English and in Irish, to match'” – Shane Phelan
Pages 28-29
“Clinton was kept in loop on expenses scandals” – Shane Phelan
“Minister’s delay in stepping down took the sting out of budget’s ‘political punch'” – Shene Phelan
“Frustrated Ahern tried to raise stakes in power-sharing drive” – Shane Doran and Adrian Rutherford
“SF spooked by dissident ‘plot’ to kill McGuinness” – Adrian Rutherford
“Embassy officials cosied up to opposition as crisis deepened” – Shane Phelan
Pages 30-31
“What US really thinks of our leaders” (Collection of quotes)
“Sometimes best stories really are too good to be true”…” – Shane Doran
Pages 32-33
“Cowen’s ‘remarkable’ failure” – Shane Phelan
“Treaty rejection sparked anti-Irish sentiment in Germany” – Shane Phelan
“Gilmore ‘took opposing views in public and private'” – Fionnan Sheehan
“America was unaware of source of Libertas funding” – Shane Phelan
“Ganley ‘wanted Ahern’s US address delayed'” – Shane Phelan
Page 34
“Yes it’s a special relationship, but the US still doesn’t trust us” – Fionnan Sheehan
Irish Independent
Wikileaks Irish Cables, Day One
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Front Page:
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Headlines
Beginning of “How the US taps into our secrets” by Shane Phelan
Introductory paragraphs (also online: http://tinyurl.com/3dj6df9)
Page 22-23:
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Double Page Spread on “Wikileaks: The Ireland Cables” by Shane Doran (also online: http://tinyurl.com/3z78txd)
“How the US taps into our secrets” (cont’d)
Page 24-25
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“Greens are only interested in hares, stags and badgers, Hanafin told US envoy” by Shane Phelan
“The diplomats and senior civil servants who briefed their counterparts in Washington” by Shane Phelan
“Geoghegan-Quinn got Euro job after Barroso urged Cowen to pick a woman” by Shane Phelan
Page 26-27
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“Why IRA chose ‘hard army man’ to deliver peace message” by Tom Brady
“Clinton ordered information on garda counter-terrorism strategies” by Adrian Rutherford and Tom Brady
“Independent body briefed the US on progress of decommissioning” by Adrian Rutherford
“McAleese held secret talks with loyalists” by Shane Phelan
“Parties ‘in talks three years prior to power share deal'” by Adrian Rutherford and Liam Clarke
Page 28-29
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“FBI and CIA among groups briefed on our affairs” by Shane Phelan
“Government resisted US pressure over arms embargo” by Shane Doran
“Americans got their hands on key EU Iraq file” by Paul Connolly and Adrian Rutherford
“World of cocktail receptions, cultural soirees, and secret surveillance operations” by Eamon Delaney
Page 30-31
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“A baby-faced soldier, Lady Gaga… and the biggest spillage of US secrets ever” by Adrian Rutherford
“#Why the US will stop at nothing to silence me…'” by Shane Doran (Interview with Assange, complete videos for which are online: http://tinyurl.com/3sjsgqm)
Page 31-32
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Comment: “Unique insights into the real world” (also online: http://tinyurl.com/3bmu5kj)
“Big Brother is watching us very closely indeed” by James Downey
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