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That is according to new figures provided by the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee. In information provided to co-leader of the Social Democrats, Catherine Murphy TD on foot of a written Dail question, Minister McEntee said last year gardaí discharged firearms on 17 occasions. This was more than a five fold increase on 2019 when firearms were discharged three times. Minister McEntee said the discharge of firearms included the 40mm launcher used by the armed support units, which is a non-leth...

The father of George Nkencho, who was shot and killed by gardaí in December, has broken his silence to say that while the family has "many doubts" they will get justice, he "hates no garda".

Participants have been asked to wear white T-shirts and bring candles. An independent post-mortem was carried out yesterday on the body of Mr Nkencho. While a post-mortem had been carried out already to determine the circumstances of his death, the second post-mortem was ordered by the solicitor for the Nkencho family and is independent of the one which will form part of the State’s investigation by An Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission into the fatal shooting. Dai...

Unarmed gardaí arrived at the scene and were threatened by Nkencho, according to a Garda statement. A slow-motion foot chase ensued, with gardaí following behind Nkencho and telling passersby to clear the way as he walked through the Hartstown housing estates. By the time Nkencho reached his home some 15 minutes later, two members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) had arrived. The 27-year-old knocked on his front door, which was answered by his sister Gloria. In a written statement, G...

Garda Ombudsman investigating shooting dead of man in his front garden by gardaí

Security Correspondent, Prime Time Two contrasting videos of George Nkencho help tell a story of a man who changed right before his familys eyes in recent years. One is of Mr Nkencho speaking at his mother’s 45th birthday in 2018, where he thanked people for attending the happy event.   The other video, from last week, is of Mr Nkencho walking in west Dublin as he is followed by Gardaí in marked and unmarked vehicles. RTÉs Prime Time understands that Gardaí were asking the 27-year-old t...

A group established here after the UN declared 2015 to 2024 the decade for people of African descent is calling for an independent commission of inquiry into the death of George Nkencho at the hands of gardai. The International Decade for People of African Descent Ireland (IDPADI) has worked with the Department of Justice to implement the UN project in Ireland. In a statement released today, it called on Justice Minister Helen McEntee to set up an independent commission of inquiry into the circ...

Family of George Nkencho awaiting meeting with garda watchdog George Nkencho, 27, was shot multiple times outside his home in Clonee, west Dublin 16:08, 6 JAN 2021 George Nkencho, 27 Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or se...

“In this regard, we call upon the envisaged independent commission to engage IDPADI in its investigations and deliberations,” the group said. “Further, we are concerned that racial profiling may have led to this tragic incident if it is juxtaposed with past incidences of the Garda Siochana involving young people of African descent in Ireland.” Mr Nkencho (27) was shot by a team of armed gardaí as he walked back into his home at Manorfields Drive, in west Dublin, after an earlier incide...

Further protest planned for tomorrow over shooting of man in Dublin by Gardaí The 27-year-old died in hospital after being shot by an armed Garda on Wednesday in Hartstown, Co Dublin. 31/12/2020 Ciarán Sunderland Another protest over the shooting of George Nkencho is set to take place in west Dublin tomorrow morning. The 27-year-old died in hospital after being shot by an armed garda on Wednesday in Hartstown, Co Dublin. Gardaí said he had threatened officers and members of the public with...