Limerick city s Night Watch: Historian Dr Tadhg Moloney tells the sad tale of Constable John O’Brien
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THE clash between different political loyalties and class interests at local level comes across in the controversy involving the Limerick City Night Watch between 1915 and 1923.
The night watch was a body established in 1843 and authorised by Limerick Corporation to deter criminal activity, provide law enforcement, and ensure public safety, from 8pm in winter and at 9pm in summer, complimenting the Royal Irish Constabulary when they were not available.
The controversy centred on one Night Watch Constable, thirty-nine year old John O Brien, who on July 23 1915 re-joined the British army, having previously served prior to the Second Boer War (1899-1902).
These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday.
Times of Malta leads with the tragic news of the death of Ivan Barbara, a Maltese man who died in India while infected with COVID-19, minutes before a medical evacuation flight arranged for him was to fly him out.
The newspaper also gives prominence to a prisoner’s request for a magisterial inquiry into what he said is a reign of “terror and torture” inside Corradino prison.
The Malta Independent leads with news from Brussels, reporting how MEPs have said that a digital green pass being planned by the EU should guarantee free movement for holders across EU member states.
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The following are the top stories in Malta s newspapers on Friday.
Times of Malta leads with news that Malta’s anti-money laundering regime has
formally passed a review by Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering expert committee.
In a separate article, the newspaper reports that Tumas Gaming has been slapped with a €233,000 fine after an investigation by the Financial Intelligence and Analysis Unit found it had failed to implement measures to address major threats to their money laundering supervision.
The Malta Independent reports on how MEPs on Thursday adopted a resolution saying that all allegations of fraud and corruption in Malta, especially at a high political level, should be investigated with the appropriate rigour.