Shaun McDaid
@drshaunmcd.bsky.social
Criminology lecturer. Research interests in history of violence, conflict, and all things terrorism/extremism (including Ireland/Northern Ireland).
French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election
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Surely a job for Sam Spade.
I think if I worked in a production company and was allowed to commission a movie with a €70m budget was based on one tweet, it would be this one.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Surely a job for Sam Spade.
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International investigation targets billion dollar networks laundering money for Kinahans
International investigation targets billion dollar networks laundering money for Kinahans
Gardaí take role in NCA investigation into groups laundering money for Kinahans and other criminal organisations
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
International investigation targets billion dollar networks laundering money for Kinahans
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Criminal networks are “weaponizing children” to commit torture and murder by recruiting them through multiplayer video games and smartphones, the boss of Europe’s law enforcement agency warns.
Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warns
The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, says Catherine De Bolle.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Criminal networks are “weaponizing children” to commit torture and murder by recruiting them through multiplayer video games and smartphones, the boss of Europe’s law enforcement agency warns.
How Roblox is taking action after ITV News exposed far-right on the gaming app
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November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How Roblox is taking action after ITV News exposed far-right on the gaming app
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The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
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Adis Maksić
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Adis Maksić
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The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
More than 100,000 people were killed in the Bosnian war. But the peace that ended it in 1995 sowed the seeds for ethnonationalism.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Dayton Peace Accords at 30: An ugly peace that has prevented a return to war over Bosnia
@us.theconversation.com
@critgeopolitics.bsky.social
Adis Maksić
theconversation.com/the-dayton-p...
@us.theconversation.com
@critgeopolitics.bsky.social
Adis Maksić
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Garda arrested after drugs worth €100,000 missing from evidence locker
Garda arrested after drugs worth €100,000 missing from evidence locker
Cannabis had previously been seized in an operation which resulted in the arrest of one suspect
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Garda arrested after drugs worth €100,000 missing from evidence locker
IS-terror plotter, burglar, and rapper (aka “Masked Menace”). Interesting CV.
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ISIS terror plotter's human rights breached by prison lock-up, judge rules
An Islamic extremist held in segregation in prison was treated unlawfully, a judge has ruled
www.standard.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
IS-terror plotter, burglar, and rapper (aka “Masked Menace”). Interesting CV.
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/h...
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/h...
Extraordinary story.
ERG-R(and B)?
ERG-R(and B)?
Exclusive: The Home Office secretly funded a boyband to tour schools in Muslim areas and sing songs about 7/7.
By me, for PoliticsHome.
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By me, for PoliticsHome.
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The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Extraordinary story.
ERG-R(and B)?
ERG-R(and B)?
Referencing the Independent Commission on UK CT law, policy and practice findings on the #Prevent Duty
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Prevent: Statutory duty led to ‘over-reporting’ of referrals
Independent commission into counterterrorism slams high rate of ‘unnecessary’ Prevent referrals
feweek.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Referencing the Independent Commission on UK CT law, policy and practice findings on the #Prevent Duty
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Up to ten domestic terrorist groups operating in Ireland: Garda sources quoted in the article.
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Elite gardai tracking groups suspected of plotting attacks on Muslims, IPAS centres and threatening national security
Elite gardaí are investigating several domestic terror cells who are suspected of plotting attacks on Muslims and IPAS centres, and to threaten national
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November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Up to ten domestic terrorist groups operating in Ireland: Garda sources quoted in the article.
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“There are some patients … whom I've heard news about following their release, and many have completely abandoned their violent behavior. Some remain in a fairly sectarian ideology, but what matters most is that they've abandoned their violent behaviour."
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Ten years after the Paris attacks, is France better at preventing violent extremism?
The deadly Paris attacks of November 13, 2015, led to a sea change in France’s counter-terrorism strategy. A decade later, there is a larger focus on preventing radicalisation and the mechanisms behin...
www.france24.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“There are some patients … whom I've heard news about following their release, and many have completely abandoned their violent behavior. Some remain in a fairly sectarian ideology, but what matters most is that they've abandoned their violent behaviour."
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