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McAleese praises Garda chief's swift, honest apology

PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has commended Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy for his “immediate” apology following the publication of the Dublin diocesan report, which described the response by gardaí to complaints against priests as inadequate in some cases.

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McAleese visits flood-hit region

President Mary McAleese today visited Carrick-on-Shannon to see the effects of recent flooding and said she would visit other parts of the country over the next few weeks.

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McAleese dedicates tree to flood victims

President Mary McAleese has dedicated the Christmas tree at Áras an Uachtaráin to the victims of recent floods and clerical child abuse.

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President hails Garda's 'trailblazers'

PRESIDENT MARY McAleese met 10 of the State’s first women gardaí at a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of women in policing in Ireland.

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President appeals to insurers for swift response to victims

RELIEF EFFORT:PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has appealed to those with the power to make life easier for flood victims to respond swiftly.

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President praises those who took on authority

PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has praised those who showed courage in “taking on the monoliths and vested interests and the culture of silence, which rendered children outrageously vulnerable to abuse”.

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Republican dissidents plot to down helicopter

Plan to blast lightly-armoured PSNI chopper out of the sky By Deborah McAleese Belfast Telegraph Wednesday, 2 December 2009 Dissident republicans have secured a surface-to-air missile and are planning to use it to shoot down a helicopter full of police officers, the Belfast Telegraph has learned. One day after dissidents launched an attack on a PSNI station in Strabane we can reveal that police...

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Christmas tree lighting dedicated to victims

PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has dedicated the lighting of the Christmas tree at Áras an Uachtaráin to those affected by the recent floods and to the victims of child abuse.