Challenge to political policing inquiry, as document confirms Irish police had ‘relationship’ with British ‘spycop’

Mark Kennedy (centre)

The Canary has a copy of a letter that confirms the Garda (the Irish police service) had a “relationship” with British undercover police officer – or ‘spycop’ – Mark Kennedy. And the revelation increases pressure on the Pitchford inquiry into undercover political policing, which is currently restricting its investigations to just England and Wales.

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CORRECTION: Mark Kennedy was professionally active in 11 not 22 countries. (The quote about 22 was more a case of self aggrandisement by Kennedy.)