Country Reports on Terrorism 2012

On January 24, an individual was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special Criminal
Court in Dublin for the 2008 murder of a man in County Donegal. The murder was linked
to the dissident republican group, Oglaigh na hEireann.
On February 24, two men were found guilty of possessing explosive substances by an
Irish court following a 2010 Garda raid on a suspected dissident republican bomb-making
facility in Dundalk.
On March 31, a man was sentenced to four years imprisonment after he admitted to a
2010 charge of gun and ammunition possessing.
Countering Terrorist Finance: Ireland is a member of the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF). The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill of 2010 enacted
the EU’s third money-laundering directive into Irish law, giving effect to several FATF
recommendations. The act consolidated Ireland’s existing Anti-Money Laundering/
Counterterrorist Finance Laws and increased the obligations on a wide range of individuals and
organizations to disclose information related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
Ireland implements all EU Council Regulations on financial sanctions against listed terrorists and
related directives. The government continues to amend its primary 2010 legislation to strengthen
it and implement FATF recommendations.
Law enforcement authorities monitor non-profit organizations for breaches of criminal law, but
the Charities Act has yet to be fully implemented. Ireland is on the regular follow-up FATF list
and is not yet eligible to be placed on the biennial review list. For further information on money
laundering and financial crimes, we refer you to the 2013 International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report (INCSR), Volume 2, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm.
Regional and International Cooperation: Ireland is a member of all relevant regional and
international bodies to combat terrorism. This includes the Council of Europe, the OECD, the
OSCE, and NATO’s Partnership for Peace. Ireland has held the Chairmanship of the OSCE for
the duration of the 2012 calendar year and hosted the 19 th OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin
on December 6-7.
U.S. government officials worked with the Irish government on security efforts surrounding the
2012 Olympics in London.
In addition to counterterrorism capacity building in foreign states, it is important to mention the
counterterrorism efforts in a regional context with Northern Ireland. The Irish Defense Forces
provided a robust explosive ordnance disposal capability to the civil authority, routinely
deploying to investigate and disarm ordnance around the country. The 2nd Eastern Brigade,
which is responsible for the Dublin area and a significant portion of the territory along the border
with Northern Ireland, responded to over 100 reports of explosive devices in 2012.
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism: The Government of Ireland continued its
significant efforts to assist in the integration process of minority groups in Ireland. These
measures included providing social benefits, language training, and the proactive advocacy work
of an ombudsman’s office.
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