John Burke

For any woman who may be concerned about their smear test results they are advised to call the helpline on 1800 45 45 55

Number of women who developed cervical cancer have died

RTÉ News has learned that a number of the 206 women who developed cervical cancer, despite an earlier smear test showing they were all clear, have since died.

Health • 29 Apr 18

A garda memo says that 37% of the force's in-house IT specialists had been lost over recent years

Garda HQ issues warning after loss of key IT staff

Garda Headquarters has written to the Department of Justice, informing them that the force had lost more than one-third of their in-house permanent IT staff.

Ireland • 22 Apr 18

A number of GAA players and managers have come out advocating for a vote on both sides of the Eighth Amendment issue

GAA to write to counties over involvement in referendum

The GAA is to write to all 32 county secretaries across the country, informing them that the organisation should have no involvement in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

News • 22 Apr 18

Safeguarding expert Ian Elliott criticised Scouting Ireland after confidential details were leaked about a report he conducted for the organisation

Scouting group criticised by safeguarding expert

Safeguarding expert Ian Elliott has criticised Scouting Ireland over what he said was a breach of trust after confidential details were leaked about a report he conducted for the organisation into how an alleged rape claim was handled.

Ireland • 15 Apr 18

Discussions between the Dept of Justice and gardaí reveal that there were concerns over the CSO crime statistics

Concerns over data during crime stats PR strategy

A publicity campaign based around garda crime statistics, which was proposed by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, failed to go ahead after concerns were expressed over the reliability of garda crime data.

Politics • 18 Mar 18

The AFSP is a non-statutory programme run by the Department of Social Protection

Significant concern raised over social welfare scheme

Major concerns have been expressed about financial controls in a scheme run by the Department of Social Protection, according to an unpublished report obtained by RTÉ.

Ireland • 11 Mar 18

Kathleen O'Toole was the Chief of Police in Seattle at the time of the case

O'Toole defends transfers despite US court ruling

A US court has backed a multi-million dollar settlement to two police officers who claimed they were sidelined in an act of retaliation when Kathleen O'Toole was their boss, RTÉ's This Week has learned.

US • 25 Feb 18

GSOC got the go ahead to hire five of the 12 staff requested

Minister told GSOC staff request 'excessive'

Senior officials at the Department of Justice privately briefed the then Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald last year that a request by the Garda Ombudsman for extra staff to investigate protected disclosures was "excessive".

News • 18 Feb 18

Questions were raised over a 2012 drugs seizure

Internal garda probe into reappearance of missing drugs

An internal garda investigation has been launched into how a suspected quantity of drugs went missing after a drug seizure in Athlone, and then reappeared six years later.

Ireland • 07 Feb 18

The Taoiseach told the Dáil that public bodies 'should always follow public procurement rules'

Govt seeks report following garda IT contract concerns

The Government has sought a report from the Garda Commissioner following concerns raised over the management of an ICT contract with global firm Accenture, for which it paid €26.5 million in 2016.

Politics • 31 Jan 18