Gardai Detain UK-Deported Asylum Applicant With Terror Convictions — Section 26 Blocks Naming After Dublin Mass-Shooting Threat
An asylum applicant with prior terror convictions, previously deported from the U.K., is being held at Cloverhill Prison after allegedly threatening a mass shooting in Dublin. Irish media did not identify him due to Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, which bars naming international protection applicants. The case adds to a recent cluster of Dublin reports where Section 26 constrained naming in serious criminal matters and has triggered political calls to review the law.
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