Jim O'Callaghan

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581 appearances 4 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 31 Jul

Jim O'Callaghan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Indo Daily · Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan on migration and Bertie Ahern's controversial comments  · 14 May 2026 podcast
But had I not said anything about it, and then when the army trucks were seen moving in, inevitably people could have said,
Who ordered the army?
Why weren't we told this?
When was this decision made?
So, like, there were discussions about it.
You know, it was a difficult time.
I'll admit that to you.
It was certainly a difficult time.
But as Minister for Justice, I was the one responsible, politically responsible for the Gardaí.
Gardaí did an excellent job.
Commissioner did an outstanding job.
And what was really outstanding was that the blockades were ended without any injuries to the Gardaí or to the public.
That wasn't my intention.
That wasn't my intention.
I'm just conscious of the counterfactual had I not announced it, because it was true.
Like, you know, maybe what I'm being told is that you shouldn't have said that.
You should have kept it quiet and then just let the army come in as they did when they did come in.
But this was, I've no problem acknowledging to you, it was a very difficult time.
But as Minister for Justice, the book stops with me in terms of the performance of the Gardaí and ending the blockades.
Like, you can't allow people to blockade refineries.
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