Our 12th ISS event is on the 27 March 2019, it may be of interest to some members. The panel will discuss the issue of kidnap and hostage situations. Chubb estimate that approximately 8000 kidnappings occur worldwide annually, resulting in global takings of $500m. Given such figures, kidnappings are often perceived to relate largely to high value individuals and high risk locations. However, while acknowledging that there has been an increase in kidnapping over the last six years in some of the world’s most dangerous territories, the rest of the world is not immune. For example, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland, 1318 kidnappings and related incidents occurred between 2007 and 2017, peaking in 2015 with 153 incidents. That said, official statistics are not always accurate given that many kidnapping incidents are managed privately with no official interventions. Our panel will discuss this issue looking at aspects such as managing incidents, responses and negotiations. Book your seat at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-security-series-12-managing-kidnap-and-hostage-situations-tickets-57713181680?aff=erelexpmlt

We are hosting our 11th event on the 27th of February at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) on the topic of Prison Radicalisation. We would love to see some more ASIS members there. Book your seat at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-security-series-11-prison-radicalisation-certainty-or-rarity-tickets-55447677496?aff=erelexpmlt There is a common perception that prisons are ‘schools of crime’ and in the context of extremism, schools of radicalisation. But how true is this assumption, especially given than prison design, culture and management differ so significant across the globe. Can theories of absolute certainty really stand up to scrutiny in this case? While some still argue radicalisation within prisons is a guaranteed consequence of imprisonment, more critical analysts and academics argue that prison radicalisation is more the exception than the rule. Furthermore, they argue that even if individuals are radicalised in prison it is even rarer that they are recruited into a terrorist group. Our panel will discuss this issue from this critical perspective, drawing on first-hand experience interviewing prison inmates.

We are hosting our first afternoon Irish Security Series event on the 3rd of December at No. 6 Kildare Street, the College of Physicians of Ireland, and what a topic to begin with but BREXIT and the security implications for the island of Ireland. Dr. Edward Burke, University of Nottingham and Dr. Katy Hayward from Queens University Belfast have confirmed attendance on our panel. More speakers will be added shortly. The event will take place between 2pm and 5pm. Tickets are free but should be booked at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-security-series-special-event-brexit-and-its-impact-on-security-in-ireland-tickets-52524146135 Please feel free to share with other members of your businesses who may find this of interest.

Our next panel discussion will be on the above mentioned topic and will be on the 28th of November 2018 at 18:30 at the Royal Irish Academy. Our panel,Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, Dr Orla Lynch and Dr. John F. Morrison, will discuss this much researched topic from a more critical perspective than is often offered, with the view of trying to challenge some of the general assumptions often held. Tickets are free, but should be booked at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-security-series-9-radicalisation-and-extremism-challenging-general-assumptions-tickets-51616893518. Look forward to seeing some of you there.

Hello all, I just wanted to let you know, we are hosting our Irish Security Series events again. Our next one will be on the 24th of September at 18:30 at the Royal Irish Academy. The topic of discussion for the night will be ‘Ireland’s future security and policing challenges’. Our panel will attempt to provide some insights into Ireland’s future security and policing challenges and hopefully stimulate discussion and debate in this area. This event is free. Please book your seat at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irelands-future-security-and-policing-challenges-tickets-50210368564 Dates for your diary: We will host another Irish Security Series event on the 31st of October and 28th of November. Topics and speakers to be confirmed. We look forward to seeing some of you there.

Hello all, we at SAR Consultancy have been hosting the Irish Security Series, which takes the form of Panel Discussions on security related topics. Our next event is on the 3rd of May at the Royal Irish Academy. It might be of interest to come of you. We have three great speakers on the panel, which should make for a very interesting discussion. Events are free but seats must be booked in advanced, due to limited capacity. Bookings can be make through the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-security-series-6-cybercrime-and-cybersecurity-understanding-and-responding-to-the-risks-tickets-44974685495