Total of 40 police service staff also revealed to be based at British secret service’s Northern Ireland HQ in Holywood, Co Down
The response was published on an FoI website, but with it was the “source data” — a separate tab which, when clicked, revealed a spreadsheet containing the additional detail.
This was demonstrated brutally earlier this year when dissident republicans attempted to murder senior police detective John Caldwell after a youth soccer training session in Omagh. Members of the PSNI still check under their cars for bombs and, particularly for Catholic recruits, joining the force can require sacrifices, such as moving to a different area or quitting sports teams.
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