By Cillian Sherlock, Press AssociationIrish officials queried the decision of UK port authorities to question famous folk singer Christy Moore in 2004, amid a rise of similar complaints relating to anti-terrorism measures. Both he and his driver were interrogated separately by police at the port under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Christy Moore in 2024 (Damien Storan/PA)He said it was saddening to think that this kind of treatment of Irish people travelling to the UK was not a thing of the past. Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs met counterparts in the UK Home Office about the matter in London on December 1st, 2004. Issues involving Moore’s “high profile” case, including the locking of his interrogation room, were also raised in the meeting.

Source: The Herald December 27, 2025 11:46 UTC