What does POU stand for?

And as a result, the Public Order Unit - or the riot squad - will be on standby tonight, it is understood.

CAPTION(S): TARGET Taoiseach Brian Cowen DISGRACE John O'Donoghue BE RESAONABLE Gardai tries to talk protester round CHAOS Farmers say Government cuts have crippled their industry HOLDING THE LINE Gardai & Public Order Unit restrain farmers neat Athlone yesterday LAST WARNING Garda draws baton at farmer TENSE Farmers were determined to gatecrash ministerial meeting

While the demonstration has remained peaceful, the sheer volume of people forced police to call on its control officers and mounted units, and the city's public order unit - a body of volunteers consisting of off-duty firefighters, EMS and police officers.

But the racism only made him more determined and he progressed into departments that were at the time dominated by white men such as the public order unit and CID.

Around 100 members of the Garda's public order unit shadowed the Republicans as they walked across the city.

A police public order unit and a trained negotiator were sent to the incident at Paisley Sheriff Court in August, where the 26-year-old had just been sentenced to six months for a motoring offence.

The target was Fallujah's mayor and police brigade commander for the Interior Ministry's new public order unit, Maj.

In the last 25 years he has worked in the Criminal Investigation Department, the General Duty squad, the Public Order unit and the vice-squad.