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Fitzgerald confirms personnel strength of An Garda Síochána was 12,772 at end of May Irish Times.com published 7 July 2015 By Marie O’Halloran Five hundred gardaí are out sick on any given day of the week, the Dáil has heard. Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Niall Collins said that out of a Garda force of 12,772 […]

  PRESS STATEMENT 1 July 2015 The Government has re-appointed Mr Robert Olson as Chief Inspector and Mr Mark Toland as member of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate for a further two years. The two members were originally appointed to the Inspectorate in 2012 following an international competition held by the Public Appointments Commission. Both are […]

AGSI Welcomes Nomination of Judge Ring as Chairperson of GSOC The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has welcomed the nomination of Judge Mary Ellen Ring as the new Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. Speaking this afternoon General Secretary, John Redmond said: “The AGSI would like to extend our congratulations and good wishes to […]

“It is vital that we have access to accurate, reliable data on crime. I expect nothing less.” – Minister   Minister Fitzgerald welcomes changes introduced by An Garda Síochána: ·        new Incident Reporting Process ·        new Data Quality Team ·        changes to PULSE 30 June, 2015 […]

Early Saturday morning the 30th of May I travelled along the N2 in the direction of Slane. Traffic on the road was still light as none of the revellers had started to make their way to the concert in Slane Castle where the Foo Fighters were heading the bill supported by Ash, Hozier and Kaiser […]

The Government has announced that Cavan and Monaghan are to receive three new Garda cars by the end of 2015. So far this year, 10 new Garda Vehicles been supplied to the force in the Northern Sound Region. In a statement to Northern Sound News, Minister Heather Humphreys says it has also been announced that […]

An Garda Síochána to develop new strategy on Custody Management The GSOC report is available on the Department’s website at http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PB15000375  Monday 22 June 2015 Frances Fitzgerald T.D, Minister for Justice and Equality, has today published the report submitted to her by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) into the Garda practice, policy and procedure in […]

Monday 22 June 2015 Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Justice & Equality, has welcomed plans by An Garda Síochána to commence prosecutions for the failure to present driving licenses in Court. The Minister has expressed concerns at latest figures indicating that a large proportion of person coming before the Courts on road traffic offences were […]