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A new policing model is being drawn up by the garda authorities and will be rolled out in the new year, writes Tom Brady in today’s Irish Independent. It will streamline and modernise crime investigations, leading to greater accountability within the force, and place more emphasis on the victims. Specialist units will be overhauled and […]

· Commission to investigate certain matters relative to the Cavan/Monaghan Division of the Garda Síochána · Mr. Justice Kevin O’Higgins to be the sole member of the Commission 19 December 2014 Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Justice & Equality has today announced that the Government has approved the establishment of a Commission of Investigation to […]

The Three Musketeers (Mousketeers) and D’Artangan Morrisey grew moustaches for the month of November in support of the Movember appeal to raise funds to improve the lives of men affected by prostate and testicular cancer. D’Artangan came under domestic pressure and removed his moustache after a few weeks. We didn’t all get words of encouragement, “it […]

General Secretary, John Redmond celebrated his 50th birthday on Thursday 11th December when the National Executive were in the tower for their monthly meeting. From everyone at AGSI, it’s nice to reach your 50th birthday and still look like you are in your early forties. We will have to get the recipe for eternal youth […]

On Friday the 28th November the Irish Conference of Professional and Service Association (ICPSA) held its Annual Delegate Meeting in the Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, Co. Meath. ICPSA has ten affiliates and represent in excess of 40,000 members. The organisations are: Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors Association of Garda Superintendents Citibank Staff Association Dublin […]

There are some interesting articles in the December edition of the  International Council of Police Representative Associations (ICPRA) e-zine including a piece by General Secretary, John Redmond on the Review of An Garda Síochána. EUROCOP, President Anna Nellberg Dennis also discusses Trade Union Rights: Cornerstone of Democratic life Download it here.

Published in the Irish Times and written by John O’ Brien, a former Chief Superintendent ‘Effectively the Garda Inspectorate report tells us that the criminal justice edifice is crumbling but for some extraordinary reason this shocking news was delayed and released in one massive tranche’ ‘A number of key issues raised by the report merit […]

  Check against delivery Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Justice Group of Votes – Supplementary Estimates 2014 Opening Remarks by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD 26 November, 2014 Chairman, I want to thank the Committee for making time available today to consider my request for a Supplementary Estimate for […]

The Annual Mass for deceased members was celebrated in the Church of the Most Holy Family in Aughrim Street Dublin on Thursday the 20th November. The celebration was well attended by serving and retired members. The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald, Garda Commissioner Nóirin O Sullivan and representatives from the Defence Forces, Department of Justice […]

  AGSI General Secretary, John Redmond was interviewed on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland and Newstalk Breakfast this morning following the appointment of Nóirín O’Sullivan as the new Garda Commissioner. John was interviewed by Gavin Jennings on Morning Ireland Listen here. John was interviewed by Ivan Yates. Listen back at 48 minutes 50 seconds.   AGSI welcomes appointment […]