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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD and the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford MLA, met today in Dublin, accompanied by the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan and the PSNI Chief Constable, Matt Baggott, and officials.   The two police chiefs briefed the Ministers on the current security situation and on […]

Former AGSI National Executive member Eric Boyle retired this month and to mark his retirement his colleagues joined him for a celebratory luncheon. Below Alan Dowley shares news and photos from the event.    After 30 years’ dedicated service Eric Boyle Sergeant In-Charge of Castleblaney retired from An Garda Síochána on Friday 6th December 2013. […]

Minister Shatter Announces the Commencement of Garda Recruitment   Department Press Release    The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today (12th December 2013) announced the opening of a recruitment campaign for new recruits to An Garda Síochána.   The last recruits entered the Garda College in Templemore in May 2009, after […]

Garda recruitment to begin after five-year break – by Conor Lally, Irish Times  More than 30,000 expressions of interest received since last contest   Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons There are now fewer than 13,100 gardaí, almost 1,600 less than the peak levels of 14,600 just after the economy collapsed. Recruitment to An Garda Síochána will today […]

Last month the long awaited refurbishment of Kilkenny Garda Station was officially opened (Monday 18th November) by Minister Phil Hogan T.D and  Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.   Also in attendance were Assistant Commissioner Jack Nolan, Chief Superintendent Michael Mc Garry (now retired) and Superintendent Pauraic Dunne.   The original station was built in 1942 and […]

10 December, 2013 Minister Shatter welcomes publication of CSO second Probation Recidivism Study 2008-2012 The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today welcomed the publication of the second Central Statistics Office Report on Recidivism in the Probation Service for the 2008 cohort. Speaking today Minister Shatter said, “This independent assessment by the […]

General Secretary John Redmond attended the October meeting of EuroCOP in Prague.   “It was a very informative meeting with the opportunity for AGSI to share our ideas on how EuroCOP can best represent members. AGSI stays in close contact with EuroCOP to share experiences and to learn from our colleagues in other police forces.” […]

Transcript of the Garda Commissioner’s Address at the press conference in Farmleigh House on Wednesday 4th December on the Report of the Smithwick Tribunal    In May 2005 the Smithwick Tribunal was established to inquire into suggestions that members of An Garda Siochana or other employees of the State colluded in the fatal shooting of […]

National Missing Persons Day was launched this week (4th of December 2014) in Farmleigh House by the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and Minster for Justice Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD.  The first Wednesday in December from hereonin will now be known as National Missing Persons Day. It was a very emotive day for everybody […]

A new smartphone app has been launched to support the Gardai in its work in relation to Child Rescue alerts.    The Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, Minster for Justice Equality & Defence Alan Shatter TD and the CEO of Vodafone Ireland Anne O’ Leary launched the app at an event on the 4th of December at […]