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Below we include three reports from the Garda Inspectorate that will be of interest to AGSI Members: – Resource Allocation – Responding to Child Sexual Abuse – Front Line Supervision   Download at the links below.   Status Implementation Update Report No 6 – as at 8 November 2013.doc Resource Allocation Status Implementation Update Report […]

The AGSI Excellence Award is an accolade to recognise outstanding members of AGSI who deserve the honour either by virtue of their day job or because of work in their community.  He/she can be nominated by any member of AGSI. The closing date is 31 January 2014, but please consider your colleagues and don’t leave […]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality Justice Votes Group – Supplementary Estimates 2013   Opening Remarks by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D. 20th November, 2013 Chairman, I want to thank the Committee for making time available today to consider my request for a Supplementary Estimate for the Garda Síochána […]

Sgt. Bill Daly’s Retirement Function The Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Co. Cork was the venue to mark Bill Daly’s retirement from An Garda Síochána last Saturday evening, 16th November.    Sgt. Bill Daly was attached to Glanmire Garda Station since 1980, except for a short period when on promotion to Watercourse Road in the nineties […]

The Annual Mass for Deceased Members of An Garda Síochána was celebrated by Fr. Paddy Madden at the Holy Family Church, Aughrim Street, Dublin on Thursday 7th November.   Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, Minister for Justice & Equality Mr. Alan Shatter T.D., Chief Superintendent Alan Todd P.S.N.I. Fr. Joe Kenndy CP (Garda Chaplin), Fr. Ralph […]

Inspector Paul Cuttle, Roscommon, retired from An Garda Síochána today (Friday 8th November) after 31 years of dedicated service. Paul was a member of the Roscommon/Longford Branch of AGSI.   AGSI President Tim Galvin and General Secretary John Redmond joined his colleagues on the Roscommon/Longford Branch in wishing Paul a long and healthy retirement and […]

The Garda Historical Society will host a Police Memorabilia Event on Saturday 16th November from 10am-6pm.     You are invited to attend and even take your own memorabilia.   Organisers are inviting you to “take the photos off the wall, look in the old shoe boxes, get them from your family and bring along […]

Supreme Court overturns Garda’s dismissal following pub raid Irish Times, 6th November 2013 Garda stated he had found seven people inside Monica’s pub in Drumshanbo at 3.30am   The three judge Supreme Court has granted a garda’s appeal against the High Court’s rejection of his challenge to his dismissal.     Drumshanbo in Co Leitrim may […]

National Executive Member Willie Gleeson attended a recent event chaired by George Hook on “Are we minding an ageing population?”   The event was hosted by Bluebird Care in Cork city and was attended by organisations including AGSI, An Garda Síochána Retired Members Association, Age Action, Alone, Respond, Active Retirement Ireland and the Institute of […]

On Friday 1st November Garda James Hanley of Ennis Garda Station was one of five Gardai to be awarded The National Bravery Award for deeds of bravery. They were honoured by Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett at a ceremony in Farmleigh House.   On January 13th 2013 Garda James Hanley and a colleague responded to a […]