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The Garda Síochána Historical Society will host their memorabilia event in the Castle Rooms, Upper Castle Yard, Dublin Castle on Saturday 16th November  from 10am to 6pm.   The idea of the event is for people to bring historical police photos, documents, artefacts, memorabilia and any items of interest along.  They will have facility to […]

We are providing a link to a new online insurance quote facility on agsi.ie.   You can now get a quick online home or motor insurance quote from Halligan through the Members Area on the AGSI website or you can request  insurance quotes by contacting Halligan’s directly.   However, to celebrate our new online feature, Halligan Insurances is offering one […]

Date for your Diary  The Commissioner has approved Thursday 7th November 2013 for the holding of the Anniversary Mass for Deceased Members of An Garda Síochána.   The Mass will be held at Holy Family Church, Aughrim Street, Dublin 7 at 11am.   There will be light refreshments following this event in the band room, […]

Budget 2014 has brought a number of changes which will have implications for AGSI members.    We outline below the relevant changes.    Ex Gratia Lump Sums  Ex Gratia Lump Sums – removal of top slicing tax relief on all payments (previously this applied to ex gratia payments greater than €200,000 only)   The Department […]

  AGSI is a member of the European Confederation of Police (EuroCOP) based in Luxembourg.  EuroCOP represents circa 600,000 police officers throughout Europe. The General Secretary  of AGSI attends twice yearly meetings of the Committee. Their website is http://www.eurocop.org.    The October edition of the EuroCOP newsletter has been issued. Featured this month are:   – […]

Members News   We have two new resource documents for download this week which you may want to brief yourself on.   1. Frequently Asked Questions on the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2015  2. Protocols agreed between An Garda Síochána and GSOC   To access these documents please login to the website   […]

The Central Statistics Office has released its most recent crime figures for Quarter 2 of 2013.  Below is a press release issued today from the Department of Justice. Publication by Central Statistics Office of Recorded Crime Statistics, Quarter 2 2013 Minister Shatter praises continuing Garda success in reducing crime levels   Speaking today on the […]

AGSI has welcomed news of the new DNA Genetic Fingerprint Database. It follows the publication of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 by Minister Alan Shatter TD. The key innovation in the Bill is the establishment of a DNA Genetic Fingerprint Database to assist the Garda Síochána in tackling crime. The […]