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Mount Wolesley Summer Offer for AGSI Members  ~ Summer Family Specials from €199.00 pps Our 2 nights B&B 2 Evening Meals Family Summer Break brings relaxation for You and fun filled activities for your children. 2B&B 2Dinners and Children’s High tea included (2Ad+2Ch). Includes Complimentary Spa Experience.  FREE use of the Leisure Centre, Games Room, […]

From 8th March 2013, Parental Leave has been amended in accordance with S.I. No. 81 of 2013 which gives effect to EU Council Directive 2010/18/EU. The changes are as follows: Increase in Parental Leave The amount of parental leave is increased from fourteen weeks to eighteen weeks, i.e. Seventy (70) days to Ninety (90) days, […]

Documents pertaining to the LRC Proposals, An Garda Síochána Sectoral Agreement 2013-2015 are available to review below. Just click on each document link to view: 1. Pensions FAQ – updated for FEMPI 2013 2. Haddington Rd Agreement 3. An Garda Siochana Sectoral Agreement vv1-1 4. FinancialEmergencyMeasuresInThePubInterestBill13 Ballots on the LRC Proposals will issue to all members in the next […]

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has described as “historic”, the outcome of direct negotiations it had with the Labour Relations Commission. Speaking following a meeting with the National Executive to discuss the proposed An Garda Síochána Sectoral Agreement 2013 – 2015, General Secretary John Redmond says, “The outcome of direct negotiations can be […]

The Irish Independent reports today that a deal for Gardai and Nurses “edges closer”.  For the first time in its 35-year history, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors were able to negotiate directly with the Official Side on behalf of its members following meetings earlier this week between the LRC and AGSI. Speaking ahead […]

AGSI members have been asked to consider or to nominate somebody they know in their community who is worthy of a Rehab People of the Year Award.   Unmasking the nation’s heroes!  Do you know someone who deserves a People of the Year Award? There are heroes all around us, but unless you nominate them […]

Research carried out by AGSI outlines the very serious and negative implications of working on a 24/7/365 basis. General Secretary John Redmond who compiled the research says, “We are required to work 24/7/365 in the main to carry out our myriad of functions. We joined An Garda Síochána knowing that this would be required of […]

The International Council of Police Representative Associations has issued its April ezine. In this edition: National Fraternal Order of Police Hosts Law Enforcement Labor Summit Chuck Canterbury, President of the National Fraternal Order of Police Harvard Trade Union Program By Vince Kelly President of the Police Federation of Australia (PFA) and The Northern Territory Police […]

The rejection of Croke Park II marks a critical stage in our campaign to protect our pay and conditions. The AGSI campaign is now being stepped up in an attempt to secure our own negotiating rights on any proposed changes to pay and conditions. This campaign involves: Lobbying Government TDs Requesting a Meeting with Taoiseach […]