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Members of AGSI and the GRA greeted EU Finance Ministers with placards outside Dublin Castle this morning. In a continuation of their protest against the LRC Proposals members of the AGSI National Executive and the GRA Central Executive Committee protested as EU Ministers for Finance arrived to discuss a further extension of the terms of […]

Halligan Insurance announced the winner of their Christmas Draw for AGSI Members. The draw was held at AGSI HQ this week (Tuesday) and the winning ticket was drawn by Bernadette Ryan (pictured below). The lucky winner is Patrick Carroll of Ashford Garda Station, Co. Wicklow. Patrick wins a €500 One4All Voucher. General Secretary John Redmond […]

Below we tell the story of our 35th Annual Delegate Conference in pictures, video and audio. General Secretary John Redmond undertakes a post conference interview on the key issues that arose over the three days. You can view that interview here.   Members of the Carlow/Kilkenny Branch of AGSI who quietly withdrew from conference during […]

Jerome Reilly writing in today’s Sunday Independent (31 March 2013) reports that cuts to Garda allowances will impact pensionable salaries, compounding the fears of members of AGSI and GRA further. Jerome Reilly says, “that while special allowances in the private sector rarely form part of the final pensionable salary, there is a different regime in the […]

Independent TD for Wicklow and East Carlow Stephen Donnelly addressed conference on Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Donnelly made some excellent points relating to austerity and a new direction for Ireland. In particular he said that “savings from within should be a priority for Justice Minister Alan Shatter as opposed to continued pay cuts.” He also said […]

We had a large media attendance at this year’s conference over the three days including RTÉ Television, RTÉ Radio (Drivetime Show, News and The Pat Kenny Show), Today FM, Newstalk, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Daily Star, Irish Sun and the Press Association. We also undertook numerous radio interviews with regional stations […]

“AGSI Will Continue Its Campaign Against Pay Cuts” Report of the Final day of the 35th Annual Delegate Conference   The final day of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors 35th Annual Delegate Conference in Sligo, has heard that it will vociferously continue its campaign against further pay cuts and by legal means if […]

Excellence Award Winner 2013 Inspector Gerry Connolly, Sligo Garda Station  Nominated by the Sligo/Leitrim Division “An excellent ambassador for An Garda Síochána and duly deserving of the 2013 Excellence Award” A native of the barony of Erris in Co. Mayo, Gerry Connolly joined An Garda Síochána in 1974. His service began in Carrick-on-Shannon but he […]