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 […]
The Association of Garda Sergeants & Inspectors is asking members to support the Annual Garda Memorial Day which takes place this year on Saturday 18th May in Dublin Castle at 12noon. The event remembers deceased members of An Garda Síochána killed in the line of duty. AGSI would like to see as many members of […]
No Need to Legislate AGSI Say Cost Savings Can Be Achieved Internally, Not from Pay “The demise of Croke Park II presents an opportunity to talk directly with Sergeants and Inspectors of an Garda Síochána who can offer Government real cost savings internally within the organisation.” General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants […]
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 […]
