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  The Labour Relations Commission document arising from the Croke Park II talks is now available for members to download and review.  AGSI National Executive are considering this in conjunction with our 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance partners.   You can download the document here. Labour Relations Commission Proposals – Croke Park II Talks

G-Force, the Garda LGBT Employee Network, has won the National Lesbian and Gay Federation Award for Event of the Year 2012 at annual GALA Award ceremony. The award was given for the 6th European Gay Police Association Conference which was held in Dublin Castle in June 2012. Read the full article here: Gala Awards Update GForce.

Following the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance on Monday 18th February, AGSI National Executive member Padraic Dolan appeared on Ireland AM on Tv3. 4,000 frontline workers attended a rally in Tallaght this week to protest against the government’s plans to impose payroll savings. Broadcast: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 07:20 Duration: 00:06:37 View the Broadcast here: […]

AGSI “Remove Goodwill”  Sergeants & Inspectors Join their GRA Colleagues   Members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors are today ‘removing goodwill’, as they implement the next step in their campaign to oppose further pay cuts emanting from the Croke Park extension talks. The joint campaign with colleagues from the Garda Representative Association […]

The stories of AGSI members are beginning to filter through to the media. This week National Executive member Walter Kilcullen was featured in the Irish Independent following the 24/7 Frontline Services Rally on Monday evening. Read the full article below. 19 FEBRUARY 2013 Irish Independent. GARDA Inspector Walter Kilcullen has been doing shift work for […]

Speech by John Redmond, General Secretary, AGSI  24/7 Frontline Services Alliance Rally (Event streamed Live on AGSI.ie) Monday 18th February, 2013- National Basketball Arena Tallaght Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is heartening to see the incredible show of support that your attendance here indicates. This showing reinforces our stance that we will not back down […]

We are encouraging all members of AGSI to attend Monday’s 24/7 Frontline Alliance Rally taking place at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght at 6:00pm. Please download a poster to alert colleagues to this rally and put it up in your station. Download the 24/7 Frontline Alliance Rally posters here. A4 Poster (PDF) A3 Poster […]

AGSI President Willie Gleeson is interviewed by the Irish Times on Garda recruitment. Mr. Gleeson says the moratorium on Garda recruitment needs to be lifted as a matter of urgency to replace retiring members. View the interview here:

  AGSI today joined the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance press conference to announce details of their campaign opposing austerity cuts which they say “directly and unfairly targeting frontline workers”. The full list of cuts unfairly targeting frontline workers can be downloaded here. 12.02.13 247Alliance Information Sheet AGSI will join forces with our frontline colleagues at a […]