News & Current Affairs Archives

SUNDAY TIMES: ‘Widow of late Sergeant Michael Galvin to take High Court action against GSOC’

April 3, 2018 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

The Sunday Times has reported that the wife of the late Garda Sergeant, Michael Galvin, is to take a High Court action against GSOC, the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice and the Attorney General. Published on Sunday 1st April, the article (below) reports that at the time of his death, Sergeant Galvin thought he […]

News & Current Affairs

Minister publishes second Garda Inspectorate Report on Responding to Child Sexual Abuse

February 27, 2018 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE 27 February 2018 The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has today published the second report by the Garda Inspectorate on ‘Responding to Child Sexual Abuse’. The report is a follow up review of their 2012 report on the same subject. Welcoming the report, the Minister said: “I wish to […]

News & Current Affairs

Address by Minister for Justice and Equality at the Scott Medal Award Ceremony | An Garda Síochána’s Highest Honour

December 8, 2017 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

Garda College Friday 8 December 2017 Commissioner, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great privilege to be among you today to acknowledge and pay tribute to the selfless acts of bravery performed with great courage, in the protection of the community they so willingly serve, by the 34 members of An Garda Síochána […]

News & Current Affairs

Minister Flanagan announces €2.6 billion allocation to Justice sector in Budget 2018

October 11, 2017 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

– €100 million increase in current expenditure – Recruitment of further 800 Gardaí and 500 civilians in 2018 – Additional funds for the Data Protection Commissioner’s Office – A further €157 million in capital funding over 2018 to 2021 with a total […]

News & Current Affairs

Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD) Annual Conference 2017

October 9, 2017 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

Opening address by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD) Annual Conference 2017 ‘The Brexit Impact on Criminal Justice Cooperation’ 6 October 2017 I would like to officially open the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD)’s 2017 Annual Conference and welcome you […]

News & Current Affairs

Reopening of Garda Stations Second Interim Report

October 3, 2017 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

Read the second interim report on the proposed reopening of six Garda stations: > READ REPORT (PDF) Read Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald’s letter to the Commissioner: > READ LETTER TO COMMISSIONER (PDF) Photograph: Mark Hilliard (via The Irish Times)

News & Current Affairs

Criminal Justice Working in Partnership

September 27, 2017 Joanne Sweeney-Burke

Following on from the launch of the #ProbationWorks campaign last week; the Probation Service is now releasing its second video in the series titled ‘Criminal Justice Working in Partnership’. As an agency of the Department of Justice and Equality, the Probation Service, along with its criminal justice partners; has responsibility for helping to reduce crime […]