By Aine McMahon Mother of Shane O’Farrell dismissed Ombudsman’s report as ‘inadequate’ and ‘unsatisfactory’ Shane O’ Farrell, who died in a hit-and-run outside Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan on August 2nd, 2011. Photograph: Collins Courts Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email App The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has said it has found no evidence of criminal […]
[THE IRISH NEWS] Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris is the favourite to take the top garda post
BY ALLISON MORRIS PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris has been shortlisted for the post of Garda Commissioner, vacated after the sudden resignation of Nóirín O’Sullivan last September. Mr Harris, who was formally in charge of the PSNI’s intelligence branch, is now thought to be favourite to secure the top policing post. The salary was increased to €250,000 […]
SUNDAY TIMES: ‘Widow of late Sergeant Michael Galvin to take High Court action against GSOC’
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 […]
Annual Delegate Conference 2018: Day 2 Media Coverage
Annual Delegate Conference | Tuesday, 27 March 2018 Read the AGSI Annual Delegate Conference 2018 media coverage for Day 2 at the links below: ‘The fact you can’t see is terrifying’ – Garda recounts being pelted by rocks while responding to callout ‘The pain was excruciating’ – Garda sergeant feared for his life during brutal […]
Annual Delegate Conference 2018: Day 1 Media Coverage
Annual Delegate Conference | Monday, 26 March 2018 Listen to AGSI President, Antoinette Cunningham, on RTE Radio 1’s Morning Ireland: Read the AGSI Annual Delegate Conference 2018 media coverage for Day 1 at the links below: ‘Easpa cigirí le maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar Ghardaí nua’ Connemara Garda station among list of stations to lose […]
Minister publishes second Garda Inspectorate Report on Responding to Child Sexual Abuse
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 […]