This article was originally published on IrishTimes.com. Several hundred senior gardaí have begun marching towards Leinster House in a protest to seek restoration of their pay to 2008 levels. Members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, dressed not in uniform but wearing blue t-shirts, are marching from Dublin Castle to highlight what they […]
TheJournal.ie: Head of garda sergeants and inspectors not ruling out work stoppages
This article was originally published on TheJournal.ie on May 16th. THE NEW HEAD of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has not ruled out full work stoppages ahead of the organisation marching on the Dáil tomorrow. Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Sean O’Rourke programme, the new president of the organisation Sergeant Antoinette Cunningham […]
Blue Wave of AGSI Members To Descend on Dáil Eireann
AGSI Members will march to Dail Eireann on Tuesday 17th May to protest against the lack of meaningful engagement in relation to Garda pay. This is the first action in a series of planned steps to restore AGSI members’ pay to 2008 levels. Speaking on the Today with Sean O’Rourke Show this morning, President Antoinette […]
Irish Independent: “Expert in review of garda pay steps down”
This article was originally published in the Irish Independent and written by Tom Brady The man who has been in charge of a review of garda pay and conditions of service for the past two years has resigned from the post. The Department of Justice said last night that Ray McGee had stepped down for […]
AGSI Statement on O’Higgins Report
13 May 2016 General Secretary, John Jacob “The National Executive of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors is currently reviewing the 350-page O’Higgins Report published on Wednesday. Let me first state that we acknowledge the publication of the report, which we hope will result in positive action to improve systems and procedures right across […]
AGSI President on Paul Williams podcast on Independent.ie
Are the Gardai prepared to go to prison over pay restoration? ‘We will do whatever we have to do,’ says AGSI President on Paul Williams podcast. Is there a summer of discontent brewing between the government and An Garda Siochana? If their calls for talks about pay restoration aren’t heeded that’s what being threatened, according […]