22nd April, 2016 The consequences and implications of Justice Moriarty’s judgement have been the subject of lengthy and detailed consultation between the Department and the Offices of the Attorney General. Following these consultations the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, will be asking the Government to approve emergency legislation at its meeting next […]
Minister Fitzgerald signs rules of court for the second Special Criminal Court
Download relevant documents below SI 182 of 2016 SCC No.1 Rules SI 183 of 2016 SCC No. 2 Rules Signing the rules of court for the second Special Criminal Court, the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD today confirmed that all the necessary practical and procedural work to enable the second Special […]
RTÉ News: AGSI plan industrial action including march on Dáil
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors is to hold a special conference in June to discuss possible industrial action if the Government does not commit to pay restoration. AGSI General Secretary John Jacob called on delegates at the association’s annual conference in Westport to march on the Dáil in uniform. He said he was prepared to go to jail for […]
Irish Times: AGSI says gardaí not trained to deal with terrorist attacks
Association to decide on form of campaign to have pay cuts restored Garda sergeants and inspectors have expressed their concern that members of the force who would be first to the scene of any terrorist attack are not trained for such situations. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Agsi) has also said inteligence about […]
Irish Examiner: Injury rate for gardaí 10 times higher than for average worker
Garda work injury rates, including from assaults, are 10 times higher than that of the average worker, official figures show. The 611 incidents recorded in 2014 include: 283 assaults. 103 road traffic collisions. 92 slips, trips and falls. 43 contacts with sharp, pointed or rough objects. 22 needle-stick injuries or stabbings. 6 cases of psychological […]
AGSI President on RTÉ NEWS: AGSI says gardaí not prepared for terror threat
President Tim Galvin speaks to Cathal MacCoille on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland show. Garda sergeants and inspectors say they do not, as first responders, have the capability to deal with the threat from radical extremism and international terrorism. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, which begins its annual conference in Westport today, has also said its members […]
AGSI President On Newstalk Breakfast
AGSI President Tim Galvin spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning ahead of the Association’s 38th Annual Delegate Conference taking place in Westport from 11-13 April. Listen to his interview here Gardaí are calling for more training to deal with potential terrorism threats. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), the group representing mid ranking […]
Irish Independent: ‘We get weather alerts, but we know nothing of terror alerts’
Frontline gardaí have issued a stark warning that they are not properly trained to counteract and tackle international terrorism and radical extremism. Information about the threat is being confined to members of specialist units and sections at Garda Headquarters, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has warned. It said rank and file gardaí received […]
Irish Independent: Gardaí missing out on basic details of terrorist threat
It is not the first time an organisation, whose members are involved in the fight against international terrorists, is wondering aloud whether they have the training to confront jihadi foes. Last autumn, Raco, the association representing officers in the Defence Forces, posed the question at its annual conference. Now it is the turn of the […]
Sunday Independent: Recruits on €13k less than London Met
Gardai have never been more militant and though they are barred from industrial action there is a mood in the force to strike and “suffer the consequences”, the head of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has warned. The AGSI will discuss pay at its annual conference on Tuesday but General Secretary John […]