Why senior Garda officers are ‘livid’ over latest bid to fill deputy commissioner post
Usually there would be a stampede within the Garda ranks among ambitious officers who wanted the job. But not this time
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors
Superintendents refusing to take part in Garda reforms after row over ‘double jobbing’
Roll out of new Garda ‘operating model’ across the country affected by dispute
Why the Garda watchdog is now under fire over surveillance on journalists’ phones
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing
RSA welcomes Harris directive on mandatory road safety policing by uniformed gardaí
Commissioner’s instruction for members met with scepticism in force
Cold uniforms, suspensions, sleeping in cars: The pain is real in the Garda
Sergeants and inspectors have used their annual conference - the traditional ‘get it off your chest’ three-day session - to air their grievances
Drew Harris criticises ‘outrageous’ draping of Tricolour on coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley
‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference
Garda numbers need to reach 18,000 to cope with demands, says Agsi
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors believes Garda plan to grow force to 15,000 out of step with modern policing demands
Sergeants, inspectors urge Minister for Justice to review how gardaí are investigated
Calls follow four-year process into allegation Midlands-based garda stole bike from Garda stores, ending in exoneration
Garda recruitment ‘really gaining momentum’, McEntee claims
Class of new recruits passing out in Templemore on Friday numbers 166, short of target of 200
Garda numbers continue to fall despite major recruitment effort
While 746 recruits entered Garda College last year, the number of gardaí resigning and retiring was larger
Antoinette Cunningham to retire from role as AGSI general secretary
Cunningham was first woman to become a full-time official with one of garda members’ representative bodies
Garda reservists urged to join full-time force after changes to entry criteria
Reserve Garda members - who are part-time and unpaid - will have dedicated stream in new Garda recruitment process opening next Monday
Gardaí want right to strike, better pay and bigger pensions to address recruitment ‘crisis’
Pay for Garda recruits and serving members needs to rise to make policing a more attractive career option, say AGSI and GRA
Interim Garda roster to begin within weeks as agreement is reached
AGSI gives final sign-off to deal reached last week after having said it was seeking clarity on a number of points
Garda ‘strike’ called off after compromise in rosters row
‘Significant compromise’ agreed by which thousands of gardaí will continue to work pandemic rosters after November 6th
Why is Drew Harris so unloved? A tough week for the Garda Commissioner
Some Garda members say ‘his management style gets up people’s noses’, with others claiming Harris was ‘dismissive of’ complaints brought forward
Garda Commissioner asks to meet GRA as relations deteriorate
Garda Representative Association to ballot members on motion of ‘no confidence’ in Drew Harris
Adjournment of inquest into deaths of three men killed on N7 while fleeing gardaí criticised by families
Cononer granted open-ended adjournment to allow for contentious prosecution of garda over fatal incident
AGSI criticises Gsoc over treatment of garda driver facing crash charge
Manner in which information released at coroner’s court ’unfair’, says general secretary
Garda Commissioner heckled, jeered during speech at GRA conference
Members of Garda Representative Association (GRA) vent annoyance at comments by Drew Harris on rosters he wants to introduce
Garda examining attendance of Gsoc investigator at Hutch acquittal party
Gsoc official had been involved in investigating suicide of Det Supt Colm Fox during previous Hutch trial
Culture wars fail to eclipse staffing concerns at Garda conference
'We’ve more important things to worry about' was a phrase uttered more than once by gardaí at AGSI gathering
Garda body will co-operate with Biden visit but may withdraw labour at later date over roster dispute
Agsi members will take industrial action ‘on a particular day’ if a resolution is not found and the dispute continues to escalate
Garda representative chief refuses to rule out industrial action during Biden visit
‘At this point in time I can’t reassure our members on anything,’ says Antoinette Cunningham on day one of AGSI annual conference
Garda representative chief welcomes ‘clarity’ from Eoin Ó Broin over eviction tweet
Controversy over the post, along with rosters and gender recognition directive, expected to dominate three-day Garda conference
‘Inaccurate’ social media posts could provoke aggression towards gardaí, Minister to say
Garda sergeants’ body criticises Sinn Féin TD Ó Broin for sharing montage image of officers at scene of Famine-era eviction
Garda sergeants defer second day of protest to enter conciliation process
AGSI claims new rosters will involve up to 47 extra shifts per year for some Garda members because working hours will be shorter
Being a garda is ‘great job’ for ‘quality’ candidates, says Garda Commissioner
Process to hire 1,000 new gardaí per year set to open on Friday, but AGSI expresses concerns
Proposed roster to adversely impact members’ lives, Garda association claims in High Court
AGSI fears Garda commissioner will bring in roster without agreement and wants court to injunct commissioner from unilaterally imposing schedule
Garda Commissioner rejects AGSI criticisms over handling of deepening rosters row
Drew Harris memo to gardaí denies trying to ‘impose’ new rosters and that he had rushed to the WRC
Garda sergeants, inspectors warn ‘Blue Flu’ action possible over rosters dispute
Agsi says members would decide, not Garda Commissioner, whether to withdraw service over deepening roster row
Garda sergeants and inspectors to march on Garda HQ in protest over roster changes
AGSI members to go ahead with first ‘day of action’ despite invitation to Workplace Relations Commission for roster talks
Special pandemic roster for gardaí extended in effort to defuse row
Drew Harris extends rosters with 12-hour shifts until September as WRC tries to reach agreement
Garda roster row: So, how many hours do gardaí work and will they actually go on ‘strike’?
Q&A: A withdrawal of service by Garda members – a strike in all but name – could be just weeks away
Garda sergeants, inspectors could withdraw service in roster dispute with Commissioner
AGSI accuses Drew Harris of ‘failure’ over protracted talks to introduce new rosters in place of Covid arrangements
Gardaí concerned 6am nightclub closing will put further pressure on force
A rise in public order offences could result, sergeants and inspectors’ representative warned
AGSI members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to accept new public pay deal
Members reject new Garda roster proposals, citing concerns around work life balance
Partners of Garda superintendents recorded and harrassed, conference hears
Association of Garda Superintendents also says protected disclosure system causing stress among members
Gardaí seek to join discussion on pandemic bonuses for frontline workers
Sinn Féin wants €200 voucher for everyone in country and extra bank holiday introduced
Warrant issued for the arrest of UCD professor Dolores Cahill
Prof Cahill has not appeared at hearings in London after allegedly illegal gathering
Non-medically vulnerable groups to get vaccine in ‘exceptional circumstances’
HSE chief defends rollout plan amid reports of people skipping vaccination queue
Age the ‘defining’ factor in Covid-19 risk, not profession
New vaccine rollout plan not a reflection on ‘how valued’ certain workers are, says Minister
Covid-19 vaccines overhaul sparks anger as Government agrees to begin easing restrictions from mid-April
‘We are on the final stretch of this terrible journey’, Micheál Martin insists as he announces phased changes to Covid-19 lockdown
Lockdown exit: Ministers to discuss easing restrictions after 'grim' Nphet warning not to take risks
State has not vaccinated enough people to take risks with Covid-19 restrictions, Ministers are warned
Siptu and the INTO row in behind new public pay deal
Mid-ranking gardaí and military officers say they were excluded from talks on agreement
State’s largest trade unions back new pay deal
Fórsa, Siptu say measures were best that could be achieved, AGSI says it was not included in negotiating proposals
Covid-19 fines system expected to come into force this week
Fines will range from about €60 to €2,500 for breaches
Party host could be liable if visitor gets Covid-19, says barrister
AGSI general secretary says hard for gardaí to practically police private gatherings
High compliance with rule making face coverings mandatory on public transport
Garda association and bus union both say they are not responsible for policing regulation
About 12 frontline gardaí contract Covid-19 to date
More than 300 members of force referred for testing and had to self-isolate
Garda inspector suspected of double-jobbing at Coolmore Stud is interviewed by detectives
AGSI member is accused of acting as a security consultant in his spare time
Majella Moynihan: I attempted suicide five times over treatment by Garda
Commissioner Drew Harris will give a ‘personal apology’ to former garda
Garda redundancy programme to precede reform plan
Reforms to focus on frontline policing and ensure gardaí ‘more visible in communities’
Harris must listen to survivors of loyalist violence – Sinn Féin
Party backs new Garda Commissioner but raises concerns over loyalist-RUC collusion
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