An Garda Síochána

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has apologised to the High Court for negative comments made by a garda about the legal profession. The comment was made in relation to an immigration case involving two Malaysian women who claimed the gardaí pressured them into leaving the country despite h

At least 12 serving gardaí have barring orders against them and "hundreds" more could face allegations of domestic abuse, according to a newspaper report. None of the members involved have been disciplined but some of their cases are currently before the courts.

An Garda Síochána has published new policy documents setting out how it will tackle corruption within the policing service. The three documents have been drawn up by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit (GACU), which was established in November 2020.

A 92-year-old retired Garda sergeant has lodged proceedings with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in a pension parity dispute. KRW LAW LLP is representing Brendon Colvert, who will celebrate his 93rd birthday this July and is seeking equality of his monthly pension.

Legal rights group FLAC has raised concerns over the results of an internal survey of Garda attitudes to ethnic minorities, particularly Travellers. Not a single frontline Garda surveyed on attitudes towards Travellers had a favourable view of the community, according to The Irish Times.

A powerful new Office of the Ombudsman for Police Conduct (OPC) will be established to supersede the Garda Síóchána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), according to reports. The Sunday Times reports that it has seen a confidential 140-page briefing about the new agency which was prepar

Garda stations in Dublin and Kerry have been piloting video-link access to Irish Sign Language interpreters in anticipation of new legislation coming into effect. An Garda Síochána partnered with the Centre for Deaf Studies at Trinity College Dublin and Sign Language Interpreting Servi

Gardaí are planning a number of raids on solicitors' offices as part of a crackdown on insurance fraud, according to reports. According to The Irish Times, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) is planning to lead a number of "days of action", consisting of raids on the homes of su

The treatment of people in Garda custody will be subject to an independent review announced today by the Garda Inspectorate. The watchdog said it will look into all aspects of custody, with a particular focus on how the rights of persons in An Garda Síochána custody are protected, the

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has appealed to tens of thousands of long-term learner permit holders to sit their driving test to make Ireland's roads safer. According to RSA figures, there are over 41,000 drivers on their fourth or subsequent learner permit, and over 8,600 who are on their tenth o

An Garda Síochána has yet to address concerns raised last year over its recording of hate crimes, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has warned. A CSO report in December 2018 suggested that at least 27 per cent of hate crimes were not correctly logged in the PULSE database in 2017.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has called for an urgent meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris over what it views as the "downgrading of road safety" in his restructuring plans. Mr Harris yesterday revealed his proposed new operating model for An Garda Síochána, implementing key

The landmark restructuring of An Garda Síochána announced today will "reduce bureaucracy" and lead to a "more agile and responsive police service", Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris today published the new "operating model", which provides for l

Chief Superintendent Johanna O'Leary has been appointed to lead a new An Garda Síochána unit aimed at stamping out corruption inside the police force. The new unit, announced by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in May, will investigate allegations including drug use and associations with

A dedicated anti-fraud unit in An Garda Síochána is not necessary to tackle insurance fraud, according to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. The establishment of a dedicated unit funded by the insurance industry was explored as a proposal by the Cost of Insurance Working Group (CIWG), whi