Policing

Controversial plans to let gardaí use facial recognition technology (FRT) will be expanded to help assist in the identification of rioters, the government has announced.

In the wake of the Dublin riots, it has been interesting to observe the political responses to the scenes of violence and disorder which befell our nation’s capital. The government has been in damage control while the opposition have been circling like sharks. Everyone knows that the riots ha

Legislation paving the way for An Garda Síochána to begin rolling out bodycams on frontline gardaí next year has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 establishes a statutory framework for the use of recording devices to su

The High Court has confirmed that no power to detain a driver pending the result of a roadside saliva drug test can be implied into the Road Traffic Act 2010. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons found that “the fact that, within the very same Act, the Oireachtas h

The UK Supreme Court this month rejected an appeal challenging a decision which found that police officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were historically underpaid holiday pay since 1998, up to a total value of £30 million. Delivering the judgment, Lord Kitchin an

Jon Boutcher, the former Bedfordshire Police chief constable leading Operation Kenova, has been confirmed as interim chief constable of the PSNI. The Northern Ireland Policing Board confirmed the appointment yesterday after it was approved by Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.

Jon Boutcher, the former Bedfordshire Police chief constable leading Operation Kenova, is to be appointed as interim chief constable of the PSNI, according to reports. Mr Boutcher is the head of the long-running investigation into the alleged activities of the Provisional IRA informer codenamed "Sta

Thousands of PSNI officers are set to receive up to £30 million in backdated holiday pay after the UK Supreme Court this morning ruled that the force must rectify underpayments dating back to 1998. Belfast firms McCartan Turkington Breen (MTB) and Edwards & Co Solicitors represented separa

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ) are to co-host a landmark conference on the issues of surveillance and oversight in policing north and south of the border. The free event on Tuesday 24 October will hear from speakers including in

A review of security and protection for those working in and around the Oireachtas will be completed and handed to justice minister Helen McEntee by the end of October. Garda commissioner Drew Harris was asked to undertake the review following a violent far-right protest outside Leinster House last

An Garda Síochána will conduct a review of security around Leinster House following a number of arrests at a violent far-right protest yesterday, justice minister Helen McEntee has said. As the Oireachtas returned from recess yesterday, protesters blocked entrances, erected a mock gall

The High Court has dismissed a claim alleging criminal conspiracy, false arrest and malicious prosecution against An Garda Síochána. Delivering judgment in the High Court, Mr Justice Cian Ferriter found that “no basis whatsoever” was made out for the allegations of criminal

A planned pilot of body-worn cameras for gardaí has moved closer to reality with the start of the public procurement process for the technology. A request for information (RFI) on body-worn cameras and digital evidence management systems has been published on the government's tenders website.

The PSNI expects to pay out up to £180 million as a result of litigation brought in response to its recent data breach, the force has said. Assistant chief constable Chris Todd told Westminster's Northern Ireland affairs committee that the breach could cost the force up to £240 million i

An Garda Síochána sent delegations to Switzerland and France to help develop its approach to policing Ireland's first medically supervised injection facility (MSIF) for drug users. Injection facilities, also called drug consumption rooms or safe injection sites, have been implemented a