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Garda inspectors will take on the responsibility for duties previously carried out by superintendents

Number of garda inspectors to be increased by 120

The Government has announced it is to increase the number of garda inspectors by 120 to 500.

Pubs are only allowed to serve alcohol to people who are also eating at the premises

Gardaí find 20 potential breaches of pub rules in week

Gardaí last week found 20 instances where the health regulations or licencing laws were potentially being breached by pubs.

Coronavirus • 22 Jul 20

Motorcyclists are urged to 'ease off the throttle'

Motorcyclists urged to 'ease off the throttle'

The Chair of the Road Safety Authority has said everyone in public life should obey the law.

Ireland • 09 Jul 20

Face masks will not be required for open air policing such as checkpoints

Gardaí to wear face masks in 'enclosed situtations'

Gardaí have been instructed to wear face masks in situations where they cannot maintain social distancing and where they may be in close contact with someone for more than 15 minutes.

Coronavirus • 18 May 20

The PSNI will be increasing patrols and checkpoints over the Easter weekend

138 new cases of Covid-19, 4 deaths in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Department of Health has said four people have died in the past 24 hours after they were diagnosed with Covid-19.

Ulster • 09 Apr 20

It was alleged the man refused to be breathalysed and "threatened gardaí that he had coronavirus and was in the Romanian mafia".

Man accused of trying to bite gardaí refused bail

A 51-year-old construction worker has been refused bail after he was accused of threatening to give gardaí the Covid-19 illness before attempting to bite and spit at them following his arrest in Dublin.

Courts • 31 Mar 20

Gardaí warned that people deliberately "coughing" at other people in public may be prosecuted for a criminal offence

Investigation as emergency service workers 'coughed at'

Gardaí are conducting three criminal investigations into incidents where emergency service employees have been coughed at or spat at in the course of their work.

Coronavirus • 25 Mar 20

Additional gardaí are to be deployed to support businesses and the public

Special policing plan to deal with coronavirus outbreak

Gardaí say they are increasing high visibility patrols all over the country in response to coronavirus.

Coronavirus • 12 Mar 20

The Garda Representative Association is the largest garda association, representing over 12,000 rank and file gardaí

GRA chief to step down after vote not to renew contract

The General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association is to step down from his position, after the executive voted not to renew his contract.

Ireland • 14 Feb 20

Discussions under way over retirement age of gardaí

The Garda Commissioner is in discussions with the Minister for Justice and the Policing Authority to raise the retirement age for senior garda officers.

Ireland • 23 Jan 20

The bulk of the monies would concern policing international matches at the Aviva stadium

FAI owes almost €360,000 to gardaí for policing matches

The crisis-hit Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has left the gardaí almost €360,000 out of pocket over its failure last year to pay any money for policing operations around major international soccer matches in Dublin.

Ireland • 03 Jan 20

Gardaí have urged motorists to never drive under the influence

300 arrested since Garda road safety campaign began

More than 300 drivers have been arrested since An Garda Síochána launched its road safety campaign for the Christmas period.

Crime • 12 Dec 19

About 60 gardaí attended the conference on coercive control in Letterkenny

500 domestic violence calls made to gardaí every week

A conference on coercive control has heard that between 500 and 600 calls about domestic violence are made to gardaí every week in Ireland.

Ireland • 12 Dec 19

190 new gardaí graduated from Templemore

Taoiseach calls for more ethnic diversity among gardaí

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called for greater ethnic diversity in An Garda Síochána.

Ireland • 29 Nov 19

Drew Harris said Ireland is not immune to the rise in right-wing extremism

Gardaí see rise in right-wing extremism - Commissioner

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said the force has seen a recent rise in right-wing extremism in society.

Ireland • 27 Nov 19

GRA spokesman Brendan O'Connor said there were issues with garda vehicles in Donegal

GRA expresses concern over garda resources in Donegal

The Garda Representative Association spokesman for Donegal has said that recent events in Co Cavan show what happens when policing is dismantled and withdrawn.

Ulster • 10 Nov 19

Mr Harris said the armed support unit in Cavan was providing visible policing in the county

Garda Commissioner affirms commitment to border area

The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has insisted there is an ongoing commitment to policing and Garda resources on the border.

Ireland • 01 Nov 19

The ICCL said body-worn cameras could impact on the rights to free expression and free assembly

Body-cams for gardaí could breach privacy, trust - ICCL

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has warned that the use of body-worn cameras by gardaí is likely to breach privacy rights, affect a range of other rights and hinder community policing.

Ireland • 31 Oct 19

The 72-hour stoppage will begin at 9am on Saturday

At least half of GoSafe staff to strike this weekend

At least half of all speed camera operatives employed by GoSafe will go on strike over the bank holiday weekend despite company claims that agreement has been reached on new rosters, according to their union SIPTU.

Ireland • 24 Oct 19

John Jacob took early retirement from the position he held for the last three years

General Secretary of AGSI, John Jacob, retires

The General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has retired from the Association and the Gardaí

Crime • 08 Oct 19

Commissioner Drew Harris said An Garda Síochána has spent over €1 billion this year

€32m garda overspend for first eight months of 2019

An Garda Síochána overspent its budget by €32m in the first eight months of this year, the Policing Authority has been told.

Ireland • 04 Oct 19

The new armed support unit is to be based in Cavan, and will complement the two other border-based armed units in Dundalk and Donegal

New garda armed support unit to patrol border region

A new armed support unit to police the border region is to begin operations in Cavan-Monaghan.

Ulster • 30 Sep 19

CEO Moya Murdock said roads policing does not seem to be a key priority in new operational plan

RSA seeks urgent meeting over roads policing

The Road Safety Authority has said the future vision of An Garda Síochána does not reflect the importance of roads policing.

Ireland • 23 Aug 19

Commissioner Drew Harris announcing the restructuring plans

More gardaí at frontline as part of structural changes

Almost 1,800 additional gardaí will be deployed to frontline duties a part of plans to restructure An Garda Síochána.

Ireland • 22 Aug 19

The incident happened as gardaí approached a car on St Luke's Avenue

Criminals using vehicles to target gardaí - GRA

The Garda Representative Association has said a garda was lucky to escape without serious injury after he was dragged while hanging onto a stolen car.

Ireland • 02 Aug 19

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