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Majella Moynihan was subject to an investigation and threatened with dismissal after she became pregnant by another garda in 1984

Files show cases with similarities to Majella Moynihan

A trawl of An Garda Síochána's disciplinary files has shown there are cases that bear similarities to that of Majella Moynihan, the Garda Commissioner has said.

Ireland • 26 Jun 19

Drew Harris said drug-fuelled crime, repeat offending and mental health issues can only be dealt with by a multi-agency response

Harris says law and order will prevail in Drogheda

The Garda Commissioner has said that while the upsurge in crime in Drogheda and Longford were "very different scenarios", law and order would prevail.

Crime • 26 Jun 19

Drew Harris was first person from outside the State to be appointed Garda Commissioner

Open competition for Deputy Garda Commissioner post

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said the next Deputy Garda Commissioner is to be appointed by open competition.

Ireland • 19 Jun 19

Charlie Flanagan joined Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in apologising to Majella Moynihan in a statement this morning

Flanagan apologises to former garda over investigation

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has issued an apology to a former member of An Garda Síochána who was subject to an investigation and threatened with dismissal, after she became pregnant by another recruit garda in 1984.

Ireland • 17 Jun 19

More than three quarters of the new gardaí are being allocated to stations in parts of the country worst affected by organised crime

Harris to continue deploying new gardaí to frontline

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said he will continue to put more gardaí on the frontline by deploying new recruits and redeploying gardaí from administrative to operational roles.

Crime • 07 Jun 19

GRA says the payment forms part of the Labour Court recommendations

GRA expects 15-minute garda OT payment to be upheld

The organisation that represents rank-and-file gardaí has said they expect the payment of 15 minutes overtime for gardaí before they come on duty to be fully upheld.

Crime • 10 May 19

Commissioner Harris said people 'are in effect evading the justice that is handed out to them'

9 out of 10 banned drivers haven't surrendered licences

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said the system to ensure disqualified drivers do not use the roads is "not working" and this has created issues around road safety.

Ireland • 09 May 19

Drew Harris says the new unit will be operational by the end of the year

Internal garda corruption unit to be established

The Garda Commissioner has announced that a new internal garda corruption unit will be established and will be operating within An Garda Síochána by the end of the year

Ireland • 08 May 19

The meeting comes two days after Commissioner Harris has said the Emergency Response Unit had been sent to Drogheda

Harris says gardaí will end Drogheda gang feud

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has promised the people of Drogheda that the effort being made to tackle the ongoing feud in the Co Louth town is not a "flash in the pan" for a couple of nights.

Leinster • 02 May 19

Finian McGrath said he had zero tolerance for drink-driving

McGrath 'thrown under bus' over drink-driving remarks

The Minister of State Special Responsibility for Disabilities, Finian McGrath, has said he "was thrown under the bus" by some ministerial colleagues over controversial remarks he made about the implementation of drink-driving laws.

Politics • 20 Apr 19

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris addressed the AGSI conference this afternoon

Garda Commissioner responds to criticism on promotions

The Garda Commissioner has said he will look sympathetically at the cases of gardaí who have been denied promotion because of vexatious complaints but insisted that he wanted to make sure their behaviour was exemplary.

News • 16 Apr 19

Commissioner Drew Harris was being driven into Garda Headquarters in a PSNI jeep

'Normal procedures' followed in Garda HQ security alert

Garda Headquarters has said today that both An Garda Síochána and the PSNI are satisfied that normal procedures were followed during an armed escort for the Garda Commissioner last month which led to a security alert at Garda Headquarters and a PSNI jeep being damaged.

News • 07 Apr 19

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has refused to accept the recommendation of the tribunal

Commissioner rejects disciplinary finding against garda

The Garda Commissioner has rejected the finding of a disciplinary tribunal that recommended a garda found to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour be fined.

Ireland • 03 Apr 19

Drew Harris said a hard border was not on the agenda of An Garda Síochána at present, and that this was in line with Government policy

'Zero work' done by gardaí around hard border - Harris

The Garda Commissioner has said "zero work" has been done around the implementation of a hard border, as a result of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Brexit • 25 Mar 19

Of the 14,000 members of An Garda Síochána, 27% are women

Gardaí above EU average for number of female members

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said that An Garda Síochána is above the European average for female members of police forces.

Ireland • 08 Mar 19

Drew Harris said that more Irish people are becoming victims of cyber crime from other jurisdictions

Harris: Gardaí needed abroad to tackle cyber crime

The Garda Commissioner has said that more gardaí should be posted abroad to help tackle international fraud and organised crime.

Crime • 28 Feb 19

Shane O'Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run incident while cycling near his home at Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan on 2 August 2011

Harris declines to comment on O'Farrell investigation

The Garda Commissioner has declined to comment on the revelation that three members of An Garda Síochána are facing possible disciplinary action over the investigation into the death of cyclist Shane O'Farrell.

Crime • 14 Feb 19

Shane O'Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run while cycling near his home on 2 August 2011

Gardaí may face action over death of Shane O'Farrell

Three members of An Garda Síochána are facing possible disciplinary action on foot of a recommendation by the force's ombudsman, which investigated the controversial death of cyclist Shane O'Farrell.

Crime • 13 Feb 19

Drew Harris apologised when he appeared before the Policing Authority

Report shows 3,500 children not prosecuted for crimes

A garda report has found that 3,500 children got away with committing almost 8,000 crimes, including serious crimes, over a seven-year period because gardaí did not do their jobs properly.

Crime • 17 Jan 19

Fintan Fanning has been a garda since 1980

Senior garda seeks to overturn 'bizarre' suspension

A senior garda officer has begun a legal action to have the High Court direct the Garda Commissioner to lift his suspension immediately.

Ireland • 11 Jan 19

Shane O'Farrell was killed in a hit-and-run in 2011

O'Farrell family have 'positive' meeting with Harris

The family of a 23-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run in Co Monaghan almost eight years ago have described a meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris as very positive.

Ireland • 04 Jan 19