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The AGSI is 'disappointed' at the prospect of an incremental pay freeze

Gardaí will not work free Haddington hours - AGSI

The AGSI has expressed deep disappointment at the Government's proposal to an incremental pay freeze and it has said gardaí will not work the 30 free hours as laid out in the Haddington Road Agreement.

Ireland • 18 Dec 15

Many gardaí object to the additional 30 hours unpaid overtime a year

Gardaí reject Lansdowne Road Agreement

The Garda Representative Association has overwhelmingly rejected the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

News • 29 Oct 15

Figures show 14 collisions have occurred between vehicles and Luas trams so far this year

2,600 drivers caught breaking red lights in Dublin

More than 2,600 motorists have been caught breaking red lights in Dublin city centre so far this year, according to new figures released today.

News • 02 Oct 15

Operation Slow Down runs until 7am tomorrow morning

Operation Slow Down in force on roads nationwide

A garda operation aimed at getting motorists to reduce speed on the country's roads is taking place today until 7am tomorrow morning.

News • 28 Aug 15

Gardaí have urged people to listen for a dial tone before dialling a new number

Thousands of euro stolen in 'vishing' scam

People have been warned not to give out personal financial information over the phone after a number of people were scammed out of thousands of euro in phone calls from people claiming to be security managers at a well-known retail store.

News • 06 Aug 15

The DPP, gardaíand the Prison Service will have to hand over information about their cases

Crime victims to be allowed information on cases

The Government has published new legislation to give victims of crime the right to information about their cases from gardaí, the Prison Service and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

News • 14 Jul 15

The GRA says some gardaí have been spat at during water charge protests

GRA says pay cuts forcing gardaí to sleep in cars

The Garda Representative Association's annual conference has heard that rank and file officers are under severe financial pressure, with some gardaí being forced to sleep in their cars.

News • 28 Apr 15

Rank and file gardaí want mandatory sentences for assaults against officers

Garda image damaged by allegations - GRA

The president of the Garda Representative Association has said the corporate image of An Garda Síochána has been damaged by allegations of malpractice and a perceived crisis of leadership and management.

News • 27 Apr 15

There are currently 12,800 gardaí in the force

250 new gardaí to be recruited over six months

Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has told the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that 250 new gardaí will be recruited over the next six months.

News • 01 Apr 15

The prospect garda access to PPS numbers was first raised last April at a meeting of a Government taskforce

Govt taskforce reviews garda access to PPS numbers

Unprecedented garda access to the PPS numbers of more than two million road users is being considered by a special Government taskforce, according to documents seen by RTÉ's This Week.

News • 30 Mar 15

Details of the report show that over 16,000 penalty points cancellations were examined

Penalty point claims needed further investigation

The garda penalty points report has found that one in three of all cases arising from the Garda Whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe's allegations of abuse of the system required further investigation.

News • 23 Jan 15

The Garda Inspectorate told the Committee that high risk offenders need to be supervised in the community

Call for new garda system to manage sex offenders

The Garda Inspectorate has said a new system needs to be introduced to manage high risk offenders, such as sex offenders, and those on bail in the community.

News • 14 Jan 15

Gardaí remain alert to the potential threat arising from the significant events in the Middle East

Ireland's threat from Islamic extremism low

Gardaí have said that they are not aware of any threat to this country from international terrrorists.

News • 11 Jan 15

Tony Delaney said lessons need to be learned from yesterday's court case

Caution urged after PI data breaches

The Assistant Data Protection Commissioner has said lessons have to be learned from a case involving a private investigator who was convicted of illegally accessing personal information and passing it on to credit unions.

News • 25 Nov 14

The Garda Inspectorate report makes 200 recommendations, some of them 'urgent'

Garda report highlights 'systemic failures'

The Garda Inspectorate Report on Crime Investigation has identified inefficient processes and poor management practices in An Garda Síochána and highlighted "systemic failures" in recording practices on the garda PULSE system.

News • 11 Nov 14

Frances Fitzgerald said the number of cases was significant

Increase in allegations of garda misconduct

Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has told the Dáil the number of allegations of garda misconduct being examined by a panel set up by the Government has increased to 282.

News • 24 Sep 14

GRA General Secretary PJ Stone says members of the force are continuing to serve with their reputations tarnished

GRA calls for investigation into garda malpractice

The GRA has called on the Government to establish the Commission of Investigation it promised to set up in the wake of the Guerin Report into allegations of garda malpractice.

News • 16 Sep 14

Interim Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan said she had forwarded allegations to the Minister for Justice

Penalty points allegations referred to Ombudsman

The Interim Garda Commissioner has said that new allegations in relation to the penalty points system have been referred to the Garda Ombudsman.

News • 14 Sep 14

The new recruits are the first members to join the force in more than five years

New garda recruits begin training

One hundred garda recruits are beginning their training at the Garda College in Templemore today.

News • 08 Sep 14

Senior gardaí do not believe that the female garda had access to high-level confidential information

Garda in text inquiry resigned this year

A garda believed to have given information to a senior figure in the Continuity IRA resigned from the force earlier this year after an internal inquiry into the incident.

News • 02 Sep 14

A new training programme for recruits is due to begin in the next two weeks

Garda recruits to be more 'accountable'

The officer in charge of the Garda College has said she would like to think that there was no "blue wall" in the gardaí and that Templemore would produce good officers to police modern Ireland.

News • 27 Aug 14