Garda Representative Association

Rank and file Garda organisation described decision as ‘extremely disappointing’

Sergeants and inspectors have used their annual conference - the traditional ‘get it off your chest’ three-day session - to air their grievances

Garda Commissioner said he stands over use of NBCI to carry out investigation into ‘stealing’ of bicycle despite detective’s exoneration

Class of new recruits passing out in Templemore on Friday numbers 166, short of target of 200

Garda Commissioner told the Public Accounts Committee he did not agree that the investigation lacked a common-sense approach

Garda Representative Association decides not to invite Drew Harris to annual conference

While 746 recruits entered Garda College last year, the number of gardaí resigning and retiring was larger

Reserve Garda members - who are part-time and unpaid - will have dedicated stream in new Garda recruitment process opening next Monday

Record number of Garda members resign in 2023 as senior management seek to offset personnel loss by allowing older officers to serve past retirement age

The Dublin riots in November and the criminal trials of Jozef Puska and Gerry Hutch were among significant events in hectic year for Irish law and order

More than 400 claims made each year but only small number of cases goes to the courts, Gsoc figures show

Gardaí must be held accountable when they use force, Irish Council for Civil Liberties says

Allegations against suspended members include corruption, excessive use of force and coercive control

Pay for Garda recruits and serving members needs to rise to make policing a more attractive career option, say AGSI and GRA

AGSI gives final sign-off to deal reached last week after having said it was seeking clarity on a number of points

GRA agrees deal which sees rank-and-file stay on pandemic roster - for now

‘Significant compromise’ agreed by which thousands of gardaí will continue to work pandemic rosters after November 6th

Garda Commissioner and four Garda associations set to meet in Garda HQ on Friday

Taoiseach says Covid-19 roster ‘not sustainable’ as protests to continue throughout October

Challenges of the job have a habit of taking a toll on careers of those who hold it

Leo Varadkar says it is not role of Government ministers to ‘get involved directly in industrial relations disputes’

Garda managment has a number of options to ensure adequate cover, including ordering members to work overtime

Starting today, rank-and-file gardaí will refuse to undertake overtime duties every Tuesday

Helen McEntee says both sides can ‘double down’ to find solution as rank-and-file prepare to reject overtime

Minister says GRA ‘wrong’ to personalise rosters dispute against Garda Commissioner

Rank-and-file gardaí plan schedule of industrial action in bid to resist planned end of pandemic rosters on November 6th

Garda Representative Association sets out its plans for next six weeks in protest at actions of Garda Commissioner over ending of pandemic rosters

Latest talks dismissed as ‘waste of time’ by GRA leader

The Garda Representative Association is fighting the introduction of a new system which it says will result in more hours and less pay

Four Garda representative bodies met with Commissioner on Thursday and are due to meet again on Friday

Internal 2019 report for Garda management highlighted shortcomings of schedule due to be reverted to in November

Concern about redeployment in force comes amid a row over rosters that led to more than 9,000 gardaí expressing no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Continuing to work existing rosters when new ones are introduced on November 6th one option being examined by Garda Representative Association

Some Garda members say ‘his management style gets up people’s noses’, with others claiming Harris was ‘dismissive of’ complaints brought forward

Invitation sent on Thursday, 24 hours after Garda Representative Association’s 98.7 per cent majority ‘no confidence’ motion in the commissioner

Garda Commissioner says he has no desire to resign from position or to join PSNI

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says he will not resign despite 99% of rank-and-file gardaí voting no confidence in him

GRA ‘shocked’ by record turnout and the scale of the result in vote on Drew Harris

Largest Garda staff body has been balloting members since last month with result to be unveiled today in Dublin

Nebulous community wardens proposal the main distinction from previous report for the area