Garda to use facial recognition technology
Civil liberties groups have previously voiced worries over surveillance and discrimination
Arm gardaí with Tasers amid an increasingly violent society, GRA conference told
Unarmed gardaí putting lives at risk to detain suspects spurs call for review of Armed Support Unit
Garda struggling to tackle massive increase in child abuse cases, GRA conference hears
Delegates told that lack of resources has led to three year backlog in examining devices
Garda forum hears of Limerick officer facing blue-light sanction
Garda Representative Association also concerned about ‘downward trend’ of recruitment
Frontline gardaí to discuss provision of tasers for members
Garda Representative Association’s annual delegate conference to begin on Tuesday
Frontline gardaí seek urgent pay deal review due to cost of living hikes
Gardaí join Ictu in seeking fresh negotiations over 2020’s Building Momentum deal
Garda attacked and doused in petrol ‘likely came upon criminal activity’
Uniformed member of the force left disoriented in early morning attack in Cavan
Garda reform comes at time of ‘poor’ morale within force
As medals minted to celebrate 100-year anniversary, many members voice unhappiness
New ‘contemporary’ Garda uniforms rolled out for all frontline members
Uniform change is third in An Garda Síochána’s 100 year history
Early retirement of gardaí has ‘serious implications for communities’, says GRA
Fewer gardaí responding to emergency calls due to ‘alarming’ decline in staff numbers
Anti-corruption unit will ‘shield’ gardaí, GRA members assured
Commissioner criticised at conference for ‘not supporting’ gardaí in public comments
Suspension of gardaí strongly criticised at GRA conference
No evidence presented to gardaí suspended more than a year ago, delegates are told
Garda representative conference begins amid acrimony
Anger and mistrust in evidence over investment of €4.5m in funds ‘without consultation’
GRA seeks urgent meeting with commissioner over comments on ‘discretion’
Garda body demands clarity on Drew Harris’s definition of ‘preference’ versus ‘discretion’
Phoneline set up for gardaí to report colleagues for corruption
‘Integrity network’ to be established across force and education programme run
Good cop, bad cops: Drew Harris’s Garda clean-up and the backlash within the force
Allegations of Garda corruption abound, but Harris’s clamp-down faces resistance
Teachers demand to be included in Covid-19 bonus payments
Unions say ‘extraordinary efforts’ of teaching staff during pandemic kept schools running
Health workers need additional recognition for Covid pandemic, says INMO
Extra public holiday would not be of ‘big benefit’ to transport workers, says NBRU
Concerns Garda surveillance law may bring in facial recognition technology
Digital Recording Bill will allow for the use of body-worn cameras by officers
Commissioner Drew Harris raised concerns over Garda reform plans for almost two years
Changes intended to improve ‘performance and accountability’ says Dept of Justice
Gardaí vote to back new public service pay agreement
Members of rank-and-file Garda Representative Association support deal by 74% to 26%
Concern raised over Garda cars being used to transport patients to hospital
Gardaí forced to make decisions without relevant medical knowledge – representative
Drug-testing of gardaí set to progress despite lobby groups' fears
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris wants to introduce mandatory drug testing for both sworn Garda members and civilian staff
Gardaí frustrated at senior management’s aversion to car chases
Revised Garda policy: ‘Pull back, it’s not worth the risk,’ members are increasingly being told
Garda bodies seek talks over drug testing plan as staff union rejects proposal
AGSI and GRA support concept of testing but seek clarity on how new system will operate
Wounded officers forced to take cover behind Garda car
Dublin-based detectives in their 30s exchanged fire with occupant of Clonsilla house
Non-medically vulnerable groups to get vaccine in ‘exceptional circumstances’
HSE chief defends rollout plan amid reports of people skipping vaccination queue
Age-based vaccine policy ‘simple’ and country can open quicker – Varadkar
New system should help speed up the rollout, WHO special envoy on Covid-19 says
Age the ‘defining’ factor in Covid-19 risk, not profession
New vaccine rollout plan not a reflection on ‘how valued’ certain workers are, says Minister
‘Unacceptable’ changes to vaccine rollout should be reversed, teachers’ union says
Teachers angry and dismayed at revision, but no threat to school reopening, ASTI says
GRA welcomes decision to allow members avail of surplus vaccines
Minister of Education calls for teachers to be vaccinated at ‘earliest possible opportunity’
GRA take proceedings over extension of probationary periods for gardaí
The gardaí in question have completed their first term in Templemore
Gardaí call for more resources to help police protests
More arrests expected following violent scenes in Dublin city centre on Saturday
Gardaí identify men behind fireworks attack, further arrests expected
Officer to undergo surgery for injuries sustained during anti-lockdown protest in Dublin
Garda trainees on frontline ‘receiving 30% of starting salary’
GRA says trainees sent out to stations during Covid crisis experiencing financial hardship
‘Forget about takeaway pints,’ Taoiseach warns publicans
Such sales lead to congregation and gathering of people, Micheál Martin says
Call for gardaí to be given high-priority for Covid-19 vaccines
Garda HQ says members of force affected by disease but capacity to do its duties remains
GRA president raises concerns over association’s ‘militancy’
Lobbying body ‘needs to be looked into before it spins out of control’ – Mulligan
Over-70s, care-home residents and frontline staff set to be vaccinated first in Republic
Plan to be discussed by Ministers today will consider a dozen different population cohorts for first priority group
Armed garda detectives still required, says GRA
Specialist armed support units needed in every division says Garda representative body
Garda pressure on Drogheda drug dealers believed to be behind recent graffiti
‘20k on your head’: Threats seen as response to work done by force in combatting crime
Increase in spitting incidents on gardaí and in use of controversial hoods
Renewed focus on spit-hood use following suffocation death of man in New York
Dispute in Garda staff association on interpretation of public health measures
Members and leaders of body disagree on cancellation of executive committee meeting
Investigation into garda’s murder will continue despite conviction
Inquiry to go on ‘relentlessly so others responsible for dreadful events ... may be brought to justice’
Gardaí given guidance on new face mask regulations hours before they become law
Masks will be mandatory, in most cases, on public transport from midnight on Sunday
Single-person Garda patrols the norm in rural areas despite calls for change
Patrol strength informed by several factors including local risks, says experts
‘A shock to us all’: President Higgins leads tributes to Det Garda Colm Horkan
Castlerea priest tells of poignant scene when he performed last rites on detective in Roscommon
Gardaí to be issued with masks for checkpoints and foot patrols
GRA welcomes the move but says priority testing is also required for gardaí
About 12 frontline gardaí contract Covid-19 to date
More than 300 members of force referred for testing and had to self-isolate
Large number of gardaí forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19
Priority testing for gardaí no longer being pursued by Garda management, GRA says
Garda declines to release ‘spit hoods’ usage figures
Policing Authority concerned hoods will be used on teens
Cavan man becomes second person jailed for coughing on garda
Craig Donegan sentenced to 28 days for coughing on officer through cell door
Gsoc will not oversee Garda use of controversial spit hoods
The hoods are used to cover suspects’ heads to stop them spitting, coughing or biting
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