Government facing crisis filling Garda Commissioner job amid ‘entrenched’ dispute
Senior officers have no plans to apply to replace Drew Harris due to concerns about pension tax liability of an estimated €500,000
Drew Harris
Garda Commissioner contract extension a ‘privilege’ says Drew Harris
At helm of Garda for almost seven years, Mr Harris’s second extension approved by Government on Tuesday
A century after the Monto, street prostitution has been replaced by sordid networks run by pimps
Ireland was never pure, but our 21st century ‘new order’ - with women human trafficked into the sex trade and much focus on toxic masculinity - is alarming
GRA ‘shocked’ at Minister for Justice move on new Garda regulations and vows to take action
Garda Representative Association looks set for head-on dispute with Jim O’Callaghan when relations with Garda chief Drew Harris already poor
Gardaí raise ‘grave concerns’ over new discipline regulations
Measures if approved by Government pose ‘significant and detrimental threat’ to rights of gardaí, says GRA chief
Garda chief ‘very reluctant’ to stop force using Israeli-made Cellebrite tech
Technology is used to extract data from phones and computers to solve crimes, including murders
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
Idea that Dublin city is a lawless wasteland must be countered
Dublin businesses appear to have realised that banging on about the capital not being safe is counterproductive
From playing a garda in Kin to the real thing: New recruits put through their paces in Templemore
Local radio presenter and taxi driver among new Garda recruits
Garda numbers begin to grow, though 15,000-strong target will take four more years
Number of resignations and retirements both decreased last year, easing pressure on force
Garda HQ defends Commissioner Drew Harris over suspensions and disciplinary cases
Representative bodies in force strongly critical of the number and duration of suspensions
The year in policing: how did Garda Commissioner Drew Harris respond to the biggest challenges of 2024?
Far-right-inspired violence and continued sluggish efforts to grow the Garda force dominated Harris’s final full year in charge
Garda ‘stretched’ as online fraud reaches ‘industrial’ levels, Drew Harris warns
Heightened concern over scams in run-up to Christmas as Garda Commissioner outlines ‘increasingly complex and difficult’ threats to State
Garda may release ‘persons of interest’ photos in cases of serious disorder or looting - Commissioner
Release of 99 photographs of people whose identification was sought by An Garda Síochána in connection with the Dublin Riots was criticised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties
‘This day is a long time in coming’: Memorial to garda and soldier killed during rescue of Don Tidey
Pte Patrick Kelly and Garda recruit Gary Sheehan were shot dead by a Provisional IRA gang 41 years ago
Garda attacked in Dublin remains in critical condition as second suspect arrested
Two officers attacked are members of Dublin Armed Support Unit
Kyran Durnin case: Man with history of violence now suspect in murder investigation
Gardaí conclude search at Drogheda house as second of two suspects is released without charge
Kyran Durnin case: Man held for questioning released without charge, as search of property concludes
Gardaí say details of search are not being released ‘for operational purposes’
Man pleads guilty to making threats to kill Mary Lou McDonald and Drew Harris
Richard McGreevy (28) was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in March
Kyran Durnin case ‘properly resourced’ with ‘huge amounts’ of information being examined, says Harris
Boy (8) reported missing from his home last August, but gardaí suspect he was murdered more than two years ago
Publishing photos of riot ‘persons of interest’ was ‘necessary’ and ‘proportionate’, Drew Harris says
Garda Commissioner says force will pursue Kinahan cartel members if they attempt to flee to Russia
‘No stone will be left unturned’: Missing Persons Day marked by hundreds in Croke Park
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris tells families of commitment to bringing them closure while Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaks of improved unidentified human remains database
‘They won’t be waltzing off into the sunset’: How the Dublin riots changed Irish policing
One year on from the riots, gardaí are using different tactics and more formidable equipment to tackle big public order disturbances
Man who saved infant in buggy from drowning among those honoured at Garda National Youth Awards
Tributes paid to groups and individuals actively working to make communities safer at ceremony in Portlaoise
Top cops use Dublin Marathon as a dry run for Garda commissioner job
Plus: Love/Hate duo making a fact-based Dublin crime film; secrecy around Micheál Martin’s meeting with Apple; and Robert Troy’s support for Michael O’Leary’s slurry
O’Gorman says he will ‘act immediately’ on findings of Tusla review into Kyran Durnin case
No information to be released that could potentially interfere with ongoing Garda investigation
Senior gardaí feel ‘duped’ over pension changes
Policing Authority says senior posts ‘extremely well-remunerated’
Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí receive ‘huge volume’ of information from public on missing boy
Detectives no closer to making arrests amid claims the State’s child protection system had ‘failed’ Co Louth boy
Kyran Durnin case: Gardaí finish dig in Dundalk back garden without finding fresh evidence
Forensic examination of Emer Terrace house and wasteland outside complete, with focus likely to shift to Drogheda
Dublin ‘urban hellscape’ is a problem that exists primarily in the Government’s own head
As with an extra 1,000 gardaí proposed by the Dublin City Taskforce, many solutions offered for the capital are in the realm of magical thinking
Two new average speed camera systems to go live in Cavan and Mayo this weekend
Drivers found to have travelled between two points on a road too quickly to receive three penalty points and fine of up to €160
Families of Stardust fire victims ‘let down by the State’, says Michael D Higgins
President hosted majority of relatives and friends of 48 people who died in fire, thanking them for ‘tenacity’ in their fight for truth
‘Fearless and dedicated’: Former Garda John O’Driscoll was a true patriot and family man, funeral hears
The former Garda commissioner was ‘loving, caring and generous’, mourners told
Troubling picture on Garda numbers remains unchanged by Budget 2025
McEntee repeating same recruitment aspiration as 2024 unlikely to kickstart sluggish growth in Garda numbers
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