The Irish Times

Garda to use facial recognition technology

Civil liberties groups have previously voiced worries over surveillance and discrimination

Wed May 25 2022 - 00:01

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

Tue May 24 2022 - 20:12

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

Tue May 24 2022 - 18:40

Garda forum hears of Limerick officer facing blue-light sanction

Garda Representative Association also concerned about ‘downward trend’ of recruitment

Mon May 23 2022 - 18:13

Frontline gardaí to discuss provision of tasers for members

Garda Representative Association’s annual delegate conference to begin on Tuesday

Mon May 23 2022 - 00:01

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

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 13:35

Garda attacked and doused in petrol ‘likely came upon criminal activity’

Uniformed member of the force left disoriented in early morning attack in Cavan

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 12:12

Garda reform comes at time of ‘poor’ morale within force

As medals minted to celebrate 100-year anniversary, many members voice unhappiness

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00

New ‘contemporary’ Garda uniforms rolled out for all frontline members

Uniform change is third in An Garda Síochána’s 100 year history

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 15:27

Early retirement of gardaí has ‘serious implications for communities’, says GRA

Fewer gardaí responding to emergency calls due to ‘alarming’ decline in staff numbers

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 03:00

Nurses urge shelving elective care amid rising hospital numbers and staff absences

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 18:47

Anti-corruption unit will ‘shield’ gardaí, GRA members assured

Commissioner criticised at conference for ‘not supporting’ gardaí in public comments

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 21:05

Suspension of gardaí strongly criticised at GRA conference

No evidence presented to gardaí suspended more than a year ago, delegates are told

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 15:12

Garda representative conference begins amid acrimony

Anger and mistrust in evidence over investment of €4.5m in funds ‘without consultation’

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00

GRA seeks urgent meeting with commissioner over comments on ‘discretion’

Garda body demands clarity on Drew Harris’s definition of ‘preference’ versus ‘discretion’

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 22:37

Phoneline set up for gardaí to report colleagues for corruption

‘Integrity network’ to be established across force and education programme run

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 01:00

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

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00

Teachers demand to be included in Covid-19 bonus payments

Unions say ‘extraordinary efforts’ of teaching staff during pandemic kept schools running

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 20:03

Health workers need additional recognition for Covid pandemic, says INMO

Extra public holiday would not be of ‘big benefit’ to transport workers, says NBRU

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 23:20

Concerns Garda surveillance law may bring in facial recognition technology

Digital Recording Bill will allow for the use of body-worn cameras by officers

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 17:51

Commissioner Drew Harris raised concerns over Garda reform plans for almost two years

Changes intended to improve ‘performance and accountability’ says Dept of Justice

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 23:14

Gardaí vote to back new public service pay agreement

Members of rank-and-file Garda Representative Association support deal by 74% to 26%

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 20:39

Concern raised over Garda cars being used to transport patients to hospital

Gardaí forced to make decisions without relevant medical knowledge – representative

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 10:20

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

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 01:00

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

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 04:30

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

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 09:18

Wounded officers forced to take cover behind Garda car

Dublin-based detectives in their 30s exchanged fire with occupant of Clonsilla house

Wed May 26 2021 - 21:53

Non-medically vulnerable groups to get vaccine in ‘exceptional circumstances’

HSE chief defends rollout plan amid reports of people skipping vaccination queue

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 01:50

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

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 19:51

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

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 17:09

‘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

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 13:22

GRA welcomes decision to allow members avail of surplus vaccines

Minister of Education calls for teachers to be vaccinated at ‘earliest possible opportunity’

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 20:09

GRA take proceedings over extension of probationary periods for gardaí

The gardaí in question have completed their first term in Templemore

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 18:46

Gardaí call for more resources to help police protests

More arrests expected following violent scenes in Dublin city centre on Saturday

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 12:04