People are reporting improved ratings for how gardaí are responding to local crime, according to a survey.

Garda overtime has been severely curtailed for the rest of the year.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will be under the spotlight today as he faces questions on his controversial plan to restructure the organisation and on the impact on policing arising from the €12m-plus bill attached to US presidential visits.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has told the Policing Authority his overtime bill is 20% over budget and that this has been driven by policing demands outside his allocated resources, such as the visit of US president Donald Trump.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is being urged to conduct an “immediate” and full investigation into allegations surrounding registration forms for the supplementary electoral register in County Kerry.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was questioned on the Margiotta case that collapsed at trial earlier this year. His answers to the PAC left a lot to be desired, writes Michael Clifford

The Garda Commissioner has admitted he didn't consult the force's watchdog about a new anti-corruption unit.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ordered the elite ERU (Emergency Response Unit) into Drogheda as part of a crackdown on increasingly violent turf wars between feuding drug gangs.

If Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has not asked himself the what-am-I-doing-here question, this week’s report from the Policing Authority may move it from his ‘possible’ file to his ‘pressing’ file. The authority found a number of senior officers were unfamiliar with the policing plans for their areas. How can this be? The report also found that some managers were committed to these reforms, which raises another unpalatable question: Why is this two-tier response tolerated?

The Garda Commissioner has told middle-ranking gardaí that allegations engulfing their staff association is impacting on the entire organisation.

When Drew Harris took over as Garda commissioner last September, expectations were high that major reform within the force would quickly follow.

I am a retired member of An Garda Síochána and I write to you on a matter of what I think is of public, if not national, importance. I still take an interest in the goings on in my former job, although I sometimes wonder why, with all the scandals that have happened since I retired in 2010.

Assistant Garda Commissioner Fintan Fanning had his suspension lifted tonight after GSOC contacted him to say that he was no longer the subject of a criminal investigation.

A senior officer in An Garda Síochána is under investigation for suspected abuse of public office through involvement in an alleged malicious suspension of a member of the force.

Last September, gardaí were rightly criticised for concealing identity numbers during a housing protest in Dublin. That some officers at that protest wore balaclavas added a sinister air to a straightforward operation. That garda headquarters suggested that balaclavas were protective clothing showed an unacceptable disdain for legitimate concerns.

Having gardaí respond appropriately to intellectually disabled complainants is a major factor in shaping their experience of the criminal justice system, writes Alan Cusack

The Garda Commissioner says he can’t be certain that issues highlighted in the Disclosures Tribunal report have stopped.

Gardaí will need a supplementary budget of €75m to cover it for the rest of the year, despite the cancellation of overtime.

The legal representation from the State for former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan is normal practice, according to the Taoiseach.

Brexit has the potential to increase cross-border organised crime according to a joint assessment carried out by the Gardaí and the PSNI.

Frontline gardaí have welcomed comments from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris that he was a “big supporter” of gardaí wearing body cameras.

Garda commissioner Drew Harris has said the recommendations of Mr Justice Peter Charleton were a “clarion call” for action to reform the police force.

The Garda Commissioner says he is open to whistleblowers in the force and would treat those coming forward with the utmost seriousness.

The Policing Authority has questioned how a proposed internal Garda Board will protect the interests of the public when its duty will be to “put the interests of the organisation first”.

Frontline gardaí have expressed concern that a new uniform announced yesterday by Commissioner Drew Harris will be based on a piloted version that received “overwhelmingly negative” feedback from members.

“Kick off with the dirty work” is counsel often given to new brooms, and that means attacking costs in commercial enterprises and public services.

Garda security services are “happy” with the shakeup in national security structures proposed in the Policing Commission report.

The Commissioner of An Garda Siochána, Drew Harris, today announced that he has cut discretionary and administrative overtime across the force.

The Policing Authority is to question Garda Commissioner Drew Harris about the policing of last week’s controversial repossession at a meeting next week.

New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been urged by farmers to provide a more visible police force for rural Ireland.

Gardaí are investigating online threats made against a garda working in Dublin following the Take Back The City protest earlier this week.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says he is “hardwired” as a police officer to serve and protect society.

Garda members are not there to serve themselves or the organisation but to “serve the people”, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said.

There was a reassuring air about the press conference given yesterday by the new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has attempted to quash concerns about his links to British intelligence services, saying he has reported wrongdoing by security forces on "many occasions".

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has dismissed concerns about the appointment of Garda commissioner Drew Harris, saying the Government is not hiring a police chief from North Korea.

Drew Harris takes up his role as the new Garda Commissioner today.

A legal bid to challenge the appointment of the new Garda Commissioner has been dismissed by a judge in the High Court.

The High Court has heard that the choice for Garda Commissioner would be incapable of being independent in the role.

Incoming commissioner Drew Harris has been stepping up meetings with senior gardaí as he prepares to take over in three weeks’ time.

Two conundrums have emerged with the appointment of PSNI police chief Drew Harris as the next garda commissioner.

Some 29 people — 26 men and three women — were considered for the Garda Commissioner job.

Latest: A former Justice Minister says the appointment of an outsider as Garda Commissioner is the first step in reforming the force.

The PSNI police chief appointed as the next Garda commissioner said his focus would be on protecting the vulnerable and keeping people “on the island of Ireland” safe.