Nóirín O’Sullivan says she wants to hear from any gardaí who feel they were not treated properly after assault.

A hero garda risked his life to save three children by taking off his bullet-proof jacket and using it to shield them from a man who had shot at himself and his colleagues.

Garda Representative Association president Dermot O’Brien is today calling for an end to direct political control over policing.

Gardaí are angry they are being treated the same as pen-pushing civil servants under new legislation which will lead to sick pay entitlements being cut.

A contractor was paid more than €1,000 to replace three lightbulbs at a garda station, it was claimed today.

Many senior Garda officers are more driven by self-interest than serving the community, rank and file leaders claimed today.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has insisted that the force is making progress in tackling gangland criminals in Limerick.