Going abroad to solve Ireland’s policing problems is easier said than done.

Going abroad to solve Ireland’s policing problems is easier said than done, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

The new Garda chief is facing demands to withdraw an “outrageous” advertisement for a qualified human rights assistant on the controversial JobBridge scheme.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been accused of gross negligence over the failure to fill a key Garda post in an area of Limerick ravaged by gang crime.

There is mounting speculation that the Chief of Police in Boston will become the first head of the Garda Watchdog.