Comment follows hard-hitting statement by Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors which 'heavily criticised' Commissioner Drew Harris for referring row  to formal dispute-resolution process

An Garda Síochána releases figures following concern about falling staffing levels which fell 340 to 14,176 in the last year

Ciaran O’Neill said the the new build, while “impressive”, is in a number of practical ways “not suitable for policing”

Frontline garda supervisors have issued fresh calls on the Government to extend the retirement age to its members.

Garda Representative Association chief says: 'The failure to meet recruitment targets this year following on from the disruption of Covid and coupled with the unprecedented numbers of resignations' may affect service

Gardaí believe ramming involving van carrying six young children occurred following earlier domestic incident

Politicians in 'heated' exchanges over who to invite to meeting

The Garda Representative Association has convened a meeting of its Central Executive Committee this Thursday

The Garda Representative Association said the incident — in which Garda Alan Murphy was subjected to a 'savage attack' — had a 'profound impact' on the garda, as well as his colleagues.

The construction of the new Cork regional headquarters in Macroom had planning permission approved in March last year

Introducing tasers and body cams would make the population safer, says international police representative

Oireachtas committee says Gsoc probe should happen before more powers given to the commission

GRA president Frank Thornton said low morale and increasing workloads forced nearly 100 gardaí to resign from the force last year

Sligo General Hospital has discharged the garda who was assaulted and doused in petrol early on Monday

HSE says it hopes the provision of naloxone and the necessary training of gardaí can be progressed

Garda representative bodies call for greater protection for members following the jailing of a man after an hour-long rifle rampage

It comes after a court heard how a number of bullets fired from a high-powered rifle missed officers by inches in a shooting rampage

According to the GRA, there are 1,100 fewer gardaí available to work than just two weeks ago

Garda body-worn cameras should not use facial recognition technology and should not be used to racially profile people, according to recommendations from the Oireachtas justice committee.

Gardaí get an allowance while on suspension, the equivalent of 100% of the member’s base pay, except in “certain, very limited circumstances”

There have been instances where gardaí had to be brought from Sligo and Leitrim recently to help police Dublin city centre

Good policing includes the application of natural justice and proportionality. Neither appears to be present in the case of the gardaí in Limerick who have been suspended since November 7 last year as part of an investigation by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation into fixing road traffic tickets, writes Mick Clifford

Members were subjected to sustained injury and endured abuse and harassment in simply doing their job, claims GRA interim general secretary Philip McAnenly

AGSI says one of the proposed new divisions would stretch from the Clare coast to the Tipperary/Waterford border

The report found gardaí were having to fill in the gaps caused by an “underfunded and under-resourced” Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

A review is looking at whether to enable Garda Reserves to patrol independently of full-time gardaí

The Garda Representative Association has requested an urgent meeting with the Garda commissioner to seek clarity on comments made during a Joint Policing Committee meeting.

Garda strength now stands at 14,369, compared to a height of 14,750 gardaí in March 2020

Among the puzzling aspects of the internal investigation is the treatment meted out to some gardaí — and it's anybody's guess why the probe hasn't been extended to other cities

Staff associations protest at lack of consultation over suite of measures including drug-testing of gardaí

There are 266 vacancies at the rank of sergeant and the department said the new regulations will allow these new promotions to begin later this year

Assistant Commissioner was responding to queries following announcement of random drug testing of officers

Call by garda representatives to stop footage being used online to target members comes as a bill that would allow gardaí to wear body cameras is introduced to Cabinet

This week, some free advice to ministers floating daft policy ideas (from me) — and to all of us (from Paul Mescal)

Travel within your county, GAA training, and an overhaul of the vaccine rollout were announced yesterday

A protest planned for Cork this weekend and another on St Patrick’s Day in Dublin are being examined by gardaí

With more than 190 trained first responders, the Cork West Garda Division is believed to have the highest number of first responders of any division in the country.

John Parker, executive member from Cork North Division and former GRA president, accused Jim Mulligan of being “misleading” in saying there were calls for industrial action.

Garda Representative Association reiterated its call for Tasers to be provided to all members

The Garda Representative Association said the extra vehicles hired for Covid-19 policing operations are scheduled to be returned once the emergency measures end

The “beloved” Mayo man was gunned down on a quiet Roscommon street shortly before midnight on Wednesday – the third garda to be shot dead in the last seven years.

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a music-loving sports fan who had a wide circle of friends in Mayo where he lived and Roscommon where he worked.

Slain Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a “gentleman” who died “protecting his community” when he was shot dead just before midnight on Wednesday, the Garda Representative Association says.

Frontline gardaí have described as “worrying” the lack of specific targets on garda recruitment in the Programme for Government.