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1,000 gardaí would be needed for hard border, GRA delegates hear

At least 1,000 extra gardaí would be needed to police a hard border with the North.

After Fine Gael’s cop-out, the public interest is without a public defender

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Update: Garda Commissioner orders all Gardaí to report for duty on first day of strike

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GSOC ‘not fit for purpose’, say crime victims

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Gardaí call for end to political gagging

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Shatter in dispute with garda over army remark

GRA condemns garda recruitment freeze

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has today strongly condemned the announcement by Government that there will be a ban on new recruits for the next two years.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2011

GRA head: Gardaí need more resources to counter dissidents

GARDAÍ are not as well equipped to deal with the threat from dissident republicans as their counterparts in the North, according to the president of the organisation which represents the 11,500 rank and file members of the force.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2011

Gardaí say law inadequate and ‘favours criminal behaviour’

THE largest Garda staff association has said the laws are “out of balance” and “tipped in favour” of criminal behaviour.

Tue, 22 Feb, 2011

Minister urged to intervene in Garda row

JUSTICE Minister Brendan Smith is being urged to intervene in a worsening public row between the biggest Garda staff association and the state’s Garda watchdog.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2011

Garda body warns justice system is failing society

THE justice system “is breaking down” and is now failing society, rank and file gardaí have claimed.

Tue, 29 Jun, 2010

GRA backs nurses' industrial action

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has given its support to nurses engaged in industrial action to secure better pay and working hours.

Wed, 02 May, 2007

Gardaí to highlight 'neglected' stations

Garda officers are meeting today in Dunmanway Garda Station to highlight that it is one of the ten worst in the country.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2007

Commuter counties have least gardaí

THE booming “commuter counties” outside Dublin have the lowest number of gardaí per head in the country, according to official figures.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2007

White repeats denials and says findings are ‘perverse’

THE garda taking the brunt of the latest Morris Tribunal criticisms has dismissed the findings as “perverse”.

Fri, 18 Aug, 2006

New garda digital radio system 'may cause health hazard'

GARDA representatives have called for an independent body to monitor any possible health damage associated with their planned digital communication system.

Sat, 13 Aug, 2005

GRA lashes out at shortage of gardaí

THERE are fewer gardaí on the beat than there were ten years ago, the Garda Representative Association claimed yesterday.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2003

Gardaí back call for points suspension

RANK-AND-FILE gardaí have backed a call by their bosses to suspend the expansion of penalty points until the scheme has been computerised.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003