Two previous Garda commissioners were informed of concerns about the lack of financial controls at the Garda Training College in Templemore as far back as 2008.

FROM early in the morning, rivers of blue flowed into Louth. From every corner of the country, gardaí took to the roads in the dark and cold.

Martin Callinan began work at the Commissioner’s desk in a hurry to manage one of the most complicated security operations ever undertaken in Ireland.

Eight years ago this month, the then Garda commissioner Noel Conroy announced details of the new system to handle informants in the wake of the scathing criticism of the Morris Tribunal reports into abuses among the force in Donegal.

THE man credited as the driving force behind the Navy’s determined counter -narcotics campaign retired yesterday after nearly 40 years battling the import of drugs into this country.

TRIBUTE upon tribute have been heaped on the man who trained nearly one-third of the current serving gardaí, as he retired from the force after 40 years of service.

THE dedicated anti-gangland Garda operation has had its budget slashed in half, the new Garda chief has revealed.

GARDA bosses have made tackling domestic and sexual violence, and the protection of children, top priorities this year.

The regular disclosure of incidents of domestic and sexual violence has led to one professor describing this ongoing problem as a national crisis, writes Cormac O’Keeffe

THE Garda Ombudsman Commission has said it is considering allegations that corrupt gardaí protected public figures with drug habits, such as Gerry Ryan.

THE Gardaí is to launch an investigation into allegations that members of the force protected well-known public figures with drug habits.

MOBILE speed cameras have been saving lives since they were introduced just over a month ago, a senior Garda official has claimed.

Deputy Commissioner Martin Callinan is to head An Garda Siochana from the end of the month, it was announced today.

Unprecedented levels of co-operation between the PSNI and Garda have seen lives saved and more criminals caught on both sides of the border, police chiefs said.

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has condemned an arson attack on a speed detection van and said it could have had “tragic consequences” for the staff member inside.

The Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has condemned this morning’s arson attack on a mobile speed van in Co Louth.

THOUSANDS of frustrated motorists caused a new speed camera website to crash during most of yesterday, just hours before the camera system went live at midnight.

The new network of speed cameras will record more than 750 hours of driving before the end of the month, it emerged tonight.

Trying to live a normal life in the face of growing gangland threats, mid-west correspondent Jimmy Woulfe talks to families hit by Limerick’s bloody feud as it reaches its 10th anniversary.

Former top Anglo employees who refuse to hand over computer passwords should be sued, it was claimed today.

SPECULATION is mounting as to who will replace Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy after the Cork man announced he was stepping down as Garda boss.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has just announced that heis to retire next month.

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said yesterday he expected decisions will be made before the end of the year on whether bankers will be charged in the huge criminal investigation into Anglo Irish Bank.

The Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said he expects some key developments in the investigation into financial irregularites at Anglo Irish Bank before the end of the year.

Ireland is in the grip of a robbery epidemic with an average of five people being held up every day, official figures revealed today.

THE outrage, the sense of being utterly betrayed and powerless in the face of economic collapse entitles most of us to consider taking a leaf from the French unions’ handbook of conflict resolution.

PUBLICANS from all over Co Waterford are to attend a day-long seminar in Dungarvan tomorrow which aims to provide them with information on dealing with difficult situations, using first aid and increasing their knowledge of the effects of drink and drugs.

A “significant” dissident republican explosives dump and arms cache has been uncovered by anti-terror gardaí.

GARDAÍ have made another significant breakthrough in their fight against dissident republicanism with the seizure of weapons and bomb-making equipment.

A major dissident republican explosives dump and arms cache was uncovered today by anti-terror detectives.

Six Irish passports may have been compromised by a Russian spy ring uncovered in the US earlier this year, it emerged today.

GARDAÍ have discovered the firearm and ammunition that was missing from a Garda station for over a week.

MORE than 350 people have been questioned as part of the investigation into Anglo Irish Bank but there is little hope of anybody ending up behind bars any time soon.

A GARDA suspected of leaking documents that led to the downfall of junior minister Trevor Sargent will not face criminal charges.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said today that the force is "actively" pursuing dissident republicans.

A trainee garda was suspended from duty after he was arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman, it was revealed tonight.

A GARDA action plan to make elderly residents feel safe in their homes and communities was rolled out across the country.

A Garda action plan to make elderly residents feel safe in their homes and communities was today rolled out across the country.

FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has said a drunken drive involving one of his deputies, which has now sparked a Garda probe, should not have happened.

SENIOR gardaí are drawing up a hit list of pubs, shops and off-licences to be targeted for selling alcohol to underage drinkers.

Teenagers as young as 15 will be recruited by gardaí to target pubs, shops and off licences selling alcohol to underage drinkers, it emerged today.

The Garda Commissioner is seeking a report into an incident involving a Fine Gael TD at Leinster House to decide whether further action is required.