The largest Garda staff association has called for a debate on the introduction of body cameras.

Government cutbacks make it unlikely the Defence Forces and the gardaí could prevent an outbreak of foot- and-mouth, swine flu, or avian flu spreading from the North into the Republic, according to a former senior army officer.

The head of the Garda Representative Association has strongly hinted its 10,400 members will consider some sort of industrial action if they are not given a negotiating role at planned pay talks between unions and the government.

The largest Garda staff body has strongly criticised Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for telling new recruits to say ‘no’ when they are given an instruction they believe is wrong.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated the report of a judicial inquiry into the departure of former garda commissioner Martin Callinan would be published in the “not too distant future”.

Nóirín O’Sullivan has had luck on her side but she will have to perform her new role under greater scrutiny than any of her predecessors have faced, writes Michael Clifford

Whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe has welcomed the appointment of Noirín O’Sullivan as Garda commissioner, saying she had a "positive attitude" to reform.

Gardaí are turning up for work on crutches, with slings on arms, back injuries, and chronic flu because they are fearful of losing sick pay entitlements.

The largest Garda staff body has said junior members of the force have been "unjustly" tarnished by the Guerin report into allegations by whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Minister Brendan Howlin and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have rejected criticism concerning their handling of a bid by the four Garda representative bodies to be excluded from changes to public sector workers sick pay entitlements.

Bank of Ireland has insisted it made no gains from the late payment of wages into tens of thousands of public servants’ accounts amid calls to come clean on whether interest was earned on the stalled transfers.

The largest garda staff association has accused the Government of "knee- jerk" politics in pushing through "inordinate and undue" new powers for the Garda Ombudsman.

Probationer gardaí with little experience of investigations were ‘hung out to dry’ by Garda management as, it has been claimed.

Concerns have been raised about the quality of training at Templemore during the Celtic Tiger years, says Cormac O’Keeffe.

The head of the biggest Garda representative association has claimed politicians were responsible for the removal of Martin Callinan as Garda Commissioner.

The Garda ombudsman chairman has been called on to resign as two Garda staff associations turned on the police watchdog.

A European-style police uniform — typified by a baseball hat, polo shirt, and heavy-duty boots — should be examined in the current root-and-branch review of An Garda Síochána, according to the force’s biggest staff body.

The Government’s €1bn public sector pay cut plan has further support after gardai and nurses gave it their backing.

The General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association has accused the Government of dismantling the force brick by brick.

Delegates representing rank and file gardaí will demand they have a voice at future negotiations on pay.

Around 170 rank and file Gardaí will gather in Co Mayo today for the Garda Representative Association's annual conference.

Relations between frontline gardaí and the Garda Commissioner have reached a new low after it emerged the largest staff association is considering not inviting Martin Callinan to their annual conference next month.

The Garda Representative Association is to consider the unprecedented move of not inviting the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, to its annual conference.

Gardaí may mount a legal challenge against government moves to curtail pay and bonuses ahead of the conclusion of the current Croke Park pay agreement.

The head of the Garda Representative Association has said he fears losing control of the anger of rank-and-file members.

The Garda Representative Association has accused the Justice Minister Alan Shatter of being "disingenuous" over the garda pay dispute.

More than 11,000 rank-and-file gardaí will today escalate their “turn off the goodwill” protest against the proposed cuts to premium pay by refraining from using any personal effects during their working day.

Rank-and-file gardaí have urged Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan to press the Government for greater resources to ensure a proper police service is maintained across the country.

The Garda Commissioner has been urged to tell the public that adequate policing cannot be delivered within Government budget cuts.

The Garda Representative Association has said it has had "a very serious exchange of views" with the Garda Commissioner.

Thousands of frontline public servants have been taking part in a rally against pay cuts in Dublin this evening.

The chief celebrant at the funeral Mass of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe called for the Government to reflect on the huge cuts affecting the Garda force.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said he was “determined” to see the killers of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe brought before the courts and, if convicted, serve 40 years without remission.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has rejected suggestions that the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe is in any way linked to cutbacks and reforms in the force.

Garda top brass are often appointed because of “social connections” and not necessarily on merit, according to a group which represents rank and file gardaí.

The magazine of the Garda Representative Association has strongly criticised a Fine Gael senator for comments he make in the Seanad in which he referred to the tragic death of a garda and claimed a Sinn Féin member had allegedly said “they would have done a much cleaner job”.

As many as 96 more Garda stations could close over the coming months, heaping further concern on rural areas already hit by 39 closures this year.

The biggest Garda association has joined crime victims’ groups in criticising the Government’s plan to release an extra 400 prisoners every year.

I read the harrowing front page of the Irish Examiner (Mar 16), where an editorial written by Garda Representative Association General Secretary, PJ Stone, in their journal was featured, asking whether Irish people cared about what happened to teenager Marioara Rosta, who was tortured and shot in 2008 and had her body dumped in the Wicklow Mountains.

The lack of public outrage over the brutal murder of a Roma teenager raises serious questions about our values as a society, according to a senior garda.

GARDAÍ were denied “basic human needs” — such as hot food, toilet breaks and relief from work — for up to 18 hours at a time during the visits of US President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth, the largest Garda staff body has claimed.

JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter says he is “confident” additional money will be released from exchequer funds to pay for security during the visits of US President Barack Obama and the Queen of England, which could cost up to €25 million.

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and the Queen of England could face serious security risks during their Irish visits unless the Government can find an extra €25 million for planning, surveillance and intelligence services.

THE threat to gardaí posed by dangerous driving, including joyriding, is to feature prominently at the annual conference of the country’s largest Garda staff association.