‘Super’ Garda units to tackle child abusers and gangland

Two new ‘super’ Garda units are being set up — one to target organised gangs and another to tackle child abuse, domestic and sexual violence, and human exploitation.

They are among a raft of structural changes announced by Garda commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan following a number of reports, particularly a highly critical Garda Inspectorate audit last November.

Ms O’Sullivan also detailed the allocation of 34 new superintendents and six chief superintendents and, in a surprise step, the transfer of an additional 53 senior officers to district, divisional, and national units.