Top Garda posts could be filled after legal ruling

The way has been cleared for the Government to proceed with the long-delayed appointment of the second and third most powerful positions in An Garda Siochána.

One of the two deputy commissioner positions has been vacant for two and a half years, while the second has not been filled for a year.

Following a High Court decision yesterday the recruitment process is expected to proceed. A spokesman for Department of Justice said: “The matter of making appointments to the posts in question will now be considered further in light of judgment having been handed down in this case.”