Senior gardaí appointed ahead of security chief's exit

The Government yesterday appointed eleven senior officers in a bid to fill “critical vacancies” in the Garda Síochána.

The move comes as the country's most senior security and anti-terrorism chief retires in the coming weeks.

The imminent departure of Security & Intelligence boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Peter Kirwan, is described as a “major loss” given his decades of experience in the security service.