Quarter of Garda stations can’t use key Pulse system

More than one in four Garda stations — 156 in total — are still not connected to the force’s IT network and have no direct access to the Pulse system, “shocking” figures reveal, writes Daniel McConnell, Elaine Loughlin and Cormac O’Keeffe.

As a result of the lack of connectivity, Garda officer in the non-networked locations have to make contact the Garda Information Services Centre (GISC) to provide relevant details to trained civilian call-takers who them enter the details on the Pulse system.