Minister for Justice & Equality increases retirement age of Assistant Commissioner; Further Gardaí appointments confirmed

The Laois–Offaly TD increased the retirement age of Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll.at the request of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

Assistant Commissioner, Patrick Leahy, agreed to defer his planned retirement for three months until June 2020. File picture.

Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has increased the retirement age of Assistant Commissioner, John O’Driscoll, at the request of Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, the Gardaí confirmed today.

Assistant Commissioner O’Driscoll, who leads Special Crime Operations, was due to retire in June 2020.