'I find it very disturbing': No data kept on deaths in garda custody 

Dr Vicky Conway, Associate Professor at DCU School of Law and Government, who has attempted to compile the data on deaths in custody, is concerned this information is not available.

Concerns have been raised that the body set up to deal with complaints against Gardaí has not been compiling data on the number of deaths in garda custody. 

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) compiles a database of what are known as Section 102 referrals, which involve situations where the conduct of a member of the Gardaí may have resulted in the death of, or serious harm to, a person.