High-security intelligence hub to be built at Garda HQ under long-delayed national upgrade

Garda HQ in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

A new multi-storey, high-tech facility for Ireland's internal security service is to be built at Garda HQ, the Irish Examiner understands.

The project marks a significant investment in Ireland's security infrastructure and capabilities but comes nearly seven years after the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) urged such investment and prioritisation.