Man guilty of harassing prominent Garda representative with ‘offensive material’
Andrew McGovern (38) targeted Antoinette Cunningham two years ago while she was general secretary of Agsi
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors
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Garda numbers crisis: ‘We could lose 30% to 50% of our organisation in five years’
Measures are urgently needed to tackle a ‘cliff edge’ as retirements due to surge, say sergeants and inspectors
‘Time for some hard truths’: AGSI president criticises Drew Harris’s record
Garda Commissioner, who is due to retire, is leaving legacy of ‘disharmony’ and ‘a recruitment crisis’, conference hears
Garda Commissioner insists protesters arrested in Dublin were not strip-searched, and no cavity search
TDs alleged members of Mothers Against Genocide group faced ‘strip searches, degrading treatment and cavity search’
Gardaí called for new approach to ‘antagonising’ practices of so-called citizen journalists
Those who film gardaí, often associated with far right, have become so prolific, new guidelines needed -Agsi
Garda numbers set for significant decline, sergeants and inspectors warn
Predicted drop of 2,000 in Garda numbers would put major pressure on street policing, Garda investigations and 999 call response times
Garda sergeants and inspectors call for review of major policing reforms
AGSI annual delegate conference in Killarney also set to hear calls for urgent examination of rules around ‘citizen journalists’
Garda HQ defends Commissioner Drew Harris over suspensions and disciplinary cases
Representative bodies in force strongly critical of the number and duration of suspensions
Why senior Garda officers are ‘livid’ over latest bid to fill deputy commissioner post
Usually there would be a stampede within the Garda ranks among ambitious officers who wanted the job. But not this time
Superintendents refusing to take part in Garda reforms after row over ‘double jobbing’
Roll out of new Garda ‘operating model’ across the country affected by dispute
Why the Garda watchdog is now under fire over surveillance on journalists’ phones
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed journalists’ phone records as part of investigations into gardaí, though journalists not accused of any wrongdoing
RSA welcomes Harris directive on mandatory road safety policing by uniformed gardaí
Commissioner’s instruction for members met with scepticism in force
Cold uniforms, suspensions, sleeping in cars: The pain is real in the Garda
Sergeants and inspectors have used their annual conference - the traditional ‘get it off your chest’ three-day session - to air their grievances
Drew Harris criticises ‘outrageous’ draping of Tricolour on coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley
‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference
Garda numbers need to reach 18,000 to cope with demands, says Agsi
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors believes Garda plan to grow force to 15,000 out of step with modern policing demands
Sergeants, inspectors urge Minister for Justice to review how gardaí are investigated
Calls follow four-year process into allegation Midlands-based garda stole bike from Garda stores, ending in exoneration
Garda recruitment ‘really gaining momentum’, McEntee claims
Class of new recruits passing out in Templemore on Friday numbers 166, short of target of 200
Garda numbers continue to fall despite major recruitment effort
While 746 recruits entered Garda College last year, the number of gardaí resigning and retiring was larger
Antoinette Cunningham to retire from role as AGSI general secretary
Cunningham was first woman to become a full-time official with one of garda members’ representative bodies
Garda reservists urged to join full-time force after changes to entry criteria
Reserve Garda members - who are part-time and unpaid - will have dedicated stream in new Garda recruitment process opening next Monday
Gardaí want right to strike, better pay and bigger pensions to address recruitment ‘crisis’
Pay for Garda recruits and serving members needs to rise to make policing a more attractive career option, say AGSI and GRA
Interim Garda roster to begin within weeks as agreement is reached
AGSI gives final sign-off to deal reached last week after having said it was seeking clarity on a number of points
Garda ‘strike’ called off after compromise in rosters row
‘Significant compromise’ agreed by which thousands of gardaí will continue to work pandemic rosters after November 6th
Why is Drew Harris so unloved? A tough week for the Garda Commissioner
Some Garda members say ‘his management style gets up people’s noses’, with others claiming Harris was ‘dismissive of’ complaints brought forward
Garda Commissioner asks to meet GRA as relations deteriorate
Garda Representative Association to ballot members on motion of ‘no confidence’ in Drew Harris
Adjournment of inquest into deaths of three men killed on N7 while fleeing gardaí criticised by families
Cononer granted open-ended adjournment to allow for contentious prosecution of garda over fatal incident
AGSI criticises Gsoc over treatment of garda driver facing crash charge
Manner in which information released at coroner’s court ’unfair’, says general secretary
Garda Commissioner heckled, jeered during speech at GRA conference
Members of Garda Representative Association (GRA) vent annoyance at comments by Drew Harris on rosters he wants to introduce
Garda examining attendance of Gsoc investigator at Hutch acquittal party
Gsoc official had been involved in investigating suicide of Det Supt Colm Fox during previous Hutch trial
Culture wars fail to eclipse staffing concerns at Garda conference
'We’ve more important things to worry about' was a phrase uttered more than once by gardaí at AGSI gathering
Garda body will co-operate with Biden visit but may withdraw labour at later date over roster dispute
Agsi members will take industrial action ‘on a particular day’ if a resolution is not found and the dispute continues to escalate
Garda representative chief refuses to rule out industrial action during Biden visit
‘At this point in time I can’t reassure our members on anything,’ says Antoinette Cunningham on day one of AGSI annual conference
Garda representative chief welcomes ‘clarity’ from Eoin Ó Broin over eviction tweet
Controversy over the post, along with rosters and gender recognition directive, expected to dominate three-day Garda conference
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