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Growing up in Latvia Diana Bucko’s dream was to join the police. “It was just something in me and nobody could understand where it came from. We had (...)

The two victims of the Soloheadbeg ambush of January 21st, 1919 were constables James McDonnell and Patrick O’Connell of the Royal Irish Constabulary.(...)

In the bowels of Dublin Castle as dusk set in yesterday, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris looked more than a little shell shocked. Some 4¼ months into (...)

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris plans to recruit 200 fewer gardaí than planned next year and to use the money instead to fund reforms of the force. In(...)

Good TV drama takes us to places we ordinarily never see. The best kind makes it feel vividly real. Despite the suggestion of its title, Taken Down (R(...)

Security and Crime Editor One of the most senior civilian staff members in the Garda, John Barrett, has been suspended from duty. Mr Barrett, who is(...)

Maurice McCabe Maurice McCabe was the station sergeant in Balieborough, Co Cavan, in 2012 when he, along with fellow whistleblower John Wilson, made (...)

Recently a young Garda recruit was worrying where she might be stationed when her training ended. She told The Irish Times she did not know what lay a(...)

Gardaí should no longer have power to decide if people are prosecuted for minor offences, and members of the public should be able to report any conce(...)

The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland’s long-awaited report was unveiled in the glorious surroundings of the Dublin City Hall’s Rotunda;(...)