Josephine Feehily
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Forced retirement in private sector faces Pension Commission review
- Personal Finance
- November 3, 2020, 15:36
Private sector companies that force workers to retire onto unemployment benefit payments at 65 face examination under the new Pensions Commission. Th(...)

Shortcomings in Garda inquiries into deaths ‘inherently worrying’
- Crime & Law
- December 19, 2019, 15:29
Investigative shortcomings were discovered in nearly three quarters of homicide investigations, including murders, carried out by gardaí when they wer(...)

Right-wing extremism ‘arriving on our shores’, says Harris
- Crime & Law
- November 27, 2019, 21:52
The Garda was remaining vigilant as far-right activity began to emerge as a threat in the Republic, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said. “It’s ve(...)

At least 3,000 gardaí need to be trained to drive patrol cars
- Crime & Law
- November 27, 2019, 16:36
At least 3,000 gardaí need to be trained to drive a patrol car but the precise number is unknown to Garda management, the Policing Authority has been (...)

Adult caution scheme to be reviewed amid concerns about lapses
- Crime & Law
- October 18, 2019, 01:00
The Garda’s adult caution scheme is set to undergo a major audit amid fears it is beset with the same mismanagement exposed with a similar system for (...)

Head of Policing Authority says public unconcerned about chief superintendents
- Crime & Law
- September 26, 2019, 21:01
The head of the Policing Authority has disputed assertions by the largest Garda staff bodies that the reform plans of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris w(...)

We need to decide what we want Community Safety to do
- Opinion
- July 25, 2019, 01:33
Since its establishment in January 2016, the Policing Authority has been in the business of overseeing the performance of the Garda Síochána and the s(...)

Concern expressed over Garda’s policing of public disorders
- Crime & Law
- June 25, 2019, 20:11
The biggest risk associated with significant public disorder in Ireland comes from the Garda’s policing of such incidents rather than the disorder its(...)

Department of Finance spends €70k on Central Bank governor recruitment
- Economy
- June 12, 2019, 16:32
The recruitment process to pick the next Central Bank of Ireland governor cost €70,236, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has disclosed, as his cho(...)

Four candidates remain in race for role of Central Bank governor
- Economy
- April 19, 2019, 05:45
The competition to find the next governor of the Central Bank has been narrowed down to a shortlist of four candidates, including bookies’ favourite, (...)