Simon O Brien
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GSOC’s Simon O’Brien survived storms to depart on own terms
- Crime & Law
- January 8, 2015, 01:00
A very public clash with outgoing GSOC chairman Simon O’Brien last February began a short and brutish period for then Garda commissioner Martin Callin(...)

GSOC chief Simon O’Brien to quit with two years of contract left
- Crime & Law
- January 8, 2015, 01:00
Head of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) Simon O’Brien has announced his resignation despite still having two years to run on his contr(...)

Simon O’Brien to quit as chair of Gsoc to take up role in UK
- Crime & Law
- January 7, 2015, 15:22
Head of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), Simon O’Brien has announced his resignation despite two years remaining on his contract.The As(...)

GSOC chairman will not resign over bugging report
- Crime & Law
- September 25, 2014, 11:22
The chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has no intention of resigning following a report into a leak to a newspaper last Februa(...)

Vacancy at head of Garda hindering recovery in oversight systems
- Crime & Law
- July 4, 2014, 01:02
Faced with a barrage of questions on recent scandals, the chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, Simon O’Brien was keen to focus on the (...)

Garda Ombudsman Commission insists it will not resign
- Crime & Law
- July 3, 2014, 19:04
The leadership of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has dismissed calls by some Garda members to resign over their handling of recent con(...)

Senior GSOC official tenders resignation
- Crime & Law
- June 30, 2014, 01:02
A senior manager at the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has tendered his resignation. The official, understood to be long-serving deput(...)

Cooke report a ‘launch pad’ for better relations
- Crime & Law
- June 13, 2014, 18:50
The Cooke report into alleged surveillance at the offices of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) will act as a “launch pad” for improved re(...)

GSOC inquiry widens into source of leak about bugging concerns
- Crime & Law
- June 12, 2014, 01:01
The investigation into the leaking of a contentious report suggesting the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was bugged is no longer confined(...)

Leaked security sweep findings caused major policing crisis
- Crime & Law
- June 10, 2014, 18:17
While An Garda Síochana and its watchdog the Garda Síochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) have always endured a difficult relationship, the bugging cont(...)