Garda Commissioner calls for graduated fines to punish those caught speeding
Drew Harris wants Government to consider graduated penalty point system amid rising road deaths, letter shows
Drew Harris wants Government to consider graduated penalty point system amid rising road deaths, letter shows
Garda pilot programme at Dublin Airport between February and May was in response to ‘emerging trend’, says Drew Harris
Additional gardaí are needed to keep up with scale of road traffic offending flagged by number plate recognition cameras
Many agitators have engaged in threatening behaviour almost impossible to police during chaotic public disorder incidents
Gardaí will use the higher vantage point of the unmarked HGV cab to observe drivers behaviour in their cars
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says the sacrifice of gardaí who died in service ‘has not been in vain’
Garda chief says numbers do not indicate a lack of commitment to road safety but reflect change in nature of policing
Research shows static cameras help reduce road deaths with selected placements based on fatal and serious injury collision data
RSA says high visibility roads policing initiative results in 42 per cent increase in breath tests, and 25 per cent increase in vehicles being seized
Inquest verdicts of unlawful killings following 1981 blaze has brought investigations ‘back to the fore’, says Garda chief
Commissioner’s absence from 11,500-strong Garda Representative Association conference a turn for the worse
The perpetrators of the ugly scenes outside Roderic O’Gorman’s home are contemptuous of democratic values as well as of basic standards of civility
Taoiseach tells Dáil that he is exploring issue and if legal, then law needs to be changed
Firearms experts also being canvassed as part of Garda’s criminal investigation to determine whether they handled the gun any time after it was first seized in 2009
Punishment for Garda who loaned bicycle to elderly man drew criticism, but storage issues for seized items can have greater consequences
A criminal investigation is under way into how the firearm, which should have been in the Garda evidence system, had to be seized again
Internal note sent by Drew Harris says there are ‘fine judgements’ to be made but gardaí need to respond to such incidents ‘appropriately and adequately’
A group of protesters attached banners to the railings outside Roderic O’Gorman’s home, calling on him to ‘close the borders’
Rank and file Garda organisation described decision as ‘extremely disappointing’
There is no doubt more gardaí are required but the new systems offer an opportunity to reinforce their impact
Additional €3m to be made available for Road Safety Authority under new initiative as 63 people killed so far in 2024
Average speed cameras record vehicles at two distinct points a set distance apart
Temporary waiver of contributions due to lapse this month
Commissioner’s instruction for members met with scepticism in force
All uniform gardaí to conduct 30 minutes on road safety issues per shift
The breakdown in discipline in the Garda, and the many scandals which arose within the force, go to show how necessary these reforms remain
‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors believes Garda plan to grow force to 15,000 out of step with modern policing demands
Gardaí opposed to commissioner’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach now have an opportunity to plead their case
Nancy McCarrick, the 80-year-old mother of the missing American woman, says the forensic attention to detail shown by the new Garda investigation team has impressed her
Garda Commissioner said he stands over use of NBCI to carry out investigation into ‘stealing’ of bicycle despite detective’s exoneration
Garda Commissioner told the Public Accounts Committee he did not agree that the investigation lacked a common-sense approach
Ireland risks introducing a technology that scientific evidence has shown to be ineffective, inherently flawed and discriminatory. It’s also a threat to fundamental rights
Generals argue the pay of the Defence Forces chief of staff is 72 per cent of the salary of the Garda Commissioner
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