Gardai unable to find witnesses to alleged illegal checkpoints in Dromahair
The Garda Commissioner says Gardai in Leitrim have been unable to find any witnesses who were reportedly stopped illegally in Dromahair on Friday night. It was claimed that some local residents set up illegal checkpoints on approach roads into Dromahair, in the wake of rumours that refugees were en-route…
JPC meeting told that the Garda Commissioner is in favour of new Headquarters for Sligo
The construction of new Garda headquarter in Sligo seems to be a step closer today with the confirmation that the Garda Commissioner Harris has given his seal of approval to the project. Back in September it was signalled that the Justice Minister Helen McEntee and the Minister with responsibility…
GRA members to strike after they claim talks with Garda Commissioner were a ‘waste of time’
The Donegal based President of the GRA says members of the GRA have be left with no choice other to take industrial action due to the behaviour of the Garda commissioner Drew Harris. Delegates of the Garda Representative Association have voted for strike action on the 10th…
Gardaí Water Unit switch Donegal missing person search to Teelin Pier
Gardai in Donegal yesterday evening carried out a number of searches at Teelin Pier near Sliabh League. The well-known tourist location has been closed all week as gardai carry out searches for a man they believe to missing. The road to Teelin Pier, which is about a kilometre…
Local TD expresses concern over new policing model for North West
Sinn Fein’s Justice Spokesperson is calling for reassurances over how effective a new policing model for An Garda Siochana will be in the North West. It comes as it was revealed last month that Chief Superintendent for Sligo/Leitrim Aidan Glacken is to take over the responsibility for the Donegal…
Councillor calls for more Garda resources in Sligo
A Sligo Councillor says the opening of a state of the art Garda facility in Kilmainham over the weekend is another prime example of the lack of balanced development that currently exists between the north west and the rest of the country. The new garda facility will be home…
Garda Commissioner has questions to answer in relation to unanswered emergency calls
The Garda Commissioner will appear before the Policing Authority today and be questioned about thousands of unanswered emergency calls. An internal inquiry has been conducted into the gardai’s failure to respond to domestic violence calls in 2019 and 2020. Drew Harris will brief the authority on the progress…