GRA President confident that Body Worn Cameras will soon be available for local Gardai
It’s hoped that Garda Body Worn Cameras will be rolled out in the North West shortly. It was confirmed yesterday that the equipment is to be tested in two Dublin stations, as well as one in each of Limerick and Waterford. The test period is expected to begin…
GRA President raises further concerns about lack of support
The President of the Garda Representative Association has called for more support for gardaí who are working on the front line. It comes after three stories were published in yesterday’s Irish Daily Mail, in which members of An Garda Siochana, two of which had recently resigned, recounted how their jobs…
Fears over policing levels in North West following ‘collapse’ in Garda recruitment
There are fears that policing levels in the North West and elsewhere may become compromised over what’s been described as a collapse in Garda recruitment. It comes as the Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirmed that just over 90 recruits will have entered the college in Templemore for the whole…
8 occupational assaults in the NW on members of Gardai in 2019
52 Gardaí missed at least a month’s work last year after being seriously assaulted on duty. According to Freedom of Information figures, a total of 162 officers missed at least a day because of an attack. In the Sligo/Leitrim district for 2019 there has been 3 recorded assaults, with officers…
Local concerns raised on Garda reform in the North West
The Oireachtas Justice Committee are being afforded the opportunity to question the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, on his proposed organisational changes in the force later today. The Commissioner is proposing a number of changes including reducing the number of Garda divisions from 28 to 19 to free up officers for…
Donegal Garda says criminals not threatened by ‘ill-equipped’ Gardai
Gardaí working along the border are warning that they’re not equipped to tackle the current threats they face. The Garda Representative Association estimates an extra 1000 front line officers will be needed in the event of a hard Brexit. And some GRA members are calling for the return of automatic…
No mention of new site for Sligo Garda Station in new plan
The Garda Representative Associaition have said they are dissappointed that a new site wasn’t confirmed as part of the National Development Plan. The Taoiseach and his cabinet were in Sligo last week to launch ‘Project 2040’ and there was a number of positive annoucements for the Northwest. But there is…