Man dies after vehicle enters water on Arranmore Island pier
A man has drowned on Arranmore island this morning, The man in his 20’s vehicle slipped into the water at Poolawaddy Pier at around 5.10am this morning. Gardaí attended the incident where the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man in his 30’s who was also in the…
North west Gardaí conducting a number of checkpoints this bank holiday weekend
Gardaí in the north west continue to crack down on drug and drink driving this Bank Holiday weekend. While operators of the Go Safe speed camera vans are on strike for a total of 72 hours over working conditions, Gardaí will fill any vacancies during the industrial action. Motorists are…
N4 outbound lane in Sligo Town temporarily down to one lane following road traffic collision
UPDATE: ROAD HAS NOW FULLY REOPENED The outbound lane in Sligo Town is temporarily closed this afternoon following a road traffic collision. The incident occurred at around 11.15am this morning involving one vehicle. No one was seriously injured with Gardaí currently in attendance. Ambulance and Fire Service are on…
Kenny claims not enough of investment provided for Garda force
An Garda Síochana are set to benefit considerably for this year’s Budget outlined by The Minister of Finance, Pascal Donohoe. 700 new Gardai with an extra Garda budget of €81 million euro is what was promised in the last night’s speech by Mr.Donohoe. In addition, the employment of civilian and…
Quinn Director Abducted and Assaulted near the Border
Police are investigating a serious assault on 50-year-old Kevin Lunney in Fermanagh last night and are appealing for information. It’s understood the Mr.Lunney was abducted from his home in Derrylin at around 6.40pm yesterday evening and was seriously assaulted before being left at the side of the road close to…
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…
GSOC receive 58 allegations of malpractice against north west gardai
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has received 58 allegations of malpractice against Gardaí across the Donegal and Sligo Leitrim Divisions this year. That’s according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act. The highest number of allegation received by GSOC in the north west was from the Donegal…