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Former garda jailed for six years over fatal hit-and-run

RTE 15 Jun 2026
A former garda who admitted dangerous driving causing the death of a ... He was a serving garda at Drogheda Garda station at the time of the fatal hit and run.
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Garda fails in High Court bid to prevent dismissal over drink-driving conviction

The Irish Times 15 Jun 2026
A garda has failed in a High Court bid to prevent his dismissal from the force after being convicted for drink-driving ... In a February 2024 letter, the then Garda commissioner proposed dismissing English as he considered him unfit for retention.
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New Luas timetable and Garda bus lane enforcement part of imminent transport plan

The Irish Times 15 Jun 2026
The plan arises from a stakeholder meeting convened by Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien in March which had input from transport agencies and operators, local authorities and the Garda.READ MORE.
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Former garda jailed for six years for dangerous driving causing death and leaving crash scene

The Irish Times 15 Jun 2026
A former garda has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian in Co Louth ... She said Ball, as a garda, had a duty of care and first aid training, but acted like a “coward” on the night.
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Garda civilian staff threaten industrial action over advertisement of posts

RTE 12 Jun 2026
Civilian staff in An Garda Síochána, represented by the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS), are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over the advertisement of posts ... An Garda Síochána has been contacted for comment.
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Garda administrative staff set to ballot on industrial action

The Irish Times 12 Jun 2026
Senior civil servants at An Garda Síochána are to ballot on industrial action in a dispute over access to internal promotions ... Civilian staff with An Garda ... An Garda Síochána was approached for comment.
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Former Cork City manager Ger Nash ‘smelled of alcohol’ after crashing car, says garda

The Irish Times 11 Jun 2026
Nash was found to have 52 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in excess of the legal limit, when tested at Midleton Garda station ... The garda said that it was his belief that Nash drove ...
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Former garda sergeant uses AI platform to protect travelling workers

The Irish Times 11 Jun 2026
In 2015, security analyst and former garda sergeant Sheelagh Brady began advising corporates on their duty of care obligations to employees travelling for work ... Brady’s advice was based on personal experience ... ‘I got a €10,000 bonus ... .
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Garda applicant challenges ‘dream job’ rejection due to concern over her ‘sphere of influence’

The Irish Times 10 Jun 2026
A young woman has been granted permission at the High Court to challenge a refusal of her “dream” job application to be a member of An Garda Síochána due to concerns about her “sphere of influence”.
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There are no untouchables warn garda as Kinahan lieutenant jailed for 24 years

London Evening Standard 08 Jun 2026
Sean McGovern, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation ... .
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Garda retirements set to surge in ‘ticking time-bomb’, projections show

The Irish Times 08 Jun 2026
Garda Headquarters is facing a race against time to increase the size of the force as it faces into a “ticking time-bomb” of retirements, which are set to increase exponentially and put staffing levels under unprecedented pressure.
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Murdered Garda detective remembered 30 years on

London Evening Standard 07 Jun 2026
Jerry McCabe was shot dead by an IRA gang during a raid on the post office in Adare, Co Limerick, in June 1996 ... .
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Criminal found dead in garda custody was suspected of attacking man who died fleeing across ...

Irish Independent 07 Jun 2026
Lee McDonnell (34) was also the subject of a garda investigative file recommending that he be charged with 2022 gun murder at hotel ....
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Garda watchdog investigating death of man in custody

RTE 07 Jun 2026
Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, has confirmed that it is investigating the death of a man in garda custody yesterday evening.
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