Companies Garda speed van firm pays out €2.5m dividend to investorsGoSafe, which runs speed monitoring vans on a €115m Garda contract, paid shareholders in spite of directors’ call for ‘significant investment’
Legal Undercover gardaí will have legal right to anonymity in courtThe move comes after legal teams on murder trials challenged the right of undercover gardaí to keep their identities secret
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Why Tommy Tiernan’s heartfelt pleas for Africa are likely to go unansweredThere are few votes to be won in being generous internationally and a massive government commitment to alleviate hardship at home is why appeals for assistance to drought-stricken areas of Africa may have little effect
Firearm licence case descends into ‘Kafkaesque’ farceHigh Court judge directs ‘messy’ dispute back into District Court after hearing that mother lied to have son’s licence revoked
Garda complaints process resumes after end of pay disputeGsoc says backlog in handling of disciplinary complaints against gardaí is being cleared after seven-month hiatus
Gardaí broke spending rules with €4m outlay on clothes, shoes and PPEForce awarded 44 contracts in 2020 without a competitive tendering process
‘Covid brought us to our knees, but the cyberattack was just a sucker-punch to the chest’Medics describe the chaos in the wake of the HSE cyberattack in May of 2021 – and ask whether anything has been done to prevent a potential next one
Profits at speed van company jump to €2.3mGoSafe secured the €80m contract to run speed vans on behalf of the force in 2009
Policing reforms would ‘erode’ autonomy of force, Garda chief to warnDrew Harris will today tell an Oireachtas committee that proposed reforms of the police force are ‘disproportionate’ and ‘unconstitutional’
Seána Glennon: We need to take back our city and make it a safe space for allThe capital has become a hostile environment but changing that requires meaningful action by the authorities not just on policing but also on the design of our public places
Motorola boss says trial shows bodycams on gardaí would improve trust in forceResearch carried out by the PSNI found a large drop in complaints against police who used the cameras
Susan O’Keeffe: Garda anti-corruption unit is decades overdueThe internal police force will not be perfect but is better than a complete lack of accountability
Three Ireland works with Gardaí on investigation into scam callsFigures show phone fraud attempts increased five-fold in April compared to same time in 2019
Editorial: State must impose stricter penalties on corporate wrongdoersRegulators and the Gardaí need enhanced powers to tackle financial corruption
‘Very serious’ Davy breaches not criminal offences, says Central BankRegulator refuses to name the 16 people implicated in the scandal for which the stockbroker was fined €4 million
Susan O’Keeffe: Gardaí and teachers are on the frontline and deserve early vaccinesBoth groups put themselves at risk every day to keep society functioning, but they have received little by way of appreciation
