GRA President says Members needs must be taken into consideration by Garda Commissioner
The Donegal based President of the GRA says striking a balance between members needs and service needs will need to be established in talks later. The Garda Representative Association is due to meet with the Garda Commissioner today. Currently, Drew Harris intends on reverting to the pre-COVID roster in…
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…
Justice Minister says Garda divisional headquarters decision is one for Commissioner
The Minister for Justice has told the Dáil that any decision to establish Sligo Garda Station as a divisional headquarters for An Garda Síochána is one for the Garda Commissioner. Sligo-Leitrim TD Frank Feighan raised the issue with Minister Harris adding that Sligo would be a more suitable location for…
Call for Manorhamilton to be HQ of new Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal Gárda division
Calls have been made on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to select Manorhamilton as the new headquarters of the Sligo Leitrim Donegal Garda Division. The calls were made at this week’s meeting of Leitrim’s Joint Policing Committee by Councillor Sean McGowan. He pointed out that Manorhamilton had been the headquarters for…
Donegal policing committee to ask again for meeting with Garda Commissioner
Members of Donegal County Joint Policing Committee are to again seek a meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to discuss a variety of policing issues affecting the county. They include Brexit, cross-border crime, garda numbers and resources in the county and the reported reorganisation of garda divisions. The committee sought…
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…
12 Garda recruits from the North West graduate from Templemore
12 Garda recruits from the North West region graduated from Templemore today. In total 6 of those were from Sligo, 5 from Donegal and one was from Leitrim. Meanwhile 22 of the graduates have been allocated to stations in the north west region. The highest number of 15 have been…