[ Then newly-appointed deputy Garda Commissioner, Noirin O’Sullivan (centre) with Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Commissioner Martin Callinan on March 22, 2011, outside the Department of Justice]
It is understood Deputy Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan will take over as Acting Commissioner, following Martin Callinan’s resignation. If she goes on to hold the role of Garda Commissioner, she would be the first female to hold that title.
List of Garda Commissioners since 1922
Will Noreen O’Sullivan be the first female Garda Commissioner? (Irish Independent)
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