Tag Archives: An Garda Síochána

Hawthorn Crescent, Dundalk, County Louth last night

A man ran up to the house and threw a device that set trees and the side of the house on fire. The heat of the blaze cracked the windows.

The children were taken from bed and the family escaped without injury but remain severely traumatised.

It is the third such attack on the home of a garda in the Dundalk area in the last 18 months.

Sinn Féin TD for Louth Ruairí Ó Murchú condemned the attack. He said: “If a neighbour hadn’t seen the fire and warned the family we could have been dealing with something much more serious.”

Investigation under way after arson attack on home of garda (RTÉ)

Dundalk blaze causes extensive damage to family home (Dundalk Democrat)

Pic via Donegal Democrat

Mountjoy Square Park, Dublin 1 last month

This afternoon.

Via The Irish Times:

Gardaí are expected to operate a scaled-down operation this bank holiday weekend to enforce the coronavirus movement restrictions as the force switches focus from roads to parks, beaches and beauty spots.

While an enforcement operation will be in place this weekend, it is expected to be on a smaller scale and will focus on road safety rather than enforcing the movement restrictions.

This week Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said over the coming weeks the force’s coronavirus policing will focus on monitoring the movement restrictions through “community engagement at key locations such as parks, beaches and natural beauty spots

Garda to scale down Covid enforcement operation ahead of hottest weekend this year (Irish Times)

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Leo Varadkar (right) in Phoenix Park Dublin last Sunday

[Leo Varadkar] said [On FM104 earlier] that there will be no repeat picnic in the park this weekend as he doesn’t “want to give my press officer a heart attack or anything.”

He said: “Unfortunately there are camera phones anywhere there are people these days but that’s the way it is. You have to live your life. And if you’re afraid of photographs you’d never go out.”

Thanks topless Blueshirt.

‘Not at that point yet’: Taoiseach says Ireland isn’t ready for 1-metre social distancing (iRadio)

Earlier: Roaming Charge

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris inspecting new’ Gardaí at the Garda Training College, Templemore, County Tipperary last month

The changes mean recruits will undertake most of their education from their homes on an e-learning platform before gaining practical experience in frontline policing.

It will also mean students will deploy to stations with little or no practical training. However, these students will not typically deploy on the streets and will not be able to perform arrests…

Coronavirus: Garda recruits to be deployed after just one week in Templemore (Irish Times)

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The Four Courts, Dublin 1.

Dimitri O’Donnell tweetz:

Major Garda presence outside court 25 at the high court ahead of a hearing by Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters challenging the state’s #COVID19 laws.

More as we get it.

Previously: Co-Mingle

At The High Court

This morning.

Garda check point on the M11 near Bray [County Wicklow] this morning, as Gardai continue a major operation to limit public travel ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Name those jammers, anyone?

A ramp up in Garda checkpoints commenced this morning as Operation Fanacht returns (Evening Echo)

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Yes, you too.

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This morning.

Drumcondra Road,  Dublin 9.

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A Garda car was damaged and three arrested following a high-speed chase on the M1 yesterday.

A Garda spokesperson said: ‘At approximately 4:35pm, [on] Sunday April 26, 2020, a car failed to stop for Gardaí carrying out COVID-19 checkpoints in the Swords area.

‘A managed containment operation ensued which ended when the offending vehicle was stopped on the northbound lanes of the R132, north of Dundalk a short time later.

Garda car damaged and three arrested following high-speed chase on M1 (Extra.ie)

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An Garda Síochána-bound PSNI Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman (left) and PSNI Chief Inspector Steven McCauley,

This afternoon.

Via The Policing Authority:

The Policing Authority is pleased to announce that it has appointed Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in the Garda Síochána, following her retirement from the PSNI at the end of this month….

…The Authority has also appointed Chief Inspector Steven McCauley, who is due to retire from the PSNI in the coming week, to the rank of Superintendent in the Garda Síochána.

Assistant Commissioner Hilman and Superintendent McCauley will take up their positions in the Garda Síochána in early May…

Is this a coup?

Two members of PSNI appointed to senior garda positions (RTÉ)

Pics: PSNI/Irish News