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The Police and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) has published its first assessment of the policing performance of An Garda Síochána. While success was identified in disrupting organised crime an ongoing challenge remains with drug related intimidation. Creating the PCSA brought togeth

The recent death of Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham 6, reminds us of a time when police interrogation was physically, mentally and emotionally coercive, confession-focused and often tunnel-visioned. Other cases involving false confessions, improper convictions and miscarriages of justice from the

Legislation to permit the use of body cameras by members of An Garda Síochána, including dogs, will be put before the Dáil this week. The new law from Justice Minister Simon Harris, the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, will be taken at second stage by

A new phone line has been set up for gardaí to report corruption by other members of the force, The Irish Times reports. The phone line is one of a package of measures introduced by the new Garda Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to deal with misconduct and criminality.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced that the Government has today approved his proposals for the drafting of general schemes to extend the circumstances in which recording devices, including body-worn cameras, can be used by An Garda Síochána and to codify police power