Policing

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Jim O'Callaghan has spoken out against a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland. The minister for justice, home affairs and migration yesterday met with representatives of the Ireland India Council and the Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland.

Amnesty International has accused the PSNI of breaching human rights law after a woman was arrested for allegedly wearing a T-shirt showing support for banned group Palestine Action. The 74-year-old woman was arrested in Belfast on Saturday, while others received cautions for wearing T-shirts with t

The PSNI has launched a new race and ethnicity action plan which commits the force to "being an anti-racist police service". Human rights campaigners have given the new plan a cautious welcome, warning that its success "won't be measured by words on paper, but by whether communities see real change

PSNI officers failed in their duty of care to a law student who was left on the side of a road in the middle of the night and was later killed in a road traffic collision, an investigation has concluded. Shannon McQuillan, a 19-year-old student at Ulster University, and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Ow

Justin Kelly has been appointed as the next Garda commissioner, taking on the role for five years from September. Mr Kelly, currently An Garda Síochána's deputy commissioner for security, strategy and governance, will take over from Drew Harris.

Jim O'Callaghan has been accused of peddling a "fantasy" after promising legislation allowing for the interception of messages sent on encrypted platforms like WhatsApp or Signal. The justice, home affairs and migration minister last week said in a speech that a new Communications (Interception

Major works to refurbish a historic part of An Garda Síochána's headquarters have been completed.

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of the Garda Commissioner concerning his powers under s.14(2) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray opined: “Section 14(2), it must be stressed, confers an extreme power

The High Court has ordered the production of certain documents to a woman who claims that she was subjected to malicious prosecution by gardaí following her making of a complaint at Pearse Street Garda station. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley explained: "The

Regulations paving the way for new local community safety partnerships (LCSPs) to begin their work across the State have come into effect. The new LCSPs replace the old joint policing committee (JPCs) in line with a recommendation from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland put into law

The chief executive officer of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) is set to leave to take up a new role with Fiosrú. Dr Brian Doherty has been nominated for appointment as deputy police ombudsman in Fiosrú, which was formally established in April as part of Garda oversight

Ireland needs legislation to regulate the use of covert human intelligence sources, including undercover gardaí, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The NGO wrote to the justice minister, Jim O'Callaghan, in light of revelations about garda involvement in the high-profile c

A trainee lawyer who was mocked and beaten by police following an anti-globalisation protest in Italy in 2001 suffered a violation of his rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Andrea Cioffi was removed by police from a hospital where he was being treated following violent clashes bet

Ireland's new police ombudsman has appointed Paul Mageean and John Wadham to develop its human rights framework. Fiosrú was formally established in April under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, replacing the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).