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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Gardaí said obtaining PPE for solicitors is not their job.
The GRA said people have resigned over the working conditions.
But Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has questioned whether the figures can be trusted, and that he would make a complaint.
The founder of the Capuchin Day Centre says Pope Francis would be entirely against homeless being moved out of the capital.
A woman and her six children slept in a garda station on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands is being spent on security and maintenance for closed garda stations that have not yet been sold.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
At present, members in the unconnected stations must travel to their district station to access Pulse, the Garda computer system.
Minister for Transport Shane Ross has previously defended the government decision to reopen Stepaside Garda Station.
Pat Leahy said that in terms of personnel allocation, there are other areas of Dublin that he would wish to prioritise.
No new construction has begun since 2015 when it began at three stations.
The practice went on for over thirty years.
The full report has just been published and is 742 pages long.
The Tánaiste said the force’s new modernisation and renewal programme includes the enhancement of rural access to the network.
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck does some detective work on a commonly-held assumption.
The party’s crime policy includes increasing the Garda force to 15,000.
Some 139 stations have been closed – 36 of these have been sold.
That works out at an average of €7,000 per property per year.
A potential rail strike, new flights to the US and accommodation for the Carrickmines survivors.
30 locations across the country will benefit from garda building improvements in the next six years.
The most recent crime statistics show burglaries are on the rise.
Éamon Ó Cuív has accused the government’s senior party of lying about protecting rural Ireland.
The Justice Minister was recently asked about the health and safety issues at Glanmire and Macroom stations.
Gardaí at the GRA conference this year said no other public servants would be expected to work in these kinds of conditions.
The independent TD said the Government is bringing about the “demise of rural Ireland” through closures of Garda stations and post offices.
We’ve had a raft of garda station closures over the last few years, but what’s the national picture like at the moment?
The six arrested people are being held at various garda stations in Waterford.
Discounted rent, but no children, parties or pets. Is it worth it?
Dr Richard O’Flaherty also told an Oireachtas committee of a 45-year-old diabetic woman allegedly being prevented from going to the toilet and not given any medication for hours.
The four men in their 20s were arrested after gardaí carried out searches in six locations across the country yesterday.
Gardaí have launched a social media campaign to try and track down the rightful owners….
“You’re after pressing the wrong button now and you’re pretending you didn’t make a mistake.”
Three quarters of the Irish public think its reputation has been damaged by recent controversies – do you have confidence in the force?
An Garda Síochána said the acting commissioner stressed the focus should be on carrying out the important work done by the force every day.
A spokesperson for the minister said he had a “tight schedule” to stick to today.
From the Taoiseach to the Archbishop, everyone’s been talking about the fallout from GardaGate (but there’s been plenty else happening too)…
All buildings come complete with state-of-the art recording equipment. (Not really, obviously… If that were the case we would have put it in the headline).
A tender specifies that the equipment installed must operate constantly, and be available for playback.
It’s also emerged that the former Garda Commissioner spoke to the Attorney General about the issue last November.
…AND strongly criticised. Read this GSOC report arising from a complaint made in 2010.
Four of the teenagers have been charged over the robberies and are due to appear in court.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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