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Monday 17 January 2022
The committee will meet with Callinan at Garda Headquarters in Dublin this morning at 11am.
The 24/7 Frontline Alliance represents gardaí, healthcare workers, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics.
Earlier this week the GRA called for a meeting with Callinan, saying it is convinced he is unaware of the impact of proposed pay cuts.
Most unions are returning to talks today but will the government be able to reach a deal to save €170 million through pay cuts?
The GRA said plans are in place for members to “turn off the goodwill tap” from 22 February if the government refuses to budge on pay cut proposals.
Martin Callinan has arranged to meet with the Garda Representative Association as it calls for solidarity against pay cuts.
The GRA said concerns raised in recent meetings of garda divisions across the country will be brought before the national executive.
The rank-and-file gardaí also agreed not to work in prisons if prison officers go on strike.
More Gardaí have voted in favour of industrial action as they face pay reforms.
Meetings of the Garda Representative Association in parts of Dublin, Kerry, Cork and Tipperary took place last night.
Following a meeting in Cork City earlier this week, gardaí in other divisions have been voting on a potential ‘blue flu’ as well as motions of no confidence in Minister Shatter and Commissioner Callinan.
Last night gardaí in Cork City voted unanimously to pass a motion calling for industrial action over proposed cuts to pay and allowances.
Motion for action over proposed pay cuts passed unanimously at Cork City Garda division meeting this evening.
Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead while on duty in Dundalk last night.
The Minister for Justice says only those who take part in talks on extending Croke Park can influence them.
The AGSI said yesterday that it was dissatisfied with the proposed cuts to allowances put on the table during talks.
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors said the cuts to allowances that were put on the table today are unacceptable.
The Garda Representative Association said a legacy has developed whereby the time discrepancy for payments can be as much as 56 days.
The Garda Representative Association has called for the introduction of mandatory sentencing for such crimes.
The report on Martin McDermott’s escape “raises more questions than it answers,” according to the GRA.
The Garda Representative Association has also called for tougher sentences for certain murders, such as the killing of gardaí.
Representatives of rank-and-file gardaí have accused managers of “reckless endangerment”, saying there were not enough officers on the aircraft.
The Ombudsman’s office has rejected allegations that its staff acted inappropriately.
GRA president Damien McCarthy paints a picture for TheJournal.ie of a force nearing breaking point – and raises “serious concerns” about the garda watchdog.
It emerged this week that the HSE was withholding travel costs from staff until next year.
The government is “resisting paying” for the security operation around the visits earlier this year, the union has said.
An incident in which a young Garda was splashed with boiling oil has highlighted the dangers faced by officers on duty – so should they be given guns to protect themselves?
The Garda representative body says some members were denied “basic human needs” and felt “undervalued”.
WE’RE TWO WEEKS into 2022 and many of us have been chipping away at our New Year’s resolutions.
Maybe it was to get a bit fitter or even to learn a new language but regardless January is often the opportunity for a fresh beginning for some of us.
However, for many, New Year’s resolutions can seem pointless or hard to keep.
The hardest effort is often the first step but there is also the continued commitment, the perpetual motivation which is never easy in our busy lives.
So today we’re asking: Have you broken your New Year’s resolutions?
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