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# Gracedieu Road

Woman hospitalised after crash between garda van and car in Waterford

The incident has been referred to Gsoc.

19.5k

Oct 28th 2017, 5:44 PM

# garda tony golden

Family of Siobhán Phillips plead for help and repeat call for public inquiry into her shooting

Garda Tony Golden was shot dead by Siobhán’s abusive partner, Adrian Crevan Mackin in 2015.

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Oct 18th 2017, 9:14 PM

# Courts

Man injured in 2012 shooting of Alan Ryan takes legal action against Gardaí

A suit was filed in July of this year.

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Sep 26th 2017, 12:05 AM

# gsoc

Man dies after crashing car and becoming unresponsive while being restrained by gardaí

Gardaí have confirmed that the matter has been referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

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Sep 23rd 2017, 11:04 AM

# Conor Brady

'If the gardaí were an airline you would shut it down': Former GSOC commissioner slams force

Conor Brady made the comments shortly after resigning from the Commission on the Future of Policing.

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Sep 21st 2017, 7:40 PM

# Donegal

Tribunal hears details of fight between garda whistleblower and partner that led to 999 call

Marisa Simms said Keith Harrison was “out of control” but later withdrew this statement.

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Sep 19th 2017, 8:41 PM

# portobello

Gsoc probe launched after man shot and injured in Dublin overnight

A local resident said they heard “lots of screaming” following the incident.

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Aug 23rd 2017, 9:50 AM

The body that investigates gardaí is looking to ramp up its interview skills

Gsoc says it wants its interviewers to be trained like police.

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Jul 28th 2017, 6:10 AM

# gsoc

Whistleblowers: The Garda watchdog is getting four new investigators to deal with its mounting caseload

GSOC has the role of investigating protected disclosures made by members of An Garda Síochána.

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Jun 22nd 2017, 4:20 PM

# Templemore

Commissioner refuses to name retired officer who was signatory on 'suspicious' account

A report on this account has been sent to Gsoc as there is “reasonable cause to suspect” fraud has been committed.

20.2k

Jun 20th 2017, 5:05 PM

# taking the pulse

Garda used internal Pulse computer system to snoop on new girlfriend

The abuse of the Garda information system was one case outlined in the Gsoc review of 2016 complaints.

40.8k

Jun 8th 2017, 6:10 AM

# Investigation

Garda allegedly shared video of woman's arrest on WhatsApp days before she took her own life

The video was subsequently shared on Facebook and was viewed over 100,000 times.

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May 10th 2017, 5:56 PM

# siobhán phillips

Family of woman shot at same time as Garda Tony Golden to sue Gardaí

An RTÉ Investigates programme broadcast last night called into question whether the man who shot Garda Golden and Siobhán Phillips was in fact a Garda informer.

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Apr 21st 2017, 3:50 PM

# Rape Claims

Claims alleged rape of woman by garda was never placed on internal PULSE system

The alleged incident is said to have happened in August 2013.

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Dec 12th 2016, 4:13 PM

# Probe

Alleged sexual assault of girl by garda referred to GSOC

The officer in question is the subject of an ongoing probe.

15.1k

Dec 9th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Allegations

Sinn Féin TD makes protected disclosure over alleged garda malpractice

Martin Kenny has previously made statements around alleged malpractice in his constituency.

21.1k

Nov 13th 2016, 3:10 PM

# Shane O'Farrell

Family of student killed in hit-and-run say meeting with Taoiseach was "step towards justice"

The O’Farrell family believe there were serious failings in the garda investigation, and have submitted 59 complaints to GSOC in relation to this case.

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Nov 4th 2016, 6:52 PM

# Investigation

No evidence of Garda misconduct in case where man shot himself in head

A GSOC report found that there had been no wrongdoing by gardaí in the incident.

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Oct 6th 2016, 9:40 PM

# protected disclosure

Tánaiste reviewing reports about whistleblower "character assassination attack" by senior gardaí

It had been eported today that a statement was made under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

11.7k

Oct 4th 2016, 6:38 PM

# gsoc

GSOC: 'Gardaí are damned if they do, damned if they don't'

Judge Mary Ellen Ring said they are taking up the slack for other agencies.

19.1k

Sep 22nd 2016, 6:15 AM

# Whistleblowing

GSOC chair: 'We need more teeth to be able to investigate gardaí'

Judge Mary Ellen Ring spoke frankly to TDs and senators today.

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Sep 21st 2016, 12:04 PM

# gsoc

"Serious failure" in investigation of child rape case - but no gardaí found to have breached discipline

Two women told GSOC that due to delays in the Garda investigation, the charges against the boy were dropped.

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Sep 13th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Investigation

GSOC is looking for witnesses to a brawl in Temple Bar

Around five men were involved in the fight in Temple Bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Aug 9th 2016, 12:49 PM

# Justice

Failure by gardaí to show understanding of 'near-endless anguish' of grieving families

A panel of barristers said this may be attributed to the emotional distance gardaí have to observe in order to do their jobs.

23.3k

Jul 20th 2016, 12:09 PM

# public complaints

No criminal charges taken against gardaí after water protest complaints

The garda watchdog received 40 complaints in relation to the policing of water protests and the installation of water meters.

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Jul 18th 2016, 6:45 PM

# cold case review

Twin sister of Mary Boyle to complain to GSOC over leak to The Star

Meanwhile, Micheál Martin has called on the Taoiseach to ensure the review of the six-year-old’s disappearance is “fully independent” of previous investigations.

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Jul 13th 2016, 4:52 PM

# Donegal

GSOC 'mistaken' in instigating criminal probe into garda who later died by suicide

It follows an investigation into the tragic set of events that saw Sgt Michael Galvin taking his own life in Ballyshannon Garda Station last year.

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Jun 17th 2016, 7:10 PM

# garda watchdog

GSOC Commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald in a coma after falling onto rocks in Spain

Kieran Fitzgerald was seriously injured while on holiday. Doctors have placed him in a medically-induced coma.

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Jun 16th 2016, 3:02 PM

# Whistleblowers

Martin Kenny has met GSOC over his Garda malpractice allegations

Last week, Martin Kenny put forward a number of claims in the Dáil over alleged Garda malpractice in the Sligo-Leitrim district.

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May 31st 2016, 8:04 PM

# Transparency

Garda Ombudsman says it's already investigated some of Martin Kenny's allegations

The Sinn Féin TD raised concern about alleged garda malpractice in the Sligo-Leitrim division.

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May 27th 2016, 5:42 PM

# keogh and harrison

Their stories aren't new, but you're about to hear a lot more about these OTHER garda whistleblowers

The stories of gardaí Nicky Keogh and Keith Harrison are starting to get a lot more attention.

36.6k

May 24th 2016, 6:05 AM

# Privacy

GSOC says details of Clare Daly's arrest were leaked by gardaí - but no one will be punished

Daly was arrested in 2013 after a breathalyser failed to register a reading, but was later cleared.

31.3k

May 18th 2016, 5:22 PM

# investigation underway

Man dies in Garda custody in Mayo

A GSOC investigation is underway.

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May 9th 2016, 2:00 PM

# vexatious

If you make a trivial complaint against gardaí, it's unlikely you'll be prosecuted

Just 26 files in relation to bogus complaints have been sent to the DPP in the last ten years.

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Apr 20th 2016, 4:11 PM

# Ballybofey

Garda among two hospitalised after early morning collision in Donegal

Gardaí are investigating a crash involving one of the force’s cars overnight.

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Mar 18th 2016, 10:59 AM

# Westmeath

Woman killed, four others injured in crash involving off duty garda

The deceased has been named as Jacqueline Wolohan from Coolock in Dublin.

31.1k

Feb 13th 2016, 11:11 AM

# shatter resistant

'When you tell the truth in politics you get into trouble - but the truth helps me sleep at night'

Alan Shatter opens up on the controversies that forced him to resign, Leo Varadkar and whether he says ‘hello’ to Mick Wallace.

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Feb 7th 2016, 8:30 PM

Voices

It's now more difficult for Irish journalists to hold those in powerful positions to account

Ireland’s small community of hard-pressed crime journalists are up in arms, writes Tom Clonan.

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Jan 24th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Explainer

There's going to be a review into the law allowing Gsoc to access journalists' phone records

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said that it was of fundamental importance that journalists be able to carry out their work unhindered.

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Jan 19th 2016, 6:25 PM

# Snooping

Gsoc access to journalists' phone records 'really worrying'

The NUJ is seeking to meet the watchdog over its accessing of private data.

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Jan 14th 2016, 12:19 PM