New Garda commissioner
“I’m not going to sit here and give you a guarantee of yes or no”: Newly-appointed Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly refuses to rule out Garda officers going around Dublin removing Irish tricolours from poles at the behest of Dublin City Council. Question by Ben Scallan.
“I’ll have to wait and see how the meeting goes”.
Mr Kelly will begin the five-year term September 1.
‘Normalisation of violence’
Garda Commissioner concerns
Investigation by Reuters
With a result like this, he can clearly no longer be an effective leader.
Policing
“Lack of consultation.”
Nervous shock
The Garda Commissioner has said gardaí do not have the power, and are not seeking the power, under Covid-19 regulations to break up parties or gatherings in homes parties if no breaches of the criminal law are taking place. Commissioner Drew Harris said he would not be in favour of granting members of the force […]