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25th April 2018
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Student Garda investigated over sham marriage
The 31-year-old had been a student at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, since last year but has now...
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23rd April 2018
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Garda HQ issues warning after loss of specialist IT staff
Garda Headquarters has written to the Department of Justice, informing them that the force had lost more than one-third of...
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21st April 2018
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Man admits making hoax 999 call to gardaí
Gardaí were notified in a 999 call of a man running around a residential area of Cork with a shotgun,...
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21st April 2018
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Gardaí find 1.3 million stolen cigarettes in Dublin
GARDAÍ HAVE FOUND 1.3 million stolen cigarettes, valued at €750,000, in Dublin. Gardaí investigating the theft of the cigarettes from...
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21st April 2018
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Gardaí searching for teenager missing in Dublin
Gardaí are looking for help in finding missing people in Dublin and Cork. A 17-year-old girl, Wiktoria Swierczynska, has been...
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21st April 2018
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Gardaí search for missing man Michael Edmonds
Gardaí have asked for the public's help to find missing man Michael Edmonds. The 63-year-old has been missing from Walkinstown...
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21st April 2018
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Garda out sick over alleged bullying wins challenge over sick pay classification
A garda who claimed he was out ill from work due to alleged bullying and racial abuse by colleagues has...
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19th April 2018
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Civil Servants want shorter working week!!
As a Civil Servant I haven’t a clue what this is all about, I’ve never worked less that a 40...
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18th April 2018
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RISKS OF USING PUBLIC WI-FI by Europol
Along with convenience for the public, public Wi-Fi hotspots can also provide an easy way for identity thieves and cybercriminals...
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18th April 2018
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Taking Care of Others after Trauma
People often worry about how to help others after something traumatic has happened to them. If you happen to be...
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18th April 2018
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Good stress
An Old Article but still sadly relevant today in 2018 Published Garda Review in 2007. INTRO We need a certain amount of...
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18th April 2018
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Am I in a ‘High risk’ job?
By Dr Jo Clarke and Dr. Michael Carroll Introduction There are some jobs which, of their very nature, leave individuals...
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18th April 2018
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Man accused of attempted murder of his partner told Gardai he didn’t care if daughter (2) was alive, court hears
Victim Alicja Kalinowska leaves the Central Criminal Court in Dublin A dad-of-one who denies the attempted murder of his...
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18th April 2018
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Notorious pedophile Christy Griffin leaves prison
Griffin (48) left the Midlands Prison in Co Laois this morning He has served a 15-year jail sentence for the...
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18th April 2018
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Garda therapy service ‘could help avert stress claim fiasco’
Sarah Murphy A SUPPORT and counselling service for stressed gardai is needed to avoid legal action by officers, it was...
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17th April 2018
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Senior prison official ‘bullied’
A major rift has opened up among management in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) amid allegations about bullying, intimidation, and...
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17th April 2018
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Domestic violence victims feel letdown and unsupported in latest study
More than a third of the women who contacted the Women’s Aid domestic abuse charity last year said they found...
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17th April 2018
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Gardai investigating circumstances surrounding death of baby
Gardaí are treating death of a new born baby whose body was found in the boot of a parked car...
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17th April 2018
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Gardai and Australian police smash Kinahan-backed cocaine trafficking operation
Gardai and Australian Federal Police have smashed a Kinahan-backed cocaine trafficking operation. The raids across Dublin involved dozens of gardai...
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16th April 2018
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Protect the protectors
A Garda support service set up two years ago has received less than 650 calls for help. The official 24/7...
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16th April 2018
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Dublin Fire Brigade battle blaze at derelict Dublin pub
Three units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended a blaze at a derelict pub in North Dublin tonight. The fire at...
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