Podcasts about garda siochana

A recent study, commissioned by the Policing Authority entitled Still Not Heard, Still Not Safe, reveals that people of African descent, and Brazilians, in Ireland continue to experience racial profiling and discriminatory policing and have a deep lack of trust in An Garda Siochana.The findings are of no surprise to Dr. Ebun Joseph, Special Rapporteur on Racism and Racial Equality. She joins Seán to discuss.

A recent study, commissioned by the Policing Authority entitled Still Not Heard, Still Not Safe, reveals that people of African descent, and Brazilians, in Ireland continue to experience racial profiling and discriminatory policing and have a deep lack of trust in An Garda Siochana.The findings are of no surprise to Dr. Ebun Joseph, Special Rapporteur on Racism and Racial Equality. She joins Seán to discuss.

9am-10am Parents at Tuam School campaign for greater road safety measures  EU Regional Development Committee To Visit Galway Today  A Galway man striving to become a member of an Garda Siochana relays his story of disappointment at the final hurdle  == 'Galway Talks' broadcasts every weekday morning from 9am on Galway Bay FM.

Oliver was joined two members of An Garda Siochana, Garda Fionnuala McCorry and Garda Manus Murphy, as they go on a big nationwide recruitment campaign.

This episode was originally published in September 2024.An Garda Siochana has a serious retention and recruitment problem.The Commissioner knows it, so does the Minister for Justice but despite public commitments to reach enrolment targets, ongoing recruitment campaigns and changes to admission criteria, efforts to increase the size of the force to the Government benchmark of 15,000 continue to falter.There are now fewer sworn Garda members than at the start of last year.Why? It's a well-paying public service job, it offers career variety and progression and it offers the possibility of retiring with a full pension at 60 or even earlier.Crime and security editor Conor Lally tells In the News the many reasons why encouraging citizens to join up is an uphill battle and what it means for policing in the State.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey and Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Detective Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan from the Protective Services Bureau of An Garda Siochana and Sarah Benson from Women's Aid.

The IRISSCERT Cyber Crime Conference (IRISSCON) returns on November 6th at the Aviva Stadium, where global cybersecurity leaders will explore AI's revolutionary role in defending against, and contributing to, cyber threats. As Ireland's longest-standing cybersecurity conference, IRISSCON 2024 will dive into AI's impact on how it both enhances security and enables cybercriminals to scale and automate attacks. With generous support from diamond sponsors ESET, Symantec, and BH Consulting, the event will highlight cutting-edge AI strategies while equipping attendees with insights into managing AI-driven threats. IRISSCON 2024 will examine AI's role in threat detection, response automation, and defence optimisation, while exploring the risks posed by adversarial AI applications, such as automated phishing, impersonation through deepfakes, and highly targeted attacks. Featured speakers from top organisations, such as the Irish National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), An Garda Siochana, ESET, Symantec, ForeScout, and Trend Micro, will share their expertise on how organisations can anticipate and counter AI-powered cyber threats. "AI holds immense promise as both a powerful defense tool and a potential threat amplifier," said Brian Honan, founder of IRISSCERT. "This year's IRISSCON will enable cybersecurity professionals to better understand how to leverage AI in protecting their organisations, while also preparing for the risks posed by AI fuelled attacks. We're incredibly grateful for the support of our sponsors ESET, Symantec, and BH Consulting, who make this important event possible." IRISSCON 2024 will also cover topics in cyber regulation such as NIS2, global cooperation, and best practices for preventing, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity attacks. See more stories here.

Declan has been captured by the Garda Siochana under Inspector Ward, and a lost soul of Ireland makes his way home...

Are neighbourhood watch patrols needed to combat theft and anti-social behaviour in Clare? It is a suggestion that has been made, following an incident in West Clare described by Clare's Crime Prevention Officer, Sgt Catriona Holohan as a “distressing experience for the homeowner”. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Fianna Fáil Councillor from Ennistymon, Shane Talty. Picture (c): Garda Siochana

With Garda recruitment numbers falling short of government targets, age restrictions have gone from 35 to 50 - and training allowances are increasing for a second time this year - from 305 euro to 354 per week from next month. Drivetime's John Cooke has been meeting some of them - to ask about the appeal nowadays of joining the Gardai.

An Garda Siochana has a serious retention and recruitment problem.The Commissioner knows it, so does the Minister for Justice but despite public commitments to reach enrolment targets, ongoing recruitment campaigns and changes to admission criteria, efforts to increase the size of the force to the Government benchmark of 15,000 continue to falter.There are now fewer sworn Garda members than at the start of last year.Why? It's a well-paying public service job, it offers career variety and progression and it offers the possibility of retiring with a full pension at 60 or even earlier.Crime and security editor Conor Lally tells In the News the many reasons why encouraging citizens to join up is an uphill battle and what it means for policing in the State.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey and Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Lawless, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, outlines the details of the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána August Bank Holiday weekend road safety appeal.

The Munster Senior Hurling Final is taking place this Sunday the 8th of June. It's bound to be extremely busy around Semple Stadium and Thurles in general on Sunday. On Friday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Inspector and Acting Superintendent, James White of Thurles Garda Station to discuss important match traffic advice for the Munster Senior Hurling Final. Picture (c): Garda Siochana

Our next guest is the incredible 2022 AIG Irish Close Champion, Quentin Carew. Quentin shared stories from his early days in golf, a serious back injury sustained whilst working as a member of an Garda Siochana and his ambitions to pursue golf as a professional. Quentin was very honest when speaking about how nervous he was going into the final day of the AIG Irish Close, what it means to him having his family support his dream and overcoming his own self-doubt and his plans to attend DP World Tour Q School and potentially turn pro. The Bogey Men golf podcast is supported by AIG, dedicated supporters of amateur golf in Ireland. This series will showcase some of the incredible Amateur golf across Ireland this year. Go visit AIG.ie for a range of golf exclusive discounts and benefits on their products. Golf Ireland members can save an additional 10% on their car insurance, and you can enjoy some exclusive benefits when you choose AIG Insurance. Check out other episodes and more on our youtube channel & podcast platforms. If you liked this episode, please leave a review and share the show with your friends.

There will be a tsunami of retirements from An Garda Siochana by the end this year. That's the warning from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, whose annual conference begins today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Ronan Clogher, Deputy General Secretary of the AGSI.

There will be a tsunami of retirements from An Garda Siochana by the end this year. That's the warning from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, whose annual conference begins today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Ronan Clogher, Deputy General Secretary of the AGSI.

Handing over Dublin riot photos to Gardaí will put photojournalists at risk That is according to Eamonn Farrell, photojournalist and Editor of photo news company Rollingnews.ie The group was presented with a warrant from An Garda Siochana yesterday to seize images taken on the night of the far right riots on November 23rd last year.Adrian Kennedy was joined by Eamonn Farrell and others to discuss...

Brendan O' Connor, President of the GRA, discusses the concerns of rank and file gardai over the implementation of disciplinary and suspension procedures in An Garda Siochana.

The mandatory retirement age for An Garda Siochana, the defence forces and the Irish Prison Services have been extended. Is it enough to improve the recruitment and retention in the forces? President of the GRA Brendan O'Conner and by Mark Keane President of PDFORRA discuss.

From today, An Garda Siochana will be recruiting new gardai to join the force The latest Garda recruitment campaign opened today with a main change being the age limit has increased from 35 to 50. Pat spoke to Brendan O'Connor President of the GRA this morning on the show.

Gardaí have made 34 arrests and have branded the violence as 'gratuitous thuggery' after public transport was attacked, Garda vehicles damaged, and some businesses looted on Thursday night. The violent scenes followed a stabbing incident outside a school on Parnell Square yesterday afternoon. A five-year-old girl, along with two other children and a woman in her 30s, were injured in the attack, which sparked a night of rioting. The suspect, a man in his late 40s, was arrested at the scene and taken to the hospital. TD's Cathal Crowe (FF) and Michael McNamara (Ind.) joined Alan Morrisssey on Friday's Morning Focus to condemn the actions that took place in Dublin City Centre last night. Photo (c) An Garda Siochana via Twitter

Alan Conlon, Life Coach, Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator AT DKIT, Former Garda tells us why he retired and why more wellbeing is needed in An Garda Siochana.

An investigation is underway to determine why false information has been spread about female colleagues in private WhatsApp messages among An Garda Siochana. With more details on this Anton was joined this morning by Conor Lally Irish Times Security and Crime Editor.

Introduction:  Brendan Lenihan is a professional non-executive director, a management consultant, a chartered accountant, and an accredited mediator.  Previously he was a Partner with Andersen (with whom he worked in Dublin and New York) Through his consultancy, Navigo Consulting, he provides strategic, financial and governance advice to clients in Ireland and the UK as well as having a non-executive director portfolio in private companies, public bodies and charities. His is currently; Chair of Irish International Trading Corporation Cork plc which is 103 years in business and turns over in excess of €80m per annum, as well as Chairing the Advisory Board of Regan Wall, a business law firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions.      Chair of Good Shepherd Cork, a sizeable charity providing emergency accommodation and services to homeless and vulnerable families.   Podcast episode Summary:  This podcast explores the nature of Boards, our understanding of the role of Boards, and whether we can consider boards are Teams. In addition, Brendan illuminates the constraints on boards and the potential that exists to support boards be more effective. Points made throughout the Episode:   o    Brendan has led a portfolio career to date. An accountant by nature but he is more than that. His eclectic portfolio and experience has meant that he has learnt how to sell, navigate & supervise professional service bodies. o    Brendan doesn't rush towards fires but he has noticed that he ends up in the thick of things. Around the time of the crash in 2008 in NYC he was involved in the Enron Scandal and as Finance Director for a Property Company he was instrumental in supporting them through the crash. Similarly he was involved with the HSE for 4 years through Covid 19- where he put his consultancy experience where it was most needed. o    10 years ago as the President of the Chartered Institute of Ireland it became clear to Brendan that accountants do 3 things,  they measure, communicate and decide. Brendan observed that if someone like him, even with his vast experience, were to survive he needed to move up the value chain to where decision making and governance happened. Decision making is the business Brendan is now in. o    The Myths of Boards: The great man myth and the myth of omnipotence of boards is very much alive.  The myth that the CEO is the eternal fountain of all knowledge and the organisation pivots around him/her is similarly active. The truth is that the health and direction of a company cannot revolve around one person, especially as CEOs come and go. There is also a great myth that board work is easy, you turn up, listen and go away. That is not the case. o    There is a grain of truth in the idea that the smartest group of people are the executives and the wise comprise the board. The smart and wise sit down together and generally the wise people approve everything the smart people have to say, although it is not always the case. The smartest and wisest is the relationship between the Chair and the CEO. There is some grain of truth to all of this but it should not be how people think for a heathy, dynamic and growing organisation to operate. o    A lot of people end up on boards because of their success in role and the because of their functional expertise but often they do not know what the role of a board member is. o    A healthy board is one that has a very clear sense of its role & its purpose. Many boards have an impoverished view of what their role is as a Board. Often  they encapsulate their role as their function to support management. That definition is too simplistic and too narrow a definition. o    A healthy Board is one you cannot assess on paper. As well as a board appreciating their role & purpose it is also crucial that Board members understand each other as people. A healthy board is one where the relationships are really strong, where people can deal with conflict and differences of style etc. o    What defines Governance? This is the starting conversation with new boards or new board members. Two central elements to Governance (based off an OECD definition) The first element is the notion that Governance is a network of relationships. The relations within the entity such as staff, the board and the executive management team as well as the relations outside of the entity such as shareholders, funders, regulators, customer as well as suppliers. The first role of a Board is to understand and add to the strength and functioning of these relationships. The second element is about the setting of objectives. What objectives is the entitiy trying to achieve, how are the objectives set and then how  are they managed and monitored. o    The degree to which this network of relations is worked governs the degree to  which the entity achieves its objectives. That is the role of Governance. o    Two further dimensions have to be considered. One, the compliance perspective to understand and appreciate the rules of the road with respect to this network of relations and two, a performance dimension to understand what travels over and between the network of relations. Brendan makes the point that too often people assume governance is simply about compliance and not about the management of ideas & the performance of objectives across this network of relations. o    Management has a governance role as well but this podcast is focused on the top level of the organisation, the Board. o    If you are sitting on a board you should be focused on the strength and productivity of the network of relations described above. In addition a Board needs to question what objectives are being set and whether they are being achieved. o    For the person in the street the subject of Governance comes down to the simple question, who is in charge? o    The interrelation between the work of the board and management is often confused and ambiguous. The biggest problem Brendan sees in his work is that folks on boards devolve everything to management. o    The Board should in fact be setting objectives, be providing Leadership and operating with an amount of oversight where the board asks whether the organisation is on plan, getting close to its objectives etc. o    Many board members especially new board members do not realise the many functions of boards and the many mindsets involved. 3 different mindsets prevail on Boards. The first deals with Leadership the second the entity strategy and the third oversight & compliance. Compliance for example requires an evidential focus. Strategy involves a creative process, a heavily laden communication process and psychological process. Oversight is where you are asked to form an opinion and decision based on the question “are we there yet?” o    Boards mix those 3 roles into one combined headset. o    Too often too, a board may be comprised of formerly successful executives you end up Micro Managing senior executives and end up squashing capability. o    In the absence of understanding of the many headsets required of boards duplication, frustration and missed opportunities are inevitable. o    The same is true of teams where there is lack of resources and lack of role clarity. This absence drives conflict and dissent and is especially evident at the interface between senior executives and the board. o    Board members end up on Boards because of their industry expertise, functional expertise and not because they know much about Governance & especially corporate governance. o    The rise of concern about Culture and the question about who is responsible for Culture in an organisation has contributed to the confusion that abounds. The idea that the Board is in fact responsible has really stretched and challenged boards. o    It is not clear what the headset needs to be with respect to the role of Culture setting  but it is clear from Corporate Governance that the responsibility lies with the Board. o    Making the interventions that shape Culture is the honours question that boards are struggling with today. o    The board is responsible for there being a well-defined strategy and it is also responsible for the culture of the organisation that is appropriate for its environment and strategic objectives. o    Boards are decision factories with very limited opening hours o    Consider for example the Public Broadcaster here in Ireland which has just faced a critical Corporate Governance crisis this year.  Its board would have met about 9 times in the year which is incredibly limited opening hours to get through an enormous remit. o    There is a real paucity of time that drives a lot of the dynamics of boards. o    Brendan works with boards to become as efficient as is possible with oversight and monitoring as a role to free up time to spend on Strategy, Culture and Leadership conversations. o    There are ways at releasing time and working smartly as a board but a week Chair and a board that does not appreciate its full role will fudge and burn time ineffectively leading to frustration and embarrassment as  likely possible negative outcomes. o    Brendan works with Boards by sharing simple ideas to support the various roles they play. Leadership for example is about two simple ideas, having a plan and doing the right things. So Leadership from the Board perspective is about making sure there is a plan and challenging the board and executive to be curious about the right things to discuss. o    Too often the senior management team is preoccupied with being busy 60-70 hours a week and they do not often get the opportunity to see the big things on the fringe about which they need to discuss. o    There is so much value a board can bring in terms of ideas, opportunities and even concerns that the executive team might miss. To be a good leader you have to be in the dance of the work but you also need to be on the balcony & able to scan the horizon and outside world. o    Boards can disempower themselves by not understanding their role, similarly they can also disempower their role by handing all power over to management and they can be disenfranchised by the lack of time, ability to meet and the resources at their disposal such as a budget to support Board training. o    Brendan gets asked to assist boards where Governance has gone off the rails and the criticism is made that the board was asleep at the wheel. Often the board has chosen a minimum level of participation or hibernation, which often surprises people. o    The lack of opening hours or time a Board spends together often means that the requisite reflection and quality control of their work is missing. The simple and evocative questions like “what worked” “what could we do differently next time” often do not happen. o    The Titular Monarchy Position is often witnessed on Boards. Every week the Prime Minister of the UK visits the Monarch. The Monarch has 3 rights, the right to be consulted, the right to be supportive of the Government and the right to warn if necessary. That is it. Many Boards operate the same way as a Titular Monarchy where they expect to be consulted, offer support to the executive team and are a bit avuncular when they are concerned about something. This is a recipe for disaster for a Board, because all power has been handed to management  o    A contemporary example here in Ireland includes the FAI (Football association of Ireland) who became a puppet board to management. The CEO had all power. o    The list of matters reserved is the list of decisions that only the board can make. Brendan will often ask boards whether they know these decision rights and he knows a weak board will not know what is on this list whereas a strong board will. o    A lot of basic structures that comprise sound principles and conditions for success for Boards are missing. o    There is a huge opportunity for Boards to benefit from some of the ideas housed in Team Coaching. o    It is not conclusive that a Board is a team but its performance could benefit if it thought more about teaming. o    The role of the Chair is absolutely vital. o    Boards are by their nature a collective and the Chair is first amongst equals. When boards break down it is almost always about the people and relationship issues. A good Chair is equipped to bring people insight, an understanding of styles and an ability to mediate if necessary, to support the effective running of the board. o    If the Chair is open to improvement in what Brendan calls the decision making factory then lots can happen. o    Brendan does not enter a board to discuss what he calls the plumbing or Compliance etc. His value is in helping a board get clear about the decisions they have to make, the headsets they have to be in and also the norms they have to exhibit. o    Brendan usually engages with Boards around practical decision dilemmas. He also employs a model to share 10 behaviours that he would expect every board member to display. The 10 behaviours from this model include Power, Dogmatism, Emotion, Decisiveness, Verbal Contribution, Civility, Preparedness, Knowledge, Trust & Director Tenure. With each of these behaviours there is a golden mean. o    If any of these 10 behaviours are out of whack the social system will be out of balance. For example if the Board has too much trust in the Management Team it will be gullible. o    Oftentimes these behaviours are out of balance and they remain unchallenged or unaddressed until there is a big car crash, a claim or other disaster. o    Brendan would like to see greater understanding and clarity about the  role of Boards. He would like the difference that can be seen on boards between board members to be empowered. He would also like to see a greater awareness of bias & to see more professional scepticism on Boards. o    The big problem with Boards, with biases present is over confidence.  Brendan recalls the Financial Crisis of 2008 where many boards, filled with good people,  simply grew over confident. o    Brendan wishes that Boards would allow Professional consultants, Coaches to better serve them than they do currently, to get that team working as a Board to work better together at a human level, on a decision making level and on a structural level so that organisations can achieve their objectives more quickly and efficiently. o    There exist a lot of obstacles to these desires as Brendan sees it. Often there exists a lack of openness, to examine Board performance and  to take advice or to think differently. Brendan opines the lack of diversity on boards, the range of people entering boards is still, he believes too narrow. The gender balance is better but it is still not where it could be and could be if boards had better advice, tools and more openness to improvement. o    Brendan shares two case studies, boards he worked with where governance had gone off the rails. Brendan through his work helped both to work out their roles, to define a clear strategy and to understand the interdepended nature between the board and management teams. He shared structure and processes over time to improve the decision making and relations on the Board and between the Management teams. o    Boards cover 3 things; Strategy, Finance and People. Strategy is often misunderstood,  Finance is often exceedingly well covered and the people piece is the lease attended. o    Since the Global Financial Crisis a number of tools have evolved to do what is known as a cultural audit. Boards are often shocked that people like Brendan can hold up a mirror and identify what the culture is at an organisation. o    Brendan shares his definition of what comprises Culture. Visible behaviours, behaviours people will see, the group dynamic and then the mindsets that drive these behaviours. There are tools used to hold to hold up a mirror and share what Mindset ideas are being operated. Brendan shares the example of the police force here in Ireland, An Garda Siochana. Its culture was audited and it revealed the high minded ideas that were housed in the annual report with the actual mindset that actually prevailed. The gap proved to be staggering. o    You have to ask what is going on in the narrative of an organisation, the psychology of an organisation, the group dynamic to shape its culture? It is important to tap into these dimensions to shape an appropriate culture, appropriate to the market and context in which an entity lives & it has to be attuned to what the organisation says it wants to achieve in terms of its objectives and plan. o    This is the role of Boards and the value they can provide. o    Brendan makes the distinction between Boards who operate answering the Pass Questions in an Irish Leaving Certificate and a Board that addresses the Honours questions, Culture, Leadership, Strategy and Oversight. o    The Board is a team and it is also a Team with the Executive Directors & staff managing the many relations that comprise the social system in a bid to achieve its goals. o    Brendan would love to see more conversation of this nature to increase awareness & understanding of Boards and board effectiveness and to show case the many tools and techniques that have evolved to support teams and boards to overcome bias in decision making.     Resources mentioned across this podcast   ·         www.navigo.ie

Robin Schiller, News Correspondent with the Irish Independent tells us more about a member of An Garda Siochana being hospitalised after being sprayed in the face with suspected ammonia.

Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor, Irish Times & Pat Marray, Retired Detective Inspector, An Garda Siochana discuss the likely no confidence vote by Garda Representative Association in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has travelled to Dubai where he is will meet with police there to discuss how Kinahan cartel leaders could be extradited to Ireland. The leaders of the cartel Christopher Kinahan along with his sons Daniel and Christopher Junior are believed to still be based in the United Arab Emirates In a statement, An Garda Siochana said Commissioner Harris and senior garda officers regularly liaise and work with international law enforcement partners to disrupt and dismantle organised crime gangs. Crime Correspondent with Irish Independent, Paul Williams joined Kieran Cuddihy to discuss...

Paul Healy and Michael O'Toole discuss the recent attack on American tourist Stephen Termini in Dublin city centre and hear directly from Stephen's son, Michael. We look at whether Dublin is becoming more dangerous, and what can be done. We also look at disgruntlement within An Garda Siochana, and much more. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The number of breaches of domestic violence court orders reported to An Garda Siochana rose by over 50% over a four-year period leading up to 2021. That's according to new figures released to Fine Gael TD Fergus O'Dowd who joined Jonathan Healy on the show this morning.

Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy discuss the week's crime stories, as Louth is the centre of unwanted attention. We also discuss the Disneyland Paris Garda story and the bravery awards for An Garda Siochana. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent tweet by Eoin O Broin has been drawing a great deal of criticism. The Sinn Fein housing spokesperson shared a caricature picture of a famine eviction with masked members of the gardaí superimposed into the scene. Minister of Justice Simon Harris said: ‘It's offensive, inappropriate and disrespectful to the men and women of An Garda Siochana. Eoin O Broin is standing by the tweet saying it is intended as a criticism of Government policy and not the gardaí. Andrea was joined by listeners, retired Gardaí and artists to discuss…

What can be done to address An Garda Siochana's staffing crisis? Former Garda Inspector and Risk Security & Event Manager at Ashtree Risk Group, Tony Gallagher, gave his view to Pat.

Retention and recruitment in An Garda Siochana is at crisis levels according to a report this morning. We discuss with Brendan O'Connor, President of the Garda Representative Association, Lisa Chambers, Leader of Seanad Éireann and Paul Williams, Special Correspondent with The Irish Independent.

That's according to figures from An Garda Siochana released to the News at One. The vehicles are currently illegal to use on public roads and footpaths. But new legislation is expected to legalise them for use on Irish roads in the next few months

On 30th November 2022 the centenary was marked at a ceremony in Listowel at which I spoke, and also at a number of other venues in Kerry during the month of December. I used audio material from our Irish Life and Lore archive to illustrate my talk and to demonstrate the importance of recorded oral history. In this podcast you will hear the sound clips I used, in the order in which they occurred during the century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our latest look back over the past weeks news, views, articles and social media and we are delighted to be joined by award winning journalist Gemma O'Doherty. Gemma is a rare commodity …. a journalist who wants to expose injustice and speak the truth. Born and raised in Ireland, she has exposed some of the darkest corners of Irish life as an investigative journalist and has fought against the Covid tyranny and corruption that has engulfed her country. We have followed her work for years and look forward to hearing her thoughts on topics this episode including.... - Brits brace for the biggest tax burden since World War Two. - Amazon and Facebook see their earnings plunge. - Ban on free movement continues: Draconian plan to stop people driving between neighbourhoods in the UK. - British supermarket coercing customers by offering discounts to those who get a flu jab in store. - Irish hospitals restrict visitors due to Covid. - About 1,000 students at Virginia high school out sick with flu-like symptoms. - Corporate Performers Dying, Falling Ill And Collapsing On Stage. - Study suggests you should cut your meat consumption to two burgers a week to save planet. Gemma O'Doherty is a multi-award-winning journalist whose work has shone a light on some of the darkest corners of Irish life. Former Chief Features writer at the Irish Independent, where she worked for almost 20 years, she has exposed many cases of murder and child sexual abuse that have been covered up by An Garda Siochana and the State. A Masters' graduate from UCD, she was the first journalist to support the work of Garda whistle-blowers Maurice McCabe and John Wilson and revealed how former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan had abused road safety laws for his own personal gain. Her two-year investigation into the cover-up of Fr Niall Molloy's brutal murder led to a state inquiry. When Denis O'Brien – the Clinton's biggest Irish donor – became the owner of INM, she was ordered to give up her anti-corruption work or leave her job. She successfully sued INM and went onto become a film producer. Her documentary ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story' has been viewed more than 1 million times and won several international awards. The film about Ireland's longest and youngest missing person revealed how a politician had ordered the police to shield the political suspect whom they believed had raped and murdered the child. Her work led to a new ‘inquiry' and marches around the country demanding justice for the six-year-old child whose killer is protected to this day by Irish Gardai. Gemma's investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann exposed grave lies in the BBC's reporting of the case which were designed to mislead the public and protect a potential suspect. She also exposed the decades-long scandal of paedophilia at one of Dublin's top private boys' schools Terenure College. Her work directly led to the jailing of one of Ireland's best-known rugby coaches John McClean, a serial predator who abused dozens of young boys at the school. Her research has revealed shocking Garda corruption in the murder investigations of Sophie Du Plantier, Raonaid Murray, Shane O'Farrell and Shane Tuohey and how the Irish police have framed citizens like Brian Mahon, Ian Bailey and Aaron Brady. Gemma's work on health and environment earned her the title of Campaigning Journalist of the Year for her investigation on water fluoridation and its dangers to public health. For decades, through her campaigning journalism, she has worked tirelessly to expose the harm done by Big Pharma vaccines, industrial wind turbines, glyphosate, and chemotherapy. She is passionate about restoring sovereignty in Ireland, protecting Irish culture, heritage and family businesses while ending the globalist policies that have left the country unrecognisable and its citizens burdened with debt and bureaucracy. With her colleague John Waters, she was one of the first citizens in the world to take a legal case against the unconstitutional Covid19 Lockdown to defend the fundamental freedoms and livelihoods of the Irish people. Gemma's awards..... Campaigning Journalist of the Year, National Media Awards Social and scientific issues Medical Journalist of the Year, Irish Medical Media Awards Cancer research Award of Excellence, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards Feature Writer of the Year Nominee National Newspaper of Ireland (NNI) Awards Crime and Security Journalist of the Year Nominee National Newspaper of Ireland (NNI) Awards Winner, Best Documentary, Hollywood Verge Film Awards International Journalism Award for Travel Writing Follow and support Gemma on the following links GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/GemmaODoherty @gemmaodoherty WEBSITE: https://gemmaodoherty.com/ Originally broadcast live 29.10.22 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. 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An Garda Siochana in Wexford in association with Wexford County Council hosted the 6th Annual Wexford Garda Youth Awards for 2022. The annual awards acknowledge the brilliance of our young people who are making a difference in their own lives and in their communities within the Wexford Garda Division.

Continuing our series of interviews with retired local members of An Garda Siochana to mark its centenary - Leo Sheridan, who spent most of his career in Sligo Garda Station, and became involved in forensics for much of it, talks about his career, and his hopes for the future of the organisation

In this encore episode, we continued our chat with Superintendent Andy Lacey from the Garda, Ireland's National Police.  Andy has been on a steering team to collaborate with several agencies in Ireland to create a pilot, placing clinicians in police vehicles in the City of Limerick to co-respond to mental health-related calls. Working with the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Health Service, University of Limerick Medical School,  University of Limerick School of Law, We discussed the reforms being considered for the Garda. Andy is back in Limerick and will travel back to the USA to William James Colege to attend and present the Co-Response Research Symposium sponsored by the Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Heath at WJC.   

Superintendent Declan McCarthy, Spokesperson for the Association of Garda Superintendents on the Policing and Security Bill, says there is a problem with defamatory and false allegations made against senior officers in An Garda Siochana.

Doug Shoemaker is the Chief of Police at the Grand Junction, Colorado Police Department.   A veteran of more than 30 years in law enforcement, most of his career was with the Jefferson City, Missouri Police Department, the capital city of MO. He rose to the number two position, as Deputy Chief.  Doug is the 5th Vice President with the International Association of Chiefs of Police.  He will rise through the chairs to become the IACP president in 5 years.   He traveled to Ireland to meet with the IACP Board and Executives of An Garda Siochana.  While there, he attended the celebration for the 100th Anniversary of the Garda in Dublin.  Doug talks about Strategic Planning, empowering all members of an agency to offer ideas for improvement of their department.   In a wide-ranging and candid chat, we covered the continuing evolution of policing, the necessity of training, planning, and succession planning, while serving community needs. 

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A Clare Independent TD says a failure to publish a report into the Garda investigation in the death of Patrick Nugent is becoming 'damaging' to An Garda Siochana. The Nugent family viewed Judge Patrick Clyne's report into the matter last year, but the Justice Minister says she cannot publish it due to legal advice she's received. The Clare Garda Division is currently conducting a 'cold case' investigation into the Sixmilebridge man's mysterious death in 1984, though his family are continuing to campaign for the matter to be dealt with by a body outside of the Gardai. Scariff-based Independent Deputy Michael McNamara has been telling Clare FM's Josh Prenderville that a time limit should be put on the cold case inquiry, which is currently not the case

For the third time in 100 years, the uniform of An Garda Siochana has received a revamp and from today, you will be able to see it on the streets. Image consultant from The Style Bob, Aoife Dunican, joined Sean to discuss if the Garda uniform is fashionable.

In this Encore episode, originally posted as Ep. 26, we continued the interview with Inspector Andy Lacey, from An Garda Siochana, the Garda, the national police of the Republic of Ireland. We discussed the reforms being considered for the Garda. We talked about mental health and the pilot being created for Crisis Intervention Teams, and the co-response of clinicians with police officers.   We also talked about Covid and restrictions in Ireland. In April 2022, a Symposium was held at the University of Limerick.  There were representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Mental Health.  Practitioners from the USA, Canada, Scotland, and Northern Ireland presented their approaches to dealing with the rise in Mental Health crisis calls. 

Kathy O'Toole is an international police leader.  Starting as a patrol officer with the Boston Police Department, she rose through the ranks.     Kathy left the Boston Police for the now-defucnt Metroplitann Police.  When the Mets were subsumed by the Massachuestts State Police, she became a Lietenant Colonel. Kate she was tapped by Governor WIlliam Weld as the Secretary of Public Safety  She served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police from 19xx to 19xx.  She later served on the Patten Commission in Northern Ireland, which worked to reform the Royal Ulster Constabulary, creating PSNI, Police Service of Norhtern Ireland.  Later, she was appointed the first Chief Inspector for the Garda Inspectorate in the Republic of Ireland.  Kathy has retired and continues to provide consulting services to public and private organizations, including serving as a principal for CP 21. A graduate of Boston College, she earned her J.D. from the New England School of Law. More recently she competed her Ph.D. from Trinity University of Dublin.  She resides on Cape Cod with her husband, a retired Boston Police Detective.   

On this episode we're joined by former member of the Irish Defence Forces and an Garda Síochána Kevin Sweeney who joins us to talk about his experiences of being in the Army, law enforcement and how he ended up being a Phd who is a Lecturer of Criminology at University College Cork. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.