3000 clerical!! Seriously? That’s crazy.

Yes but clerical staff might be civilian but still counted in garda numbers.

Actually one thing this shop forgot. Ranks, its guards on street. The odd time a sergeant if they have time.the higher ranks are desk bound. I would say a county like wexford might have 10 to 15 guards working at night for while county at a big push.

I’ve heard of lakes of huge towns like arklow with only 2 guards working at night a the likes of youghal working with none.

This commissioner swore oath to protect people but he is just protecting his own career agreeing with minister.

According to the Garda Annual Report as at 31 Dec 2011 there were 11,355 with the rank of Garda and 2,024 Sergeants. The Reserves seem to be listed separately and number 875 operational “and have been warmly welcomed by their full time colleagues”
#someyear’s breakdown of numbers would be accurate though, taking into account shift patterns, sick leave, etc.

maybe he wants mossad to take over……

The day of the blue flu is completely gone. Anyone, who is a member of an Garda Siochana, that strikes directly or indirectly, will be disciplined. Those found to be the organisers will be dismissed from the force. All thanks to former minister Michael mcdum….

let them strike…….then sack the lot of them……plenty of people willing to work…………….

Plenty willing to work with no money to
Get them trained up.

seems to be a lot of GUARDS here……..get off the pc and do some work ya lazy………………….

Don’t feed the trolls people.

and this one isnt even a remotely clever troll

I don’t normally use hash tag quotes but one appropriate one comes to mind: #outtastepwithreality

Your right sure there is no crime in Ireland. Lol

In all fairness we do have a very swift force and they are on top of their game to be fair. It’s the justice system that fails their hard work most of the time.
I think this is demoralising to be honest and I fear that things will get out of hand pretty soon.
Don’t fix what’s not broken, and furthermore, Do not take away probably the best asset we have right now.
I’m in support to the GRA here. Stop cuts now!

Hence the reason why they introduced the new self defence legislation last year.
Go ahead punk….MAKE MY DAY

Are reserve gardai included in the figure 13,400??

Probably, send those wannabes/busy body’s into town on Saturday!

Yep, Garda reserves are included in the figures. Completely bogus.

We”re broke because of bankers and politician treating the country like a giant game if monopoly. I think paying garda pensions are a drop in the ocean in comparison. Shatter is driving the force into the ground

Em any proof?

Thug squad? Your parents did a really horrible job with you.

Idiot

Great comment Max. I might say the same about you but I don’t know you or your parents so I’ll show some manners. The facts speak for themselves. Shell to Sea campaign, reclaim the streets march a few years ago, occupy Dame St, peaceful demonstrations being forcibly removed.

Thanks Shane. Playground name-calling are we? Takes one to know one. Sticks and stones etc..

Great debating style.

I’m with you Marky Mark…

The Gardai are government lapdogs who are willing to beat legitimate protestors to pulp and do the bidding of shell to sea…..not going to mention “rapegate”….oops…..just did….

I was at the Dame St removal, nothing forceful about it. Were you there?

The Crusties are great at making a play for the moral high ground with their select footage of Garda wrongdoing, highly edited to suit purpose! Fortunately, for the Crusties, the Gardai are a professional Policing Service and the furthest their recordings make it is to the Courts of Law when prosecuting these professional protestors (Anarchists!) and isn’t then thrown up on YouTube to show the vermin for what they really are!! And you can spout on about Rapegate til the cows come home. It was blown out of the water by all relevant serious-minded parties concerned and found to be what it was…a nothing event!

@Al_K_Seltzer ‘rapegate’ is that the one where the tape of gardai joking about rape was found to be edited a number of times before being handed over to psni forensic examiners, the one where one of the two ladys involved refused to cooperate with the garda ombudsman’s investigation, the one where a seperate video was uploaded to youtube showing the gardai involved helping one of the ladys in question off a tractor while she was shouting ‘your raping me’ which when all is taken into context it appears the gardai involved, while having a private conversation were more than likely joking about the over the top ridiculously false allegations that were been shouted at them when it was clear to see they were not in fact raping anyone in full view of several members of the public and those that were viedotaping the incident…..is that the rape gate your on about?

You are an idiot

Ciaran, no I wasn’t there but I don’t think that precludes me from commenting. I read and heard of many reports of police heavy-handedness there. Nor have I been to Rossport but I know some people who have, I’ve read reports and I’ve seen footage of police brutality. The Gardaí are meant to serve the Irish people not the Govt. They are meant to protect Irish people not brutalise them. I know they have a tough job to do and have to follow orders but at some stage they have to realise that they too are Irish citizens and say ‘enough is enough, I’m not going to protect corporate interests and sell out my country.’

Nuffsaid…what can we do about these vermin? Do you think we could round them all up, put them into camps and gas ‘em maybe?

Well said Paul! One of us is an idiot for sure.

You are the one calling Guards thugs. What happened did you get caught for no tax or something. Have some respect.

Paul, no I’m glad to say that my personal experiences with the Gardaí have been largely positive. I didn’t call the Gardaí thugs, even though there certainly are a few among their ranks, I asked if, now that the Govt have shown their true colours, whether they might stop acting as a private thug squad for them, as was shown at reclaim the streets and shell to sea to name a few. I don’t think the Gardaí should be used to enforce corporate thievery of our national resources. And some of the brutality I’ve seen in Rossport is nothing short of thuggery.

Does that make me an idiot? Or are people who have different views to your own always idiots?

Your knowledge of what pressures Gardai are working under these days is very limited judging by your posts and is mostly guess work influenced by the rest of the sheep. Think for yourself maybe. Vent your ridiculous comments to Minister Adolf Shatter. Gardai are not thugs and do not behave like thugs. So in answer to your question only idiots get called idiots. That’s my opinion. Clear enough for you.

Reserves are there to assist not replace!

Reserves have very limited powers and must be in the company by a full time Garda when ever they go on the beat etc so being top heavy in Reserves wouldn’t work with their limited powers. No point having them stansing around the station doing nothing as their is no actual Gardai to accomany them out on the streets

I think reserves are included in that number

a full time garda………………sitting on there arses in the stations reading the journal……………….paid for nothing

Stick to your day job if you have one, you’re never gonna make it as a troll.

Too many crusties on this. The smell of campfire is nauseating.

too many queen licking gardai on this site………………up the rebels

Yet another idiotic troll.