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2023
Garda stations have no facilities to house families left homeless after eviction ban ends
Focus Ireland expects that a significant number of people will be made homeless after the eviction ban ends on 1 April.
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Mar 11th 2023, 4:32 PM
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Solicitors say they can't social distance properly while providing advice to clients in custody
Gardaí said obtaining PPE for solicitors is not their job.
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May 26th 2020, 6:15 AM
'It's a kip': Gardaí describe 'horrendous' conditions in stations
The GRA said people have resigned over the working conditions.
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May 2nd 2019, 6:10 AM
Questions raised over how many of 111 Garda stations without internet have been connected since July
But Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has questioned whether the figures can be trusted, and that he would make a complaint.
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Oct 21st 2018, 6:00 AM
'It's a disgrace': Brother Kevin blasts moving homeless out of Dublin for Pope visit
The founder of the Capuchin Day Centre says Pope Francis would be entirely against homeless being moved out of the capital.
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Aug 10th 2018, 7:40 PM
Mother who spent night at garda station with children says she 'wouldn't wish it upon anyone'
A woman and her six children slept in a garda station on Wednesday night.
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Aug 10th 2018, 12:33 PM
Only 5 applications approved for CCTV crime prevention scheme set up in lieu of garda station
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands is being spent on security and maintenance for closed garda stations that have not yet been sold.
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Jul 29th 2018, 6:15 AM
20% of Garda stations can't connect to either the internet or Pulse
At present, members in the unconnected stations must travel to their district station to access Pulse, the Garda computer system.
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Jul 16th 2018, 8:02 AM
Six garda stations, including Stepaside, to reopen following report
Minister for Transport Shane Ross has previously defended the government decision to reopen Stepaside Garda Station.
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Dec 19th 2017, 5:30 PM
Dublin's most senior garda says reopening Stepaside station not his top priority
Pat Leahy said that in terms of personnel allocation, there are other areas of Dublin that he would wish to prioritise.
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Nov 23rd 2017, 12:28 PM
Here's the current status of the eight new garda stations set to be built by 2021
No new construction has begun since 2015 when it began at three stations.
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May 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM
Six reasons why calls were recorded at garda stations for so long
The practice went on for over thirty years.
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Apr 7th 2017, 12:10 AM
Fennelly Report finds 'almost total ignorance' at higher garda ranks of secret recordings
The full report has just been published and is 742 pages long.
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Apr 6th 2017, 5:09 PM
There are 167 garda stations with no access to the Pulse system
The Tánaiste said the force’s new modernisation and renewal programme includes the enhancement of rural access to the network.
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Oct 29th 2016, 1:33 PM
FactCheck: Has crime actually increased since all those garda stations were closed?
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck does some detective work on a commonly-held assumption.
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May 25th 2016, 9:00 PM
Fianna Fáil wants gardaí on the Luas to stop burglars escaping
The party’s crime policy includes increasing the Garda force to 15,000.
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Jan 20th 2016, 12:30 PM
Here's a breakdown of the Garda station sales that have made €2.5m
Some 139 stations have been closed – 36 of these have been sold.
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Jan 10th 2016, 7:45 AM
Pest control, maintenance and security at closed Garda stations has cost €846,000 to date
That works out at an average of €7,000 per property per year.
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Dec 31st 2015, 10:05 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
A potential rail strike, new flights to the US and accommodation for the Carrickmines survivors.
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Oct 21st 2015, 11:42 PM
Is your town getting a swanky new garda station?
30 locations across the country will benefit from garda building improvements in the next six years.
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Oct 21st 2015, 7:00 PM
We only make €4k a year from each of the 139 closed Garda stations
The most recent crime statistics show burglaries are on the rise.
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Sep 29th 2015, 8:02 AM
'Grotesque and appalling': War of words erupts between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Éamon Ó Cuív has accused the government’s senior party of lying about protecting rural Ireland.
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Jul 14th 2015, 9:09 PM
Cork gardaí working in stations infested with rats
The Justice Minister was recently asked about the health and safety issues at Glanmire and Macroom stations.
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May 27th 2015, 6:05 AM
Hanging wires, cramped locker rooms, no custody areas - gardaí say they work in 'third world conditions'
Gardaí at the GRA conference this year said no other public servants would be expected to work in these kinds of conditions.
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May 3rd 2015, 6:00 PM
Michael Healy-Rae: 'I don't feel sorry for criminals who go home in boxes'
The independent TD said the Government is bringing about the “demise of rural Ireland” through closures of Garda stations and post offices.
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Feb 4th 2015, 7:30 AM
How many vacant public buildings do we have?
We’ve had a raft of garda station closures over the last few years, but what’s the national picture like at the moment?
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Jul 13th 2014, 8:45 AM
Three men and three women arrested over organised criminal activity
The six arrested people are being held at various garda stations in Waterford.
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Jun 17th 2014, 10:25 AM
Three closed Garda stations have 'live-in guardians' - here's why
Discounted rent, but no children, parties or pets. Is it worth it?
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May 25th 2014, 8:30 AM
New claims against gardaí: teenager with special needs 'whipped' with a belt
Dr Richard O’Flaherty also told an Oireachtas committee of a 45-year-old diabetic woman allegedly being prevented from going to the toilet and not given any medication for hours.
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May 14th 2014, 10:48 PM
Four in Kilkenny court over cocaine and cannabis seizure
The four men in their 20s were arrested after gardaí carried out searches in six locations across the country yesterday.
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May 6th 2014, 9:09 AM
Anyone missing a consaw or CDJ set? ... These unclaimed items are all languishing in garda stations
Gardaí have launched a social media campaign to try and track down the rightful owners….
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Apr 30th 2014, 7:00 AM
Is this a real NSFW prank call between two baffled Galway garda stations?
“You’re after pressing the wrong button now and you’re pretending you didn’t make a mistake.”
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Apr 19th 2014, 5:30 PM
Poll: Do you have confidence in An Garda Síochána?
Three quarters of the Irish public think its reputation has been damaged by recent controversies – do you have confidence in the force?
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Apr 5th 2014, 9:55 AM
New Garda Commissioner holds meeting on restoring trust in force
An Garda Síochána said the acting commissioner stressed the focus should be on carrying out the important work done by the force every day.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 8:09 AM
VIDEO: Alan Shatter wasn't taking any questions this morning
A spokesperson for the minister said he had a “tight schedule” to stick to today.
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Mar 31st 2014, 10:35 AM
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
From the Taoiseach to the Archbishop, everyone’s been talking about the fallout from GardaGate (but there’s been plenty else happening too)…
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Mar 27th 2014, 11:05 PM
Five former garda stations were sold today... for less than €600,000 (in total)
All buildings come complete with state-of-the art recording equipment. (Not really, obviously… If that were the case we would have put it in the headline).
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Mar 27th 2014, 7:11 PM
These garda stations got new equipment to record telephone calls in 2008
A tender specifies that the equipment installed must operate constantly, and be available for playback.
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Mar 27th 2014, 12:01 PM
Shatter’s department told of recordings two weeks ago – but he only got the letter this morning
It’s also emerged that the former Garda Commissioner spoke to the Attorney General about the issue last November.
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Mar 25th 2014, 11:38 PM
This isn’t the first time illegal recording of Garda station calls has been noted…
…AND strongly criticised. Read this GSOC report arising from a complaint made in 2010.
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Mar 25th 2014, 6:40 PM
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