Archive: News and statements (2016)
New Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission ready to take on a new decade: Appointment of Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, Dr Kieran FitzGerald and M...
7 December 2016
The term of the current Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission expires this month and a new Commission has been nominated to government. It is ...
Read MoreGarda Ombudsman Annual Report 2015 published
18 July 2016
The 2015 Annual Report of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has now been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. It includes numero...
Read MoreGarda Ombudsman investigates shooting in Limerick
29 June 2016
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission this morning opened an investigation to establish the circumstances of a shooting, which occurred ne...
Read MoreReport by Justice Frank Clarke to be considered carefully by Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission with a view to taking any appropriate actio...
17 June 2016
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has received the report by Justice Frank Clarke, from the Minister for Justice and Equality. (The Mi...
Read MoreStatement regarding an expected referral from the Minister of Justice and Equality under s102(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005 (as amended...
10 June 2016
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has received a referral from the Minister under section 102(5) of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005 (as a...
Read MoreGSOC recommendation regarding the timing of the execution of a search warrant
10 June 2016
GSOC received a complaint from a member of the public relating the treatment of her family by Gardai, who called to the family home around 3...
Read MoreGarda Ombudsman report following investigation into allegations that information, in relation to the arrest of Deputy Clare Daly TD, was lea...
30 May 2016
In January 2013, Deputy Clare Daly, TD for the Dublin North constituency, made a complaint to GSOC, arising from her arrest on 29 January. S...
Read MoreStatement regarding matters raised by Deputy Martin Kenny TD
18 May 2016
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission listened with concern to the matters brought into the public domain by Deputy Martin Kenny yesterday...
Read MoreStatement on references to GSOC in the final report of the Commission of Investigation on certain matters relative to the Cavan/Monaghan Div...
11 May 2016
GSOC was mentioned in the report of the O’Higgins Commission because we had received complaints in relation to two of the matters examined b...
Read MoreGarda Ombudsman examines death in custody
9 May 2016
The Garda Ombudsman is examining the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 70s while in custody at Westport Garda Station, Co....
Read MoreGarda Ombudsman investigates fatal two-car collision in Westmeath
13 February 2016
The person who died in this morning's fatal road traffic incident has been named as Jacqueline Wolohan, 51 years old, of Coolock, Dublin 17....
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