News and statements


GSOC responds to incident in Castleblayney

28 November 2018

GSOC responds to incident in Castleblayney

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GSOC receives sanction for significant staff increase

7 November 2018

GSOC welcomes sanction for increased staffing

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GSOC applauds bravery of woman in sex assault case

12 October 2018

GSOC applauds bravery of woman in sex assault case.

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GSOC welcomes the report by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland

18 September 2018

GSOC welcomes the report by the CFPI into the Future of Policing in Ireland

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GSOC’s 2017 Annual Report has been published

25 July 2018

The twelfth annual report of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has been published

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GSOC has launched a public interest inquiry into reports of the temporary loss of an official garda issue sub-machine gun in Dublin city cen...

11 July 2018

GSOC has launched a public interest investigation into the alleged loss and return of a garda sub-machine gun

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Report following a complaint made by Mr. Henry McCourt, nephew of the late Fr. Niall Molloy who died on the 8th of July 1985 in Clara, Count...

9 July 2018

In June 2016 GSOC admitted for investigation a complaint on behalf of relatives of the late Fr. Niall Molloy who died in Offaly in 1985

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The report of the independent inquiry by Mr. Justice Frank Clarke into the conduct of designated officers of the Ombudsman Commission in an ...

6 July 2018

Mr. Justice Frank Clarke had undertaken an inquiry under section 109 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 into the conduct of designated officers ...

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Fatal shooting at Cherrywood Co Dublin on Sunday 20 May 2018 – update on Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) investigation

23 May 2018

An investigation by GSOC into the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man at Cherrywood Business Park, Co Dublin o...

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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission calls for radical overhaul of legislation

19 January 2018

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has called for a radical overhaul of the legislation governing its operations

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