News and statements

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GSOC ready to work with new DNA database

20 Nov 2015

The Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 was enacted on 20 November 2015. The implementation of the legislation is to be...

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Implementation of the Victim’s Rights Directive

16 Nov 2015

Directive 2012/29/EU came into effect on 16 November 2015, giving, for the first time, a specified set of rights to victims of crime. Garda Ombudsman...

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Justice Mary Ellen Ring opens conference on dealing with victims of crime

2 Oct 2015

Chair of GSOC Justice Mary Ellen Ring today opened the 18th Annual Conference of the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development, at The...

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GSOC has today made a submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality about the effectiveness of legislation relating to oversight of An Garda Síochána.

14 May 2014

GSOC has submitted recommendations to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defense & Equality on oversight of An Garda Síochána

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