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Witness Appeal – GSOC investigation of a road traffic incident in Drogheda

17 March 2024

Witness Appeal – GSOC investigation of a road traffic incident in Drogheda

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Anti-Corruption Agencies from across Europe meet for Annual Conference in Dublin

2 November 2023

Anti-Corruption Agencies from across Europe meet for Annual Conference in Dublin

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Witness Appeal – GSOC examination of the circumstances of a road traffic incident on the M50

28 October 2023

Witness Appeal – GSOC examination of the circumstances of a road traffic incident on the M50

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GSOC welcomes Government approval for recruitment of senior leadership posts for new Office of Police Ombudsman; publishes 6-year overview o...

27 October 2023

GSOC welcomes Government approval for recruitment of senior leadership posts for new Office of Police Ombudsman; publishes 6-year overview o...

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Witness Appeal – GSOC examination of the circumstances of the death of a man in the Palmerstown area of Dublin

17 October 2023

Witness Appeal – GSOC examination of the circumstances of the death of a man in the Palmerstown area of Dublin

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GSOC publishes its 2022 Annual Report – Transformation, Growth, Reform

27 September 2023

GSOC publishes its 2022 Annual Report – Transformation, Growth, Reform

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GSOC completes public interest criminal investigation into financial matters in Templemore; forwards file to DPP

5 September 2023

GSOC completes public interest criminal investigation into financial matters in Templemore; forwards file to DPP

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GSOC Opening Statement, Joint Committee on Public Petitions 01 June 2023

1 June 2023

Appearance by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission before the Joint Committee on Public Petitions Thursday, 01 June 2023

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GSOC publishes set of ‘systemic recommendations’ on Garda policy and practice

20 April 2023

Publication is the first in new periodic approach to release of GSOC recommendations for improvement to Garda Síochána policy and practice.

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GSOC welcomes publication of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill

22 November 2022

GSOC welcomes publication of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill

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GSOC welcomes publication of Garda Anti-Corruption Implementation Plan

19 September 2022

GSOC welcomes publication of Garda Anti-Corruption Implementation Plan

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Witness Appeal – GSOC investigation following road traffic incident in Monaghan

9 August 2022

Witness Appeal – GSOC investigation following road traffic incident in Monaghan

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GSOC statement following sentencing of Garda for coercive control offences

28 July 2022

GSOC statement following sentencing of Garda for coercive control offences

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GSOC Welcomes Transposition of EU Whistleblowers’ Directive into Irish Law

22 July 2022

GSOC Welcomes Transposition of EU Whistleblowers’ Directive into Irish Law

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GSOC marks new EU Whistleblowing Directive with the publication of ‘Barcelona Declaration’

24 June 2022

GSOC marks new EU Whistleblowing Directive with the publication of ‘Barcelona Declaration’

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Foilsíonn GSOC a Thuarascáil Bhliantúil 2021 – GSOC ag Aistriú

19 May 2022

Foilsíonn GSOC a Thuarascáil Bhliantúil 2021 - GSOC ag Aistriú

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GSOC publishes its 2021 Annual Report – GSOC in Transition

19 May 2022

GSOC publishes its 2021 Annual Report - GSOC in Transition

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Joint Committee on Public Petitions 28 April 2022

28 April 2022

Joint Committee on Public Petitions 28 April 2022

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GSOC Publishes Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2021

20 April 2022

GSOC Publishes Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2021

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GSOC marks new EU Whistleblowing Directive with publication of ‘Dublin Declaration’

17 December 2021

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Witness appeal: Road Traffic Collision on Deansgrange Road, Dublin – Saturday 25 September 2021

29 September 2021

Witness appeal: Road Traffic Collision on Deansgrange Road – Saturday 25 September 2021

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Witness Appeal: Incident in Finglas – Saturday 18 September 2021

21 September 2021

Witness Appeal: Incident in Finglas – Saturday 18 September 2021

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Information Update

10 September 2021

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) routinely reviews its IT security.

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Witness Appeal – 13 August 2021 – Sillogue Park Golf Club, Ballymun

17 August 2021

Witness Appeal -13 August 2021 – Sillogue Park Golf Club, Ballymun

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Witness Appeal – Public Order Incident – East Essex St, Dublin 2

9 June 2021

Witness Appeal – Public Order Incident - Essex St East, Dublin 2

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Admissibility decision delays due to high volume of complaints

20 May 2021

Admissibility decision delays due to high volume of complaints

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GSOC seeks Assistant Investigations Officers (AIO) and Investigations Officers (IO)

14 May 2021

The Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has launched a recruitment campaign.

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GSOC Publishes Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2020

13 April 2021

This is the fifth Protected Disclosures Annual Report from GSOC and it covers the period of 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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GSOC publishes its Statement of Strategy 2021-2023

23 March 2021

GSOC's Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 sets out the strategic vision, mission and the envisaged high level outcomes for the organisation.

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Witness Appeal – Drogheda Death

1 February 2021

Witness Appeal – Drogheda Death

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GSOC Public Office Closed due to COVID-19 Restrictions

7 January 2021

Temporary Closure of Public

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Happy OmbudsDay!

8 October 2020

Ombuds Day 2020

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GSOC website offline – Friday 25th September

24 September 2020

GSOC website offline

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Witness Appeal – Road Traffic Collision

21 September 2020

Witness Appeal – Road Traffic Collision

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Notification of Discharge of Garda Firearm – Cork

6 July 2020

Notification of Discharge of Garda Firearm - Cork

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Update on Complaints relating to Covid 19

8 June 2020

Complaints relating to Covid 19

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GSOC publishes its 2019 Annual Report

3 June 2020

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

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Witness Appeal – Discharge of a Firearm in Mallow, Cork

22 May 2020

Witness Appeal - Discharge of a Firearm Mallow

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Complaints relating to Covid 19

30 April 2020

Complaints relating to Covid 19

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GSOC publishes its 2019 Annual Report

29 April 2020

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

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GSOC Publishes Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2019

20 March 2020

Annual Report of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) for 2019 in accordance with section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014

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NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO GSOC

20 March 2020

NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO GSOC

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Man fined for making false report to GSOC

28 November 2019

Man fined €800 for false report to GSOC

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GSOC seeks Intelligence Analyst

19 August 2019

GSOC Jobs Intelligence Analyst

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GSOC report into temporary loss of Garda firearm in Dublin

23 May 2019

GSOC public interest investigation into temporary loss of garda firearm

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GSOC’s 2018 Annual Report has been published

15 May 2019

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

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Submission to the Review Group on Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Measures

10 May 2019

GSOC made a submission to the Review Group on Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Measures

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Ombudsman Commission has appeared before Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality

8 May 2019

GSOC concerned that the Garda Síochána is not informing GSOC of criminal investigations into gardaí

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Which Ombudsman deals with which complaint?

8 May 2019

A new guide to finding the correct Ombudsman to deal with your complaint was launched

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GSOC seeks new Deputy Director of Operations

5 April 2019

GSOC now recruiting for Deputy Director of Operations

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GSOC Publishes Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2018

2 April 2019

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) received 24 protected disclosures from gardaí in 2018.

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The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic incident on the R173

19 March 2019

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic incident on the R173 between Carlingford a...

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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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Clarification on O’Farrell update report

30 May 2018

GSOC has issued a clarification into the s.103 report into the death of the late Shane O'Farrell

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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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GSOC offices to be closed until Monday 5th March due to red weather warning

28 February 2018

GSOC offices to be closed Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd March

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GSOC chair Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring has appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice & Equality

28 February 2018

GSOC has submitted a detailed business case for additional staff to the Department of Justice and Equality.

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GSOC has published its annual reports in respect of internal and external protected disclosures

21 February 2018

Under Section 22 of the Disclosures Act 2014 each public body is required to publish annual figures of the number of protected disclosures

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GSOC has published its submission to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.

5 February 2018

The submission to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland echos GSOC's recent call for radical change

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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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The Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is appealing for witnesses to an incident on the M7 yesterday afternoon (Thursday).

29 December 2017

GSOC would like to hear from motorists who may have dash cam footage of events surrounding a collision on the northbound section of the moto...

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GSOC has publish its submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the public consultation on the review of the Protected...

21 December 2017

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform invited bodies to make submissions on the review of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014

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GSOC appeals for witnesses to incident in Newcastle West, Co Limerick

21 December 2017

The Garda Ombudsman is seeking witnesses to an incident which occurred on 11/12th November 2017 in Newcastle West Co. Limerick

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GSOC has begun an investigation following shooting incident in Dublin 11

7 December 2017

GSOC has begun an investigation following a shooting incident during a planned Garda search of a house in Barnwell Drive, Ballymun, Dublin 1...

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GSOC Investigation of Fixed Charge Notice Cancellations 2009 to 2014

1 December 2017

The Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has today (Fri 1 Dec) published our Investigation of Fixed Charge Notice Cancellations 2009 t...

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Status of investigation requested by Minister for Justice and Equality into matters arising from O’Higgins Commission

22 November 2017

In June 2016, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was requested by the Minister for Justice and Equality, under section 102(5) of the Ga...

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Man receives suspended sentence for making false allegations to GSOC

15 November 2017

Man given a four month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two offences of providing false or misleading information to GSOC

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GSOC wishes Mark Toland well in his new role in Garda Inspectorate

6 November 2017

Mark Toland returns to Garda Inspectorate as Chief Inspector

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GSOC office will be closed Monday 16th October due to Red Weather Alert

15 October 2017

GSOC's office will be closed to the public please do not travel or make any unnecessary journeys

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New decade, new website

9 October 2017

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) launched a new website in 2017, to mark the start of a new decade of independent police compl...

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GSOC welcomes the publication of Review of the Law on the Retention of and Access to Communications Data by the former Chief Justice, Mr. Ju...

3 October 2017

GSOC welcomes the publication of Former Chief Justice, Mr Justice John Murray's report into Retention of & Access to Communication Data

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GSOC is looking for witnesses to an incident in which shots were fired in Inchicore

7 September 2017

GSOC is looking for witnesses to an incident in which shots were fired in Inchicore

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Three Garda officers seconded to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

1 September 2017

Garda members seconded to GSOC to assist Templemore investigation

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Witness Appeal: Portobello Area 23 August 2017

23 August 2017

GSOC is seeking witnesses to an incident on Wednesday 23 Aug in the Portobello area of Dublin.

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GSOC response to UN Committee Against Torture concluding observations

11 August 2017

GSOC welcomes measures that would enhance the Commission’s independence and effectiveness in investigating any allegations of torture and il...

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GSOC is recruiting for Investigations Officer(s) in the Protected Disclosures Unit.

10 July 2017

GSOC is recruiting for Investigating Officers in the Protected Disclosures Unit

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Death in Dundalk Garda Station

7 July 2017

At this stage GSOC continues to examine matters under s.91 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005.

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GSOC receives sanction for additional staff

22 June 2017

Posts for four investigators along with a support staff member have been sanctioned to assist in the investigation of protected disclosures

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Investigation by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission into the circumstances leading up to the death of Garda Tony Golden, the apparently...

21 April 2017

Investigation by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission into the circumstances leading up to the death of Garda Tony Golden.

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Dáil debate on Garda Oversight and Accountability

3 February 2017

On Thursday 2 February the Dáil debated the Report on Garda Oversight and Accountability published by the Joint Committee.

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Status of investigation requested by Minister for Justice and Equality into matters arising from O’Higgins Commission

12 January 2017

In June 2016, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was requested by the Minister for Justice and Equality, under section 102(5) of the Ga...

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Opening statement by GSOC chair Justice Mary Ellen Ring to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on 21 September 2016

29 September 2016

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission works side-by-side with other independent agencies, notably the Garda Síochána Inspectorate and the ...

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Garda Ombudsman investigation into complaints of neglect of duty in the investigation of alleged child sexual assault recommends no individu...

12 September 2016

The Garda Ombudsman has published a recent report following an investigation into complaints of neglect of duty in the investigation of the ...

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DCU conference shines a light on vulnerability and the accountability of the State

8 September 2016

GSOC Chair Justice Mary Ellen Ring very much looks forward to participating in the State Accountability for Vulnerability Conference being h...

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A visit from our Scottish counterpart

6 September 2016

The Ombudsman Commission was delighted to meet this morning with Kate Frame, the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner for Scotland (P...

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GSOC Chair speaks of the need for reform of the complaint-handling system with Garda Superintendents

21 April 2016

GSOC Chair Justice Mary Ellen Ring was happy to be invited to address the annual delegate conference of the Association of Garda Superintend...

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EU-wide tender issued for investigators to assist with public interest investigation by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

29 January 2016

The Office of Government Procurement has issued an EU-wide tender, published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the eTende...

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GSOC contributes to international seminar of police control and oversight institutions

14 December 2015

GSOC was delighted to be asked to speak at the forthcoming international seminar of police control and oversight institutions, held in Prist...

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GSOC ready to work with new DNA database

20 November 2015

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

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Implementation of the Victim’s Rights Directive

16 November 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 ...

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

2 October 2015

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

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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 r...

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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