GARDAI will undergo major mental health training to deal with “complex and often difficult incidents” as part of a skills overhaul bid. The roll-out will make cops better equipped to engage with “some ...

A new working group to review Garda training and development has been established by the Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy. The 10-member is made up of representatives from both the public and private ...

Taoiseach Simon Harris has given his support to a second garda training college other than Templemore to meet the growing capacity needs of An Garda Síochána. Templemore Garda Training College can ...

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The first 40 Garda reservists will begin training at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, today. They are among the initial intake from 6,661 applications since a recruitment campaign was ...

Members of the Wicklow Garda Division Public Order Unit engaged in training exercises last week. Picture: Garry O'Neill Members don the flame retardant riot gear ahead of the training exercises. There ...

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has blasted a proposed increase in the Garda training allowance as "little more than a paltry crumb to plug the vast gap between the rate of payment versus ...

Gardaí are to get special training on how to report wrongdoing and on areas such as respect and equality in order to “maintain the trust of the public”. A nine-point code of ethics agreed by the ...

THERE was one case in the Guerin report that didn’t get any publicity, despite its seriousness. Unlike most of the cases complained about by Sergeant Maurice McCabe, Guerin said the case didn’t ...