Superintendent Fergal Harrington recently celebrated his retirement at a function in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire on the 17th of May 2024. We wish him well in his retirement. Pictured is NEC Member Dave Kennedy making a presentation to Fergal on behalf of the Association.
Our President Colm Murphy recently represented the Association at the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents Annual Conference held in Peebles. This was a special conference for our Scottish Colleagues who were celebrating 100 Years! Picture with President Rob Hay.
Members of the National Executive, led by our President Colm Murphy and General Secretary Mick Comyns attended a protest at Leinster House alongside other Garda colleagues and the Fire Brigade, Defences Forces and Prison Service against the unfair pension entitlements on offer to new recruits.
There was a large attendance at the Regional HQ in Galway on Thursday the 4th of April 2024, to celebrate with Superintendent Sean Glynn, who retired from An Garda Siochana after 39 Years of loyal and dedicated service. The Association would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Sean and we wish him and his family a very happy and healthy retirement. Pictured with Sean are NEC members Superintendent Seamus Boyle & Superintendent Pat O’Connell.
An Event to celebrate the retirement of Detective Superintendent Eugene Lynch was held at The Wet Canteen at Garda Headquarters on the 24th November, 2023. A presentation was made to Eugene on behalf of the Association by President Seamus Nolan and CEC member Mick Flynn. We wish Eugene all the best in the future.
Superintendent Joanne O’Brien (center of the photograph), Performance Assurance Functional Area, Limerick is Chairperson of the Southern Region Women’s Network,
As part of the Irish Management Institute (IMI) 30% Mentoring Programme Joanne participated in the ARYZTA Ireland & UK Female Leadership Network where she engaged as the keynote speaker with the ‘Taking the Lead’ event at the IMI on the 28th November 2023.
Joanne discussed her career in policing with a particular emphasis on mentoring and maximisation of abilities to develop colleagues and other females. It was a hugely successful occasion with particular interest in Joanne’s presentation and whose involvement was the highlight of the event. It generated much positive engagement and audience participation in addition to being a ringing endorsement of An Garda Siochána.
