The courts heard Garda Hegarty had admitted discreditable conduct by engaging in the act with a woman who had come into the station to give a statement relating to the arrest of her sister in March 2017.

At the High Court on Monday, Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty granted the application for leave brought by Paul McGarry SC, for Paul Wallace, and adjourned the matter to October.

The court ordered that the applicant cannot be named after he claimed his life would be under threat from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).

Christopher Doyle (34), an employee of Dublin Aerospace since June 2022, lost his airport security clearance last November after failing a Garda “security intelligence check”, rendering him unable to work.

Drew Harris said that a ‘huge and international’ effort has gone into the investigation of the Kinahan crime gang.

The garda has brought an action against the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice and the Attorney General.

Labour TD Alan Kelly has asked Drew Harris to clarify what he means when calling for a ‘reset’ on road safety.

"A strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy. €2.48 billion for this year, a 27 per cent increase since 2020," Jim O'Callaghan said.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is attempting to stop two of his senior officers having to give evidence in the libel case taken by Gerry Adams

Commissioner Drew Harris set a target of 75 additional gardaí to roads policing units last year, however, only 23 were recruited

Whistleblower Garda Nicky Keogh, who was the centre of a Protected Disclosure tribunal, has been granted permission by the High Court to pursue a judicial review against the Garda Commissioner over his reduced sick pay

The court heard last week that pending Mr Justice Mulcahy’s decision, Mr Ronan was back at work and performing his duties on a "pro tem" (for the time being) basis.

A Garda car, buses and a Luas tram were set on fire during the riot

Mr Berry from Ballyfermot, Dublin, had launched defamation proceedings against the Garda Commissioner after an image containing his name and photograph on a Garda notice board was circulated on social media in 2019.

The Garda Commissioner has applied for audio recordings and transcripts of the witnesses’ testimonies.

The Taoiseach said the reaction should ‘never be to blame gardaí.

Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae has urged Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to "do the right thing” and "resign his post with immediate effect"

Drew Harris insisted it was his responsibility to investigate criminal actions and gather evidence.

Garda Caoimhe Busher has been a probationary Garda since September 2018, the court heard

An unmarked lorry will soon be introduced as part of a new roads policing measure

A three-judge Supreme Court panel said the case raises a novel point on which there is no previous authority in this jurisdiction

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said his direction that all uniformed officers complete at least 30 minutes of road policing during each shift has made a difference to Garda enforcement

Drew Harris admitted that threats and abuse towards elected politicians had become ‘a more pernicious problem’

Some 165 new gardaí attended an attestation ceremony on Friday

The new recruitment drive closes in February

In a ruling on Wednesday, Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan said Garda Paul Baynham knows of the Garda Commissioner’s intention not to progress a disciplinary investigation while the question of criminal charges is being determined.

Opposition politicians have called for the resignation of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said it appears as though members of the public intervened in a stabbing incident in Dublin, in which two adults and three children were injured.

GoSafe cameras “do actually work” as they deter people from speeding and they detect speeding, she said.

The Commissioner had appealed a High Court decision which found the garda was unlawfully suspended.

Keith Blythe claimed he became the subject of "grossly defamatory and scandalous comments and photographs" in postings on Whatsapp and Facebook.

The issue of costs will argued before the court later this month

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald described the ongoing disagreement over roster changes as a crisis

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty made the claims during exchanges with Tánaiste Micheál Martin during Leaders’ Questions on Thursday

The deterioration in relations comes after almost 99 per cent of GRA members who voted in a recent ballot expressed no confidence in the Garda Commissioner

It comes after a protest earlier this week during which 13 people were arrested