“Who’s going to supervise 800 new Garda recruits?” AGSI say accelerated recruitment process may result in lack of supervision The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has welcomed the announcement today of a further 800 Garda recruits for the organisation, but asks, ‘who will supervise them?’ Speaking from a consultation day on the […]
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IRISH TIMES: Mid-ranking gardaí back Lansdowne Road pay agreement
Article by Martin Wall, Irish Times (24 August 2016) AGSI members, who faced losing increments, accept public service deal in second ballot Mid-ranking gardaí have voted decisively to accept the Lansdowne Road agreement on public service pay. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) said on Wednesday that 71 per cent of members had […]
RTÉ News: AGSI to hold new ballot on Lansdowne Rd Agreement
This news item was originally published on RTE.ie The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors will re-ballot its members on the Lansdowne Road Agreement. In a statement, the AGSI’s national executive said it will “recommend acceptance of the revised LRA proposals based on a Government commitment to deal with issues around garda pay”. It said […]
Irish Times: Garda pay to be dealt with within six months association told
This article by Martin Wall was originally published in the Irish Times on June 30th 2016 The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) is to recommend to members that they back the Lansdowne Road pay deal in a new ballot to take place in early August. The association said it had been told […]
Media Statement: AGSI To Ballot Members on Lansdowne Road Agreement
We will recommend acceptance of the revised LRA proposals based on a Government commitment to deal with issues around Garda pay The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors will ballot its members in early August on the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA). The National Executive of the AGSI was engaged in extensive discussions today to consider […]
President on RTÉ’s Prime Time: “Pay issue must be addressed”
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said it will not be co-operating with a new five-year programme to reform An Garda Síochána unless the issue of pay is addressed. The Modernisaton and Renewal Programme, published yesterday, outlines plans for greater visibility of gardaí, advanced IT systems, increased resourcing and training and the placing […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: AGSI Members Won’t Implement New Garda Plan
Modernisation & Reform Programme 2016-2021 rejected by Sergeants and Inspectors pending restoration of pay and related matters The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has written to the Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan to inform her of their objection to the implementation of the Modernisation and Reform Programme 2016-2021 launched today. General Secretary John Jacob, commenting after a […]
AGSI March Media Coverage
Below please find the media articles from our protest march on Tuesday 17th May 2016. We would like to thank all the media who turned out and reported on our pay restoration campaign. 98FM; Gardaí To March On Dáil To Protest At Poor Pay Independent.ie; Hundreds Of Gardaí To March On New Dáil Q102.ie; Garda […]
TheJournal.ie: Head of garda sergeants and inspectors not ruling out work stoppages
This article was originally published on TheJournal.ie on May 16th. THE NEW HEAD of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has not ruled out full work stoppages ahead of the organisation marching on the Dáil tomorrow. Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Sean O’Rourke programme, the new president of the organisation Sergeant Antoinette Cunningham […]
AGSI President on Paul Williams podcast on Independent.ie
Are the Gardai prepared to go to prison over pay restoration? ‘We will do whatever we have to do,’ says AGSI President on Paul Williams podcast. Is there a summer of discontent brewing between the government and An Garda Siochana? If their calls for talks about pay restoration aren’t heeded that’s what being threatened, according […]