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Garda Síochána Emergency Response Unit armed with an UZI submachine gun in Dublin, 2006. The Garda Síochána is primarily an unarmed force; however, detectives and certain units such as the regional Armed Support Units (ASU) and the national Emergency Response Unit (ERU) are commissioned to carry
The Garda insignia is also present on vehicles. As of March 2024, An Garda Síochána's fleet of 3,513 vehicles was made up of 2,655 cars (1,046 marked and 1,609 unmarked), 562 vans, 140 motorcycles, 103 four-wheel drive vehicles, and 53 other types. [1] The fleet is managed by the Garda Fleet management Section. [2]
The Garda Síochána are responsible for national and local policing in Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Government of Ireland. Its headquarters are located in Phoenix Park in Dublin. The Garda Síochána Reserve is the volunteer reserve section of the Gardaí. Its purpose is to supplement the ...
The Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a Garda Reserve, consisting of approximately 1,000 people, or 10% of the regular force. Its purpose is to supplement the work of Garda Síochána's regular members. [2] The first 900 recruits to the Reserve were expected to be in place by September 2006.
The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) (Irish: An Biúró Náisiúnta um Imscrúdú Coiriúil) - formerly known as the Central Detective Unit (CDU) (Irish: An Príomhaonad Bleachtaireachta) - is the main national criminal investigative branch of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.
The Garda Síochána Inspectorate (Irish: Cigireacht an Gharda Síochána), often simply the Garda Inspectorate, is a statutory independent body in Ireland, established to assure the effectiveness and efficiency of the police and security service of the country, the Garda Síochána. It can conduct inspections on its own initiative or at the ...
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission ( known as GSOC) (Irish: Coimisiún Ombudsman an Gharda Síochána) is an independent statutory body in Ireland charged with oversight of the Garda Síochána, the national police force. It is a three-member body established under the Garda Síochána Act, 2005, to deal with complaints from members of ...
Memorial in Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park Memorial in Dublin Castle gardens The Garda Síochána Memorial Garden, Dublin Castle Roll of honour at the Garda Museum; it only lists names up to 1940. This is a list of Garda officers killed in the line of duty since the establishment of the Garda Síochána in 1922.