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Director Executive Support & Corporate Services
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Director Human Resources and People Development
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243:Deputy Commissioner Policing & Security
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263:Roads Policing & Community Engagement
163:(Cabinet), on the recommendation of the
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934:"Fingerprint Scandal: New Developments"
879:. Irish Independent. 25 November 2014.
295:Executive Director Legal and Compliance
289:Executive Director Finance and Services
254:Crime and Security Intelligence Service
190:, who took office on 3 September 2018.
186:, former Deputy Chief Constable of the
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341:resigned following Civic Guard Mutiny
283:Assistant Commissioner Southern Region
1234:Garda Phone Recordings Scandal (2014)
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970:from the original on 28 November 2014
877:"Garda has first female commissioner"
277:Assistant Commissioner Eastern Region
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1058:National Protective Services Bureau
819:O'Donnell, Ian (14 November 2014).
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1219:Irish Phone Tapping Scandal (1982)
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182:The current Garda Commissioner is
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141:Commissioner of An Garda SĂochána
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1300:Death of Terence Wheelock (2005)
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903:"Senior Leadership Team - Garda"
231:Office of the Garda Commissioner
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1129:Counter-Terrorism International
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205:— Inaugural Garda Commissioner
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312:List of Garda Commissioners
307:Garda Chief Medical Officer
173:National Security Committee
48:National Security Committee
38:since 3 September 2018
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1224:"Rape Tape" Scandal (2011)
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1119:National Surveillance Unit
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670:whistleblower scandal
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169:Department of Justice
161:Government of Ireland
76:Government of Ireland
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688:Acting Commissioner
648:GSOC bugging scandal
165:Minister for Justice
67:Minister for Justice
58:Minister for Justice
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1183:Armed Support Units
1068:Operational Support
660:March 2014 (acting)
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1188:Public Order Units
511:Patrick McLaughlin
129:Garda Commissioner
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179:apparatus.
83:Term length
34:Drew Harris
1372:Categories
1203:Garda Band
1076:Water Unit
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502:replaced (
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