The Government has given the go-ahead for a competition to recruit two deputy commissioners for An Garda Síochána. The second post will be vacated in December with the early retirement of the current head of policing and security, John Twomey. The post had been vacated when the then deputy, Dónall Ó Cualáin, agreed to become Acting Garda Commissioner after the resignation of Noirín O’Sullivan. The candidates rejected by the Policing Authority included at least one assistant garda commissioner and a senior officer from the PSNI. The post has been filled on a temporary by Acting Deputy Commissioner, Anne Marie McMahon since March.

Source: Irish Independent October 06, 2020 16:18 UTC