Results 21-24 of 24 for garda speaker:Vincent P Martin

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...their pain by going down that road will be highly divisive and counterproductive. It will not heal them and will not heal the country. Perhaps they could take a leaf out of the book of the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris. I do not know if the Leader saw his recent interview on a TV chat show on a Friday night. That show is disproportionately full of sad stories of late, but that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2020)

Vincent P Martin: ...of collusion in the killing of those two RUC officers, Judge Smithwick concluded, on the balance of probabilities, that collusion did occur involving an unidentified member or members of An Garda Síochána. The then Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade said that he was "appalled and saddened at the finding" and that it was "a matter of great public concern"....

Seanad: Search and Rescue System: Motion (28 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ..., who contributed just before me. He comes from a county with a very fine military tradition. I detected since I became a Senator last year the total respect that we have for Óglaigh na hÉireann, An Garda Síochána, search and rescue crews and everyone else. The Minister might update us on the Commission on the Defence Forces. We may have findings from it before the...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ..., but essential healing must happen before we can think of a united Ireland in real terms. We have a peace but it is not an authentic peace. I am sorry to pick on one tradition because both sides lost so many, but the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, is an inspiration. His father, an RUC officer, was killed. Drew Harris was asked in an interview how he got over it. He said he had not...