Willie elected new AGSI President at Conference

Willie Gleeson, long term member of the AGSI National Executive and Senior Vice-President since January this year was elected to the top office of President of the association at the Annual Delegate Conference early in April.
Willie is highly experienced in association business having worked at all levels from branch to executive, including a term as national treasurer. Currently he is sergeant in charge of the Command and Control centre in Anglesea Street station in Cork city.

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Paul is 2012 AGSI Excellence Award Winner

A garda detective inspector has been honoured by his AGSI colleagues for his primary role in establishing a world-leading educational programme for fighting cybercrime – computer and information technology criminality – and for tackling international paedophile rings.

D/Insp Paul Gillen is this year’s winner of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) Excellence Award and was presented with the award at the association’s Annual Delegate Conference in the Seafield Hotel, Ballymoney, Co. Wexford.
 

Management approach to rosters criticised

Management participation in the negotiations on the rosters was ‘grudging and ungenerous’, said outgoing President of AGSI, Padraic Dolan, in his keynote address to this year’s Annual Delegate Conference of AGSI held on April 2, 3 and 4 in the Seafield Hotel, Ballymoney, Co. Wexford.

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From an early stage of the crucial negotiations management did not adopt a genuinely partnership approach to the major issue and did not share their research and other material readily and willingly, said the President.
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Frank Naughton calls it a day

Long serving AGSI member and secretary of the Clare Branch Frank Naughton has retired from the force amid many tributes to his work both as a garda and as a member of AGSI.

Frank became a member of AGSI in 1984 when he was working in Baltinglass with divisional CPO Phil Callanan who was just after finishing his term as President of AGSI. Phil suggested that Frank get involved at divisioinal committee level. It was the start of an involvement with AGSI that was to last 28 years.

David McGee retires

David McGee, a Detective Sergeant in Crime &Security Branch in Garda HQ, has retired from An Garda Siochana. David was the AGSI nominee on the C&S Branch Divisional Employee Assistance and Support Committee prior to his Retirement.

He attended and enjoyed AGSI Annual Delegate Conferences during his time in C&S.
Executive member Brian O’Dea presented the AGSI bust to David on the occasion of his recent retirement.
 

Santry CPD raise €1,600 for sick children

Members of the Continuous Professional Development staff at Santry in Dublin North Division have raised €1,600 for the Lauralynn Childrens’ Hospice Foundation which aims to provide respite care for seriously ill children and their families.

“This was fundraising done by CPD on behalf of Lauralynn foundation,” said Greg Mekitarian.
 

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