AHERN CONFIRMS TOP GARDA 3.Byline: By BRIAN HUTTON GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy and Garda Inspectorate chief Kathleen O'Toole Kathleen M. O'Toole is the Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate, set up to audit Ireland's national police force, the Garda Síochána and report to Ireland's Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform on changes to improve efficiency in line with best international practice. were reappointed to their top jobs last night. And former senior civil servant Dermot Gallagher Dermot J. Gallagher (born May 20, 1957[1] in Ringsend, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a retired English-based football referee, who lives in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He refereed in the Premier League of English football until May 2007. was revealed as the new Garda Ombudsman following the death of Judge Kevin Haugh haugh n. Scots A low-lying meadow in a river valley. [Middle English hawch, from Old English healh, secret place, small hollow; see kel-1 last week. An experienced diplomat, he played a central role in the negotiations for the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said: "Fachtna Murphy has provided strong leadership for the Garda Siochana. I am delighted that he has accepted an extension to his appointment." Mr Ahern credited Ms O'Toole, the former Boston police commissioner with a major contribution to modernisation of the Garda. And he added: "In selecting Dermot Gallagher, the Government has chosen someone with a long track record of distinguished service at the highest level." |
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